Batman comics

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Selling Batman comics in the UK

Batman is the character I get offered most, and the one with the most reprints, facsimiles and confident wrong answers attached to it. Half my job with a Batman collection is telling you which of your keys are the real first print, and I would rather do that honestly up front than have you find out from a buyer later. I price against live sales, collect for free anywhere in the UK, and pay the same day.

The Batman books that carry the value

Detective Comics #27 (1939) and Batman #1 (1940). The first Batman, and the first Joker and Catwoman. If you have an original, I want to hear from you today

Detective Comics #66 (1942, first Two-Face), #140 (1948, first Riddler), #58 (1941, first Penguin), #40 (1940, first Clayface)

Batman #181 (1966, first Poison Ivy), Detective Comics #400 (1970, first Man-Bat), Batman #232 (1971, first Ra's al Ghul)

Batman #357 (1983, first Jason Todd and Killer Croc), Batman #436 (1989, first Tim Drake), Batman #655 (2006, first Damian Wayne)

Batman: The Killing Joke (1988) first printing. The printings matter enormously, and most copies are later ones

Batman Adventures #12 (1993, first Harley Quinn), Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 (1992), Batman: Sword of Azrael #1 (1992, first Azrael)

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 (1986) and Batman: Year One (Batman #404 to #407, 1987), in first prints

Absolute Batman #1 (2024), already the modern Batman key, and the early Absolute issues

Complete runs of Batman, Detective Comics, Legends of the Dark Knight and Batman and Robin in consistent condition

Neal Adams era Batman and Detective, which UK collections seem to hold more of than anything else

Batman runs sell. A stretch of Detective Comics or Batman from the seventies through the nineties, kept in decent shape, is worth more to me as a run than broken up, and it is far less work for you.

What I actually look at

First print or facsimile. This matters more with Batman than with any other character. Detective #27, Batman #1, Killing Joke, Dark Knight Returns and the Year One issues have all been reprinted many times. I check the indicia and the price box before I say a number, every time.

Condition. The seventies Adams books and the eighties keys are where condition moves the price most. I grade honestly and I will show you what I see.

Pence copies. Bronze Age Batman came into the UK with pence prices on a lot of copies. Here is how to tell yours apart.

Graded books. CGC and CBCS are welcome and easy to value. For raw Batman books, grading before selling is rarely the right call unless you have a genuine key in high grade.

Questions people ask before selling

Is my Killing Joke a first print?

Possibly not, and it changes the value a lot. The first printing has specific cover and indicia details that later printings do not. Send me a photo of the cover and the inside front page and I will tell you which you have.

I have a lot of nineties Batman. Knightfall, Death in the Family?

I buy it. Be aware that most of it was printed in enormous numbers, so it sells as a run rather than as keys. A Death in the Family (Batman #426 to #429) set in good shape does fine.

What about Batman graphic novels and trades?

Yes, in bulk. Trades do not carry key value but a shelf of them sells, and I will take them with the singles.

Do you collect from anywhere in the UK?

Yes. Free collection nationwide, paid on the day.

How it works

Send a few photos

Covers and spines, and the indicia page if you can. That is enough for a first look.

Get a straight offer

A clear valuation based on what these books are actually selling for now, and an honest note on anything that is worth less than you hoped.

Get paid

I collect anywhere in the UK for free and pay the same day. No fees, no waiting for an auction to end.

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Prefer email? lee@retrorelicscomics.co.uk

First appearances I am always looking for

If any of these are in your collection, mention them when you send photos.

All 197 first appearances, A to Z