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Man's childhood comic books sold for $3.5M

A copy of Detective Comics No. 27, which

Photo credit: AP/Heritage Auction | A copy of Detective Comics No. 27, which sold for 10 cents in 1939 and features the debut of Batman, got the top bid at a New York auction on Feb. 22, 2012.

The bulk of a man's childhood comic book collection that included many of the most prized issues ever published sold at auction Wednesday for about $3.5 million.

A copy of Detective Comics No. 27, which sold for 10 cents in 1939 and features the debut of Batman, got the top bid at the New York City auction Wednesday.

It sold for about $523,000, including a buyer's premium, said Lon Allen,...

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