pounds 43,000 Batman comic book

Monday 16 June 1997 23:02 BST

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A highly coveted comic book featuring the first appearance of Batman has sold at auction for $68,500 (pounds 43,000).

The book, Detective Comics No. 27, is considered the finest unrestored copy ever offered for public sale, said Matthew Weigman, a spokesman for Sotheby's auction house. It brought the highest price of more than 700 lots offered in Saturday's sale of comic books and comic art, which took in $1.7m, Mr Weigman said. New York - AP

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