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Cover: Creig Flessel

Detective Comics #34

Dec 1939 · DC · 0.10 USD
📊 ~58,812 copies sold its debut month
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In "Peril in Paris," Batman investigates a chilling mystery in Paris after Bruce Wayne encounters a man with no face—only to discover the victim is being hunted by a shadowy figure with a deadly agenda. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Bob Kane, this early Batman tale blends suspense and intrigue, with Sheldon Moldoff handling the lettering and Creig Flessel crafting the striking cover.

Contains 9 stories
Peril in Paris
10 pp · Superhero
Charles Maire (Karel's brother)Karel MaireDuc D'orterre (villain, master of the Apaches, introduction, death)some Apaches (villains)
Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
Whatt A. Knutt
The Ambassador to Bolaria
6 pp · Adventure, Spy
Ambassador Reynolds
The Last Trick
6 pp · Western-Frontier
The Cleaner Protective Association
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
HappyMario
The Spy Mystery
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
The Secret Treaty
6 pp · Adventure
Tom Burke
The White Goddess [Part 2]
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Mambuthe White Goddess
The Vacation
10 pp · Detective-Mystery
James KildareBoris Borscht

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $1,749
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $41,745*
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $35,224*
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $20,224*
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $15,883*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $12,731*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $9,891
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CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $8,069
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $7,321
CGC 5.5 · 4 in census $6,452*
CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $6,135
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $5,238*
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $4,340
CGC 3.5 · 4 in census $4,258
CGC 3.0 · 8 in census $4,258
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $2,897
CGC 2.0 · 5 in census $2,848
CGC 1.5 · 5 in census $1,922
CGC 1.0 · 4 in census $1,713
CGC 0.5 · 4 in census $1,248*
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Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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VF/NM $2.49 CGC $1489 CGC $1950 DETECTIVE COMICS #34C $3.99 Detective Comics #34 DC Comics Comic Book $8.49 Batman Detective Comics 34 High Grade DC Comic Book CL94-74 $9.99
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Cast · 11 characters

Bart ReganBatmanBruce NelsonBuck MarshallCosmoLee TravisShortySlam BradleySpeed SaundersSteve MaloneThe Batman

Full credits

writer Gardner Fox
artist, inker Bob Kane
letterer Sheldon Moldoff
cover pencils, inks Creig Flessel

Reprints

Reprinted in Batman #1 (1940), Crimson Avenger #1 (1988), Batman Archives #1 (1990), DC Archiv Edition #3 (1999), The Batman Chronicles #1 (2005), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2016), Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016), DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection #92 (2016)

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