The market for rare, vintage, high grade comic books continues to show distinct signs of strength even as the economy has a whole sends a mixed message about which way it’s going. The latest evidence? A CGC-certified 2.5 copy of Detective Comics #27, the first appearance of Batman, has been sold by ComicLink for $270,000.

This is the highest price ever realized for this issue in this grade.

The company noted that this sale not only exceeded all publicly reported sales in the same CGC grade, but also that it beat the prior record for this book by $65,000, and even exceeded the last public sale of a CGC-certified 3.0 by over $75,000.

ComicLink reported that the issue was sold to a private collector who was specifically interested in obtaining an example of one of the most significant issues in the history of comic books.

“This record shattering sale demonstrates the strength of this particular book at this price point and it is also reflective of the market strength as a whole for key first appearance issues,” the company said in a release.

“We are looking to fill want lists for buyers of this issue in many different conditions at many different price points,” said Josh Nathanson, ComicLink’s founder and President. “So, please reach out to us if you have one that you may be interested in selling! We also have buyers for many of the other major Golden and Silver Age keys in many different grades as well.”

For additional information, contact Nathanson by phone at at (617) 517-0062, extension 101, or call Douglas Gillock at extension 102.