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BATMAN No. 53 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: National Comics Publications, Inc.] Date Published: June-July, 1949 Description: CGC certified: VG/Fine (5.0). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: "Readers crease front cover; staple detached bottom of front cover; large crease right center of front cover; light tears to cover; medium crease left center of front cover." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 115 graded copies (110 Universal, 1 Qualified, 4 Restored). GPAnalysis: A 5.0 sold for $621 in 1/21. Credits: Cover: Jim Mooney and Ray Burnley (inks). Scripts: Bill Finger. Art: Bob Kane (Batman and Robin only), Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris (inks), Jim Mooney Overstreet: "Joker story." Bat-cyclopedia: "In June-July 1949 Batman and Robin battle the JOKER; apprehend FRANK FABIAN; and meet MR. PHAETON." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, p. 121. Details: The Joker has committed his fair share of spectacular crimes, but in surveying his hoard of stolen loot, he finds himself strangely unfulfilled, and decides that he wants to become the world's most famous clown: "I must be remembered for my laughs!" And so, the Clown Prince of Crime decides to write a memoir. His first chapter, on "laughs," inspires a new crime motif. By stealing a hairpin, a hacksaw, a hoe, and a hole, the Joker sets up a pattern of stealing things that mirror his famous laugh: "Ha-ha! Ho-ho!" Pleased with the results of his absurd crime spree, the Joker tackles a new target: the golden golf clubs from the Maharajah of Nimpah at the Winne-koh-toh Golf Club. The Dynamic Duo soon quash the Joker's latest scheme, and his memoir goes sadly unfinished. 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#: 360803 Headline: BATMAN #53 * The JOKER's Memoir