Detective Comics
(1937)
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NOTE: This file only lists Detective Comics collections (trade paperbacks/hardcovers) that collect story arcs; for other collected editions, go here.
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Detective Comics was first advertised with a cover illustration dated December 1936 (see above), but eventually premiered three months later (March 1937). It has been published monthly by DC Comics since 1937 and is best known for introducing Batman (in Detective Comics #27, May 1939). Because of its significance, issue #27 is widely considered one of the most valuable comic books in existence, with one copy selling for $1,075,500 in a 2010 auction.
Along with Action Comics - the comic book that debuted Superman - Detective Comics is one of the medium's signature series, and the source of DC's company name.
The original run (Detective Comics, Vol. 1) ran for 881 issues (March 1937-October 2011) and was the longest continuously published comic book in the United States.
This run also included:
Along with Action Comics - the comic book that debuted Superman - Detective Comics is one of the medium's signature series, and the source of DC's company name.
The original run (Detective Comics, Vol. 1) ran for 881 issues (March 1937-October 2011) and was the longest continuously published comic book in the United States.
This run also included:
- 12 Annuals (1988-2011);
- #0 (October 1994);
- #1,000,000 (November 1998).
Detective Comics (Vol. 1) #1 (March 1939)
 Detective Comics (Vol. 1) #27 - Featuring Batman's very first appearance (May 1939) |
 Detective Comics (Vol. 1) #881 (October 2011 - Final issue prior to the ''New 52'' reboot) |
For collected editions of early Detective Comics issues, go here.
Detective Comics (Vol. 2) #1 (November 2011)
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Detective Comics (Vol. 2) #52 (May 2016, final issue prior to ''DC: Rebirth'')
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Starting with DC: Rebirth, Detective Comics resumed its original issue numbering; Detective Comics (Vol. 3) picks up with issue #934.
Detective Comics (Vol. ?) #934 (June 2016)