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Detective Comics #500
DC Comics· 1981★ Key Issue

Detective Comics #500

500th-issue anniversary special

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10 listingson eBay right now look like this issue but aren't it — usually the cheapest ones on the page. Here's what's wrong with each, so you don't buy the wrong book.

  • Wrong volume$3.99

    Queen of Bad Dreams #1 Detective Comics 31 Homage CBSI #482/500 Sealed 2019 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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  • Wrong volume$10.50

    DC Comics Detective Comics #500 (1987) 500th Anniversary Batman Robin Giordano

    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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  • Lot / bundle$29.99

    LOT OF 6 BATMAN #444 #446 #500 DETECTIVE COMICS #599 #600 #602 DC COMICS

    Multiple books sold together. The price is for the whole lot, so it is not comparable to a single copy.

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  • Lot / bundle$30.00

    Batman And Detective Comics 12 Book Lot 500, 700 1st Stephanie Brown

    Multiple books sold together. The price is for the whole lot, so it is not comparable to a single copy.

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  • Lot / bundle$33.00

    DC Detective Comics 2 issue lot #500 and #526 Batman! High Grade!

    Multiple books sold together. The price is for the whole lot, so it is not comparable to a single copy.

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  • Wrong volume$34.95

    DETECTIVE COMICS #471 1977 VERY FINE- 7.5 500 BATMAN

    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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  • Lot / bundle$120.00

    Detective Comics Comic Book Lot Of 9 438, 486 488 491x2 493 494 495 Batman 500

    Multiple books sold together. The price is for the whole lot, so it is not comparable to a single copy.

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  • Wrong printing$450.00

    Detective Comics #1000 NM+ CGC 9.8! 1:500 Mayhew Virgin Variant! Only 21 Graded!

    A later printing of this issue. Printings are separate markets: a 1st print can be worth many times a 2nd print of the same book.

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Guide value · CGC 9.8
$139
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Aug 29, 2026CGC 9.8$139.00

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