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DETECTIVE COMICS No. 116 and 118 * Lot of Two Comics Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.] Date Published: October-December, 1946 Description: DETECTIVE COMICS #116: CGC certified: Fair/Good (1.5). Purple label: Restored (C-1). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: "Detached cover; detached page(s) 1; cover re-attached with glue; moderate creasing to cover; moderate pieces out to cover; moderate spine stress lines to cover; moderate staining to cover; moderate tears to cover; multiple tape interior back cover." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 46 graded copies (37 Universal, 1 Qualified, 8 Restored). GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A restored 3.0 (C-1) sold for $180 in 6/19. For comparison purposes, here are recent Universal sales: A 1.8 sold for $100 in 12/18; a 4.0 sold for $180 in 6/19. Credits: Cover: Win Mortimer. Scripts: Don Cameron, Jack Farr. Art: Win Mortimer (ghosting for Bob Kane), Lee Harris, John Daly, Jack Farr, Curt Swan. DETECTIVE COMICS #118: CGC certified: Poor (0.5). Purple label: Restored (C-1). White pages. Grader notes: "Missing interior; part/page/wrap centerfold; light tears to cover; moderate creasing to cover; moderate spine stress lines to cover; small amount of color touch on right bottom front cover; small amount of glue on spine; tear seals spine C-1." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 110 graded copies (103 Universal, 2 Qualified, 5 Restored). GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade in 13 years. A restored 3.0 (C-1) sold for $215 in 5/19. For comparison purposes, here are recent Universal sales: A 0.5 (incomplete) sold for $80 in 12/18; a 1.5 sold for $360 in 2/20. Credits: Cover: Dick Sprang. Scripts: Joseph Greene. Art: Howard Sherman (ghosting for Bob Kane), Lee Harris, John Daly, Curt Swan. Overstreet: "Joker cover and story." #116: Bat-cyclopedia: "Dispatched through the time barrier by PROFESSOR CARTER NICHOLS to England in the thirteenth century, Batman and Robin feast with Robin Hood and his Merry Men in the depths of Sherwood Forest; accompany the outlaws to the famous archery tournament sponsored by the Sheriff of Nottingham; and join forces with them in an action-packed adventure which culminates in the storming of the sheriff's castle and the capture of the sheriff and his henchmen." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, pp. 120, 331. #118: Bat-cyclopedia: "In December 1946 Batman and Robin match wits with the JOKER.... [who] perpetuates the dazzling 'royal flush crimes,' a series of spectacular criminal escapades on the theme of a royal flush in diamonds: he steals some gems from the 'diamond jubilee' celebration of the Cottonworth 10-cent Stores, makes off with the gate receipts from a baseball game between the Gotham Goliaths — owned by 'Diamond Jack Barnes — and the Metropolis Mammoths; attempts, unsuccessfully, to steal a diamond tiara scheduled to be awarded to a beauty queen; and tries to make off with a gem collection belonging to Rupert Dazel, known as 'the match king' because of his hobby of building things out of matches. Ironically, Batman and Robin finally apprehend the Joker at the Diamond X Dude Ranch — owned by ex-Air Force ace Eddie Hoyle — where the villain has been hiding out." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, pp. 120, 242. 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 t