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DETECTIVE COMICS No. 76 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.] Date Published: June, 1943 Description: CGC certified: VF/NM (9.0). Purple label: Restored (B-2). Off-white pages. Grader notes: "Crease left top of front cover; crease right top of front cover; light staple rusted; pieces added left top & right top front cover B-2; pieces added right center back cover B-2; small amount of color touch on left center & full top front cover; spine split sealed top spine B-1; staple reinforced." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 91 graded copies (74 Universal, 2 Qualified, 3 Signature Series, 12 Restored). GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A restored 8.5 (C) sold for $2626 in 12/19. For comparison purposes, here are recent Universal sales: An 8.5 sold for $10,300 in 8/16; a 9.2 (Rockford pedigree) sold for $20,400 in 9/22. Credits: Cover: Jerry Robinson. Scripts: H.L. Gold, Joe Simon/Jack Kirby?, Jack Lehti, Joe Samachson. Art: Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby/Joe Simon, Jack Lehti (Charles Paris inks), Chuck Winter, George Roussos, Howard Sherman. Overstreet: "Joker cover/story; Newsboy Legion & The Sandman x-over in Boy Commandos." Bat-cyclopedia: "In June 1943 Batman and Robin match wits with the JOKER.... [who kidnaps] a florist named Pettle and assume control of his flower shop. Inside the dirt of the potted plants which they sell to the shop's wealthiest patrons, the Joker and his men bury tiny tubes of chloroform designed to knock everyone in the immediate area unconscious after a certain amount of time has elapsed. With their victims thus rendered unconscious, it becomes a simple matter for the Joker and his gang to enter their homes and rob them. Ultimately, however, Batman and Robin unravel the secret of the joker's crime technique... [and] take them into custody." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, pp. 117, 240. The Joker's Shifting Psychopathy: The Joker is said to have evolved through five distinct stages since his introduction. The first stage has been dubbed his "Ace of Knaves" period (1940-1942), in which he functioned as a brutal but sane killer. By the time Detective #76 hit the stands, the Joker has entered his second stage, the "Clown Prince of Crime" period, in which "The Joker restricts himself to committing wacky crimes. Rather than murder people, he would resort 'to pulling off astonishing crimes in ludicrous situations, often with preposterous gadgets.' Regardless of his antics, writers depicted him as legally sane, as illustrated by one story in which he briefly fakes insanity so he can go to a less restrictive insane asylum instead of the state prison." — Travis Langley, Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight. Wiley: 2021, p. 172. 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#: 360050 Headline: DETECTIVE COMICS #76 * CGC 9.0 Restored * JOKER