Collectors should be aware that there was an EXACT REPRINT of Detective
geics # 27, published in 1974 under DC geics' FAMOUS FIRST
EDITION
line. Originally, the geic had a stiff outer cover identifying
it as a reprint. When the outer cover is removed, it is IDENTICAL
to the original book, except that it is OVERSIZED 10" long and 13 1/2
inches tall. There have been many instances over the years where
a non-geic collector has been fooled by one of these reprints.
When I owned a geic book store, I got at least one call per month from
someone with an oversized reprint of either Action geics # 1 (1st
Superman), Detective geics # 27 (1st Batman), Sensation geics # 1
(1st Wonder Woman title), Whiz geics # 2 (# 1) (not identical to the
original, but not identified as a reprint either), Batman # 1, or
Superman # 1.
A genuine Detective geics # 27 will be the same size as a normal Golden
Age geic book, which is slightly smaller than a normal sized magazine.
There is also a 1984 reprint of Detective geics # 27, produced as an
Oreo Cookies giveaway. This geic is 32 pages long instead of 68,
and has 3 batman stories instead of 1. (The others are from
Detective # 38 - 1st Robin and Batman # 1 - 1st Joker). the cover
is paper instead of glossy, it says "collector's edition" on the cover,
plus the cover price is "free" instead of 10 cents. This is less
frequently passed off as the genuine article. It is harder to
find and worth more money intact.
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