DETECTIVE COMICS Nos. 298, 311, 400, 411 * Lot of 4 Comics with 1st Appearances Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: National Periodical Publications, Inc.; ] Date Published: 1961-1971 Description: #298: Good+ (2.5). Spine stress, spine roll, ½" splits to spine ends, edgewear, corner creases, reseller's rubberstamp, soil spot to 1 page. Cream to light tan pages. Overstreet: "1st modern Clayface (Matt Hagen)." #311: Fair/Good (1.5). Cover detached at bottom staple and hanging on at top staple by a thin wisp of paper, spine 40% split, corner crease, reseller's rubberstamp, pencilled resale price and several discolored spots to back cover. Tan pages. Overstreet: "1st app: Cat-Man; intro Zook in John Jones " #400: G/VG (3.0). Moderate spine stress, slight staple pull, edgewear, corners creased, 2 reseller's rubberstamps and "3" written in marker on front cover, 1 page dogeared. Cream pages. Overstreet: "Origin & 1st app. Man-Bat; 1st Batgirl/Robin team-up." #411: VG- (3.5). Spine ticks, spine rubs, edge toning and wear, reseller's rubberstamp. Cream to off-white pages. Overstreet: "Intro Talia, daughter of Ra's al Ghul (Ra's mentioned, but doesn't appear until Batman #232)." Cover pencils and inks: Sheldon Moldoff Dick Dillin, and Neal Adams Stories and art: Bill Finger, Charles Paris, Sheldon Moldoff Jim Mooney Frank Robbins Neal Adams Dick Giordano Denny O'Neil, and Bob Brown. Man-Bat in the Mix: “Regardless of his artist, O’Neil loaded up his issues with villains and trappings befitting his new, entirely nocturnal Batman: a variety of vengeful ghosts put in frequent appearances. Robbins also enjoyed injecting horror tropes into the books, as when he introduced the Jekyll/Hyde creature Man-Bat in Detective Comics #400 (June 1970). Later still, witches, Satanic covens, werewolves, and vampires entered the mix.” — Glen Weldon, The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture. Simon & Schuster: 2016, p. 115. Note: At the buyer's discretion, this lot of raw comics can be submitted by PBA to CGC for grading and encapsulation with a "DC Universe Collection" provenance designation on the labels. To request this service, contact PBA's comic book department for terms and conditions. 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#: 360929 Headline: DETECTIVE COMICS #s 298, 311, 400, 411 * Lot of 4 Comics w/ 1st Apps.
DETECTIVE COMICS Nos. 298, 311, 400, 411 * Lot of 4 Comics with 1st Appearances Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: National Periodical Publications, Inc.; ] Date Published: 1961-1971 Description: #298: Good+ (2.5). Spine stress, spine roll, ½" splits to spine ends, edgewear, corner creases, reseller's rubberstamp, soil spot to 1 page. Cream to light tan pages. Overstreet: "1st modern Clayface (Matt Hagen)." #311: Fair/Good (1.5). Cover detached at bottom staple and hanging on at top staple by a thin wisp of paper, spine 40% split, corner crease, reseller's rubberstamp, pencilled resale price and several discolored spots to back cover. Tan pages. Overstreet: "1st app: Cat-Man; intro Zook in John Jones " #400: G/VG (3.0). Moderate spine stress, slight staple pull, edgewear, corners creased, 2 reseller's rubberstamps and "3" written in marker on front cover, 1 page dogeared. Cream pages. Overstreet: "Origin & 1st app. Man-Bat; 1st Batgirl/Robin team-up." #411: VG- (3.5). Spine ticks, spine rubs, edge toning and wear, reseller's rubberstamp. Cream to off-white pages. Overstreet: "Intro Talia, daughter of Ra's al Ghul (Ra's mentioned, but doesn't appear until Batman #232)." Cover pencils and inks: Sheldon Moldoff Dick Dillin, and Neal Adams Stories and art: Bill Finger, Charles Paris, Sheldon Moldoff Jim Mooney Frank Robbins Neal Adams Dick Giordano Denny O'Neil, and Bob Brown. Man-Bat in the Mix: “Regardless of his artist, O’Neil loaded up his issues with villains and trappings befitting his new, entirely nocturnal Batman: a variety of vengeful ghosts put in frequent appearances. Robbins also enjoyed injecting horror tropes into the books, as when he introduced the Jekyll/Hyde creature Man-Bat in Detective Comics #400 (June 1970). Later still, witches, Satanic covens, werewolves, and vampires entered the mix.” — Glen Weldon, The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture. Simon & Schuster: 2016, p. 115. Note: At the buyer's discretion, this lot of raw comics can be submitted by PBA to CGC for grading and encapsulation with a "DC Universe Collection" provenance designation on the labels. To request this service, contact PBA's comic book department for terms and conditions. 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#: 360929 Headline: DETECTIVE COMICS #s 298, 311, 400, 411 * Lot of 4 Comics w/ 1st Apps.
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