CGC-graded First Appearance of Joker in ComicConnect Auction
Posted on 2/24/2023
Some of the most iconic Marvel and DC comic books, graded by Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®), are now available to collectors in ComicConnect’s Event Auction #53, happening March 13-17, 2023.
Among the books in this sale is a Batman #1 graded CGC 2.5, with the first appearance of the Joker and Catwoman in the spring of 1940. This series was released just one year after Batman made his stunning debut in Detective Comics #27 and just after Robin arrived in Detective Comics #38. The image of the Joker was inspired by the 1928 film “The Man Who Laughs,” which featured a grotesque character named Gwynplaine played by Conrad Veidt.
Batman #1 is one of the most important and valuable books in the history of comics. An example graded CGC 9.4 realized $2.22 million in 2021.
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Other CGC-graded comics in this auction include:
- an Action Comics #1 certified by CGC as NG Conserved
- an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 6.5
- an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 3.5
- a Captain America Comics #1 graded CGC 7.0
- a Crime SuspenStories #22 graded CGC 9.4 and pedigreed as Gaines File Copy
- a Mad #1 graded CGC 9.8 and pedigreed as Gaines File Copy
- a Superman #1 graded CGC 6.5 Restored
- a Superman #1 graded CGC 1.0
- a Venus #19 graded CGC 8.5
- a Whiz Comics #2 (#1) graded CGC 5.5
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