Detective Comics #38

Cheap copies to be careful of

61 listings on eBay right now look like this issue but are not it. They are usually the cheapest ones on the page — here is why.

• Not the comic$2.80

  DETECTIVE COMICS NO.38 APRIL, 1940 COVER POSTER - 15 1/2" X 11"

  A poster, empty slab, or other merchandise — not the book itself.

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• Wrong volume$2.90

  Detective Comics #38 Manapul Combo Variant VF 2015 Stock Image

  Same title and issue number, but a different relaunch. Daredevil #1 exists in six volumes — the 1964 key and the 2023 reboot are not the same book.

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• Wrong volume$3.24

  Detective Comics #38: DC Comics (2015) VF/NM

  Same title and issue number, but a different relaunch. Daredevil #1 exists in six volumes — the 1964 key and the 2023 reboot are not the same book.

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• Not the comic$3.99

  Detective Comics #38 DC Chapter 1 Common Trading Card Random Mint Physical Only

  A poster, empty slab, or other merchandise — not the book itself.

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• Facsimile / reprint$4.77

  Detective Comics #38 - 2022 Facsimile - Reprints 1st App Robin - NM

  A modern reprint of the original cover. Often looks identical in photos, but it is not the collectible book — these sell for a few dollars.

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• Wrong volume$4.99

  Detective Comics #38 NM+ 2015 New 52 DC Comics

  Same title and issue number, but a different relaunch. Daredevil #1 exists in six volumes — the 1964 key and the 2023 reboot are not the same book.

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• Facsimile / reprint$5.00

  Detective Comics #38 Special Replica Edition (1995 DC) Free Combine Ship

  A modern reprint of the original cover. Often looks identical in photos, but it is not the collectible book — these sell for a few dollars.

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• Facsimile / reprint$5.82

  Detective Comics #38 Toys R Us Special Reprint Facsimile DC Comics 1997 VF

  A modern reprint of the original cover. Often looks identical in photos, but it is not the collectible book — these sell for a few dollars.

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