what's the oldest batman comic you have?

[SHADOWBAT69]

Hey guys, Ive been updating my lists for some upcoming comic cons and I became curious. What's the oldest issue of Batman or detective any of you have? I don't mean from a tpb, I mean an actual single comic book issue. In addition to this, is there any one particular issue you would like to have? (Batman 1 and 'Tec 27 dont count.lol)

 

[The Joker]

Detective Comics #376, from 1969.

 

[Quinzel]

i just got the 1st issue of joker.

idk if it's my oldest one, but i love it. haha.

 

[Cain]

Batman #339 from 1981. I never really dug deep for back issues all my back issues are comics my cousin handed down to me (from the early to mid 80's) and a lot of comics I bought myself as a kid (from around 1988 and on).

 

[TruerToTheCore]

That's hard to say because my father owns a big Batman and Superman (DC in general) collection, he started reading at the end of the 50s and started collecting in the 60s. But since I don't live at home anymore (actually quite a long time) I can't say that I own them (yet).

The first issue I bought and own was So comics.org says July 1981, but it was probably released earlier.

So that's the oldest I have in my personal collection, so basically my father passed the torch to me. Time to inherit the old man's stuff

 

[Nepenthes]

Two-parter from 1984, classic Ivy from Doug Moench, Gene Colan (Batman 367) and Don Newton (Detective 534)

however.....

1973, also has Batman in it I guess

Swamp Thing 7

this is the one I'd like to own

 

[Rain Man]

I just started to collect comics again. I did when I was younger but I never read any of them, just looked at the art.

The oldest issue I have so far is Dectective Comics #660 from May '93.

Not very impressive, but I just started. Which I guess also answers which issue I want the most, any of them!

 

[Jolly Rolly]

I started collecting Batman in 1987 but I have one from the 70's with Neal Adams' art, it's pretty worn but still readable.

 

[sclabguy]

Batman #272

 

[Texas Zombie]

I only got some from the 80's but i got some really old captains.

 

[Johann Krauss]

 

[Comicfilmer]

My oldest book is Batman 143. It was the last .10 issue. I bought it several years ago from a lady named Lois.

My second oldest book is Detective Comics 300.

Aside from the obvious Detective 27 and Batman 1, I'd really love to own Detective 66, the first Two-Face story.

 

[ThreeActRomance]

Detective Comics # 27 CGC 10.0

*shifty eyes*

 

[Bruce Malone]

From '79. Bought this for 2 bucks at this outdoor antique place not too long ago. Turns out its worth quite a bit more.

 

[Bathead]

Haven't had any comics for about 5 years now, but when I did the oldest I had was a Detective Comics (I think) issue from 1957, the cover story was "King Batman the First" where Batman becomes the king of another planet.

 

[Jolly Rolly]

From '79. Bought this for 2 bucks at this outdoor antique place not too long ago. Turns out its worth quite a bit more.

Because it has Two-Face as the villian it probably went only about 15-20 dollars due to TDK but the issue itself doesn't tie into a major event.

 

[Evil Twin]

I have one older, but off the top of my head, Detective Comics #327 (1964) is the oldest one I own otherwise. The first of the "New Look" era.

 

[ultrasuperduckman]

It's all messed up, but I think it's all there still.

 

[ultrasuperduckman]

Gonna' bump this thread with two new issues I bought this weekend. (It's bad because this "getting into comics" business is making me spend ALL my money every week!)

and for detective

 

[Kurosawa]

I own a coverless Batman #6. It's coverless but it's mine.

Next oldest I own is #86.

 

[CrimsonMist]

I've got a real beat up copy of BATMAN #100 and World's Finest #36, which, aside from the outer spine(the printing seems to have flaked off), but the binding is tight and the pages are just off-white, with slight slight yellowing.

 

[theMan-Bat]

My oldest is Batman #251 from 1973.

 

[Fledermaus]

 

[The Joker]

It's all messed up, but I think it's all there still.

I have that. Love that story. One of the Penguin's best. And Norm Breyfogle on the art, too.

This is the arc where Harold is introduced.

 

[Door Noob]

Not so old, but still cool to have a comic with Batman as a pirate.