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BATMAN No. 75 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: National Comics Publications, Inc.] Date Published: February-March, 1953 Description: CGC certified: Good (2.0). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: "Detached cover; light spine splits to cover; light staining to cover; light tears to cover; moderate creasing to cover; small piece out left bottom of back cover." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 88 graded copies (83 Universal, 1 Qualified, 4 Restored). GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 2.5 sold for $99 in 11/20; a 3.0 sold for $285 in 1/22. Credits: Cover: Win Mortimer (Batman and Robin only), Lew Sayre Schwartz, and Charles Paris (inks). Scripts: David Vern and John Broome (?). Art: Dick Sprang, Charles Paris (inks), Bob Kane (Batman and Robin only), and Lew Sayre Schwartz. Overstreet: "Gorilla cover." Bat-cyclopedia: "In February-March 1953 Batman and Robin visit OUTLAW TOWN; meet MR. ROULETTE; and battle the gorilla recipient of GEORE "BOSS" DYKE'S transplanted brain." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, p. 124. Details: Knowing that his execution is imminent, George "Boss" Dyke hatches a wild scheme to return from the dead. His henchmen claim his body after the execution and bring it to Doc Willard, a brilliant surgeon specializing in brain transplants. Doc Willard transfers Dyke's brain into the body of a huge gorilla, restoring the crime lord to life. The gorilla launches a massive crime rampage in Gotham City, culminating in Batman's capture. Bringing Batman back to Doc Willard's lab, Dyke aims to transfer his brain into Batman's body, and put Batman's brain into the gorilla. Dyke's plans go kaput when Batman escapes his clutches and captures his henchmen. The gorilla dies during his attempted escape, and Doc Williard goes mad as a result of this crazy experience. DC Goes Ape: This is the first of DC's infamous gorilla covers to be featured on a Batman mag. Editor Julius Schwartz swore that gorilla covers drove funnybook fans ape, and he considered them the most reliable of his four go-to gimmicks for commanding attention at crowded newsstands: 1. Gorillas; 2. Fire; 3. The color purple; 4. People running in fear from something. 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#: 360825 Headline: BATMAN #75 * Gorilla Cover * DC Goes Ape