BATMAN No. 24 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.] Date Published: August-September, 1944 Description: CGC certified: Poor (0.5). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: "Detached cover; missing interior part/page/wrap centerfold affects story; moisture damage whole book; tape cover; creasing to cover; spine stress lines to cover." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 243 graded copies (225 Universal, 2 Qualified, 16 Restored). GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade in 9 years. A coverless, ungraded copy sold for $94 in 3/23; a 1.0 sold for $308 in 10/22. Credits: Cover: Dick Sprang. Scripts: Joe Samachson, Don C. Cameron. Art: Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane , Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane . Bat-cyclopedia: "In August-September 1944 Batman and Robin journey to ancient Rome for a battle with Roman racketeer PUBLIUS MALCHIO; match wits with TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE; and, with the aid of the U.S. Coast Guard, apprehend a gang of criminals who have been charging wealthy embezzlers exorbitant sums to smuggle them out of the country by ship, safely beyond the reach of the law, then callously hurling their human cargo overboard as soon as the escape vessel is far out to sea." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, p. 118. Swipe File: Don Cameron and Dick Sprang's "Convict Cargo," in which cruel smugglers throw human beings overboard to dispose of the evidence of their crimes, may represent the first comic book use of this plot device. The "smugglers throw human cargo overboard" trope was rehashed at least a few times in the pre-Code era, most notably in Al Feldstein and George Roussos's "The Slave Ship" from Weird Fantasy #8 (1951), as well as in Harry Harrison's "Sea of Ghosts" from Dark Mysteries #10 (1953). "[Dark Mysteries] #10 contains 'Sea of Ghosts,' a tale whose theme has been swiped time and time again in the 1950s. I don't know if EC told it first, but they told it best.... Illegal slave traders are overtaken on the high seas by the authorities. Quickly they dispose of the evidence by casting their enchained living cargo into the ocean." — George Suarez, Tales Too Terrible To Tell #5. NEC: 1992, p. 33. The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION comprises over 40,000 comic books, including a copy of every single DC comic published for retail sale from 1934 to 2014. The collection was amassed by British music producer Ian Levine over the course of several decades, and it's been hailed as the single greatest collecting accomplishment in comic book history. This collection served as the basis for former DC Comics president Paul Levitz's monumental book 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking, published by Taschen in 2017. PBA is proud to present this epic collection in a series of themed sales over the next two years. To join the DC Universe Collection notifications list, contact pba@pbagalleries.com. Enjoying PBA's Batman sale? A very small number of softcover and limited edition hardcover auction catalogues are available for purchase. The catalogues are fully illustrated, thoroughly researched, and make excellent reference works for Batman fans. To order a copy, or to inquire about consignment opportunities, contact Ivan Briggs, PBA's Director of Comics: ivan@pbagalleries.com. Item#: 360774 Headline: BATMAN #24 * Batman & Robin's Roman Rendezvous
BATMAN No. 24 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.] Date Published: August-September, 1944 Description: CGC certified: Poor (0.5). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: "Detached cover; missing interior part/page/wrap centerfold affects story; moisture damage whole book; tape cover; creasing to cover; spine stress lines to cover." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 243 graded copies (225 Universal, 2 Qualified, 16 Restored). GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade in 9 years. A coverless, ungraded copy sold for $94 in 3/23; a 1.0 sold for $308 in 10/22. Credits: Cover: Dick Sprang. Scripts: Joe Samachson, Don C. Cameron. Art: Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane , Jerry Robinson (signed as Bob Kane . Bat-cyclopedia: "In August-September 1944 Batman and Robin journey to ancient Rome for a battle with Roman racketeer PUBLIUS MALCHIO; match wits with TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE; and, with the aid of the U.S. Coast Guard, apprehend a gang of criminals who have been charging wealthy embezzlers exorbitant sums to smuggle them out of the country by ship, safely beyond the reach of the law, then callously hurling their human cargo overboard as soon as the escape vessel is far out to sea." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, p. 118. Swipe File: Don Cameron and Dick Sprang's "Convict Cargo," in which cruel smugglers throw human beings overboard to dispose of the evidence of their crimes, may represent the first comic book use of this plot device. The "smugglers throw human cargo overboard" trope was rehashed at least a few times in the pre-Code era, most notably in Al Feldstein and George Roussos's "The Slave Ship" from Weird Fantasy #8 (1951), as well as in Harry Harrison's "Sea of Ghosts" from Dark Mysteries #10 (1953). "[Dark Mysteries] #10 contains 'Sea of Ghosts,' a tale whose theme has been swiped time and time again in the 1950s. I don't know if EC told it first, but they told it best.... Illegal slave traders are overtaken on the high seas by the authorities. Quickly they dispose of the evidence by casting their enchained living cargo into the ocean." — George Suarez, Tales Too Terrible To Tell #5. NEC: 1992, p. 33. The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION comprises over 40,000 comic books, including a copy of every single DC comic published for retail sale from 1934 to 2014. The collection was amassed by British music producer Ian Levine over the course of several decades, and it's been hailed as the single greatest collecting accomplishment in comic book history. This collection served as the basis for former DC Comics president Paul Levitz's monumental book 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking, published by Taschen in 2017. PBA is proud to present this epic collection in a series of themed sales over the next two years. To join the DC Universe Collection notifications list, contact pba@pbagalleries.com. Enjoying PBA's Batman sale? A very small number of softcover and limited edition hardcover auction catalogues are available for purchase. The catalogues are fully illustrated, thoroughly researched, and make excellent reference works for Batman fans. To order a copy, or to inquire about consignment opportunities, contact Ivan Briggs, PBA's Director of Comics: ivan@pbagalleries.com. Item#: 360774 Headline: BATMAN #24 * Batman & Robin's Roman Rendezvous
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