BATMAN No. 54 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: National Comics Publications, Inc.] Date Published: August-September, 1949 Description: CGC certified: VG/Fine (5.0). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: "Light bends to cover; light spine stress lines to cover; light tears to cover; moderate creasing to cover; very small tape left center of interior front cover." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 104 graded copies (98 Universal, 6 Restored). GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade in ten years. A 4.5 sold for $456 in 8/23. Credits: Cover: Win Mortimer and Charles Paris (inks). Scripts: Henry Boltinoff. Art: Jim Mooney Bob Kane (Batman and Robin only), Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris (inks), Henry Boltinoff. Bat-cyclopedia: "In August-September 1949 Batman and Robin battle the TREASURE HUNTER; meet JOHN DeLION: and match wits with JOHN FOSTER " — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, p. 122. Details: Club steward by day and nefarious thief by night, the Treasure Hunter steals valuable items from collections being stored at the Hobby Horse, the club where he works. When Batman and Robin bust him in the act, the Treasure Hunter blames his crimes on his passion for collecting: "I only stole because I wasn't rich like the club members! I couldn't buy expensive collector's items!" Batman delivers a stern rebuke before carting the crook off to the clink: "A TRUE collector collects only what he can afford, because he has a genuine love for his hobby! YOU were GREEDY! Now YOU'RE going to join a collection — of prison convicts!" 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#: 360804 Headline: BATMAN #54 * Batman Bashes Crooked Collector
BATMAN No. 54 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: National Comics Publications, Inc.] Date Published: August-September, 1949 Description: CGC certified: VG/Fine (5.0). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: "Light bends to cover; light spine stress lines to cover; light tears to cover; moderate creasing to cover; very small tape left center of interior front cover." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 104 graded copies (98 Universal, 6 Restored). GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade in ten years. A 4.5 sold for $456 in 8/23. Credits: Cover: Win Mortimer and Charles Paris (inks). Scripts: Henry Boltinoff. Art: Jim Mooney Bob Kane (Batman and Robin only), Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris (inks), Henry Boltinoff. Bat-cyclopedia: "In August-September 1949 Batman and Robin battle the TREASURE HUNTER; meet JOHN DeLION: and match wits with JOHN FOSTER " — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, p. 122. Details: Club steward by day and nefarious thief by night, the Treasure Hunter steals valuable items from collections being stored at the Hobby Horse, the club where he works. When Batman and Robin bust him in the act, the Treasure Hunter blames his crimes on his passion for collecting: "I only stole because I wasn't rich like the club members! I couldn't buy expensive collector's items!" Batman delivers a stern rebuke before carting the crook off to the clink: "A TRUE collector collects only what he can afford, because he has a genuine love for his hobby! YOU were GREEDY! Now YOU'RE going to join a collection — of prison convicts!" 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#: 360804 Headline: BATMAN #54 * Batman Bashes Crooked Collector
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