DETECTIVE COMICS No. 87 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.] Date Published: May, 1944 Description: CGC certified: VG (4.0). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: "Tear bottom of back cover; moderate creasing to cover; moderate spine stress lines to cover; moderate staining to cover." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 62 graded copies (53 Universal, 9 Restored). GPAnalysis: A 4.0 sold for $850 in 1/23. Credits: Cover: Dick Sprang. Scripts: Joseph Greene, Joe Samachson?, Jack Farr. Art: Dick Sprang, George Roussos, Jack Farr, John Daly, Martin Naydel, Louis Cazeneuve. Overstreet: "Penguin app." Bat-cyclopedia: "In May 1944, Batman and Robin battle the PENGUIN.... [who] has once again escaped from prison, but Batman and Robin have finally uncovered his whereabouts by posing as umbrella repairmen. When they attempt to apprehend the villain, however, he escapes and sets up a new headquarters in the P. N. Quinn umbrella shop. Batman and Robin finally locate the new hideout, only to be taken prisoner and left to perish in a diabolical deathtrap while the Penguin races off to steal some priceless pearls from wealthy Mrs. Van Voort. By the time the villain completes the theft and returns to his shop, however, Batman and Robin have freed themselves from his trap and opened every umbrella in the shop, enabling them to apprehend him easily when he barges unsuspectingly into the hideout and becomes hopelessly entangled in the morass of rolling umbrellas." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, pp. 118, 251. 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#: 360061 Headline: DETECTIVE COMICS #87 * The PENGUIN
DETECTIVE COMICS No. 87 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.] Date Published: May, 1944 Description: CGC certified: VG (4.0). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: "Tear bottom of back cover; moderate creasing to cover; moderate spine stress lines to cover; moderate staining to cover." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 62 graded copies (53 Universal, 9 Restored). GPAnalysis: A 4.0 sold for $850 in 1/23. Credits: Cover: Dick Sprang. Scripts: Joseph Greene, Joe Samachson?, Jack Farr. Art: Dick Sprang, George Roussos, Jack Farr, John Daly, Martin Naydel, Louis Cazeneuve. Overstreet: "Penguin app." Bat-cyclopedia: "In May 1944, Batman and Robin battle the PENGUIN.... [who] has once again escaped from prison, but Batman and Robin have finally uncovered his whereabouts by posing as umbrella repairmen. When they attempt to apprehend the villain, however, he escapes and sets up a new headquarters in the P. N. Quinn umbrella shop. Batman and Robin finally locate the new hideout, only to be taken prisoner and left to perish in a diabolical deathtrap while the Penguin races off to steal some priceless pearls from wealthy Mrs. Van Voort. By the time the villain completes the theft and returns to his shop, however, Batman and Robin have freed themselves from his trap and opened every umbrella in the shop, enabling them to apprehend him easily when he barges unsuspectingly into the hideout and becomes hopelessly entangled in the morass of rolling umbrellas." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, pp. 118, 251. 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#: 360061 Headline: DETECTIVE COMICS #87 * The PENGUIN
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