*DC: One of the earliest issues of Detective Comics we have ever had in stock, this lovely Golden Age issue, dated September 1940, is contemporary with Batman #2 and All-Star Comics #1, both mentioned in house ads in this very issue! From the earliest days of the DC Universe, this features Batman and Robin in ‘The Case of the City of Terror’, plus Speed Saunders, Slam Bradley, the Crimson Avenger and multiple other adventure features in its 64 interior pages. Given its age, this is in a remarkable state of preservation; cover colours vibrant, even noticeable cover gloss, flexible interior pages, though there has been some careful reinforcement of the staple area and lower spine, visible on the inside front cover. The only drawback is that a narrow diagonal corner has been torn off four interior pages, affecting the ‘Cliff Crosby’ and ‘Slam Bradley’ strips. However, the Batman and Crimson Avengers strips are completely untouched. Given these flaws, which do not detract significantly from the book’s appeal, we have graded it as an Apparent VG+ and are asking £375. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD