Detective Comics #40 (1940) price
Answered from real closed-sale prices · updated July 18, 2026
12 priced items match — typical resale value $1,214 (range $15–$10,185)
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Detective Comics #40 (1940) has a typical used sold value of $2991.50 [1]. The value of these early Golden Age comics is heavily influenced by the specific condition and rarity of the issue. You can compare this to other issues from the same year, such as Detective Comics #45 at $1500 used [2] or the much higher-valued Detective Comics #35 at $10185.25 used [8], to see how variations in the comic's significance affect the price.
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Detective Comics #40 Coverless 0.3 1940 1st app. and origin Clayface$3,450Buy ↗
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1940 D.C. Comics Detective Comics 40 CGC .5 1st Clayface 1st Joker Cover Batman$4,823Buy ↗
1940 D.C. Comics Detective Comics 44 CGC 1.0. Early Batman and Robin.$1,547Buy ↗
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