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DETECTIVE COMICS Nos. 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391 * Lot of 10 Comics Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: National Periodical Publications, Inc.] Date Published: 1968-1969 Description: #382: Fair/Good (1.5). Cover detached, spine stress, creases, soiling, rubberstamped reseller's mark, reseller's price in marker to cover. Cream to light tan pages. #383: Good- (1.8). Covers heavily creased and toned, tiny chip, two reseller's rubberstamps. Cream to light tan pages. #384: VG- (3.5). Moderate spine stress and rubs, edgewear, corner creases, reseller's rubberstamp. Cream to light tan pages. #385: VG- (3.5). Spine stress, mild spine roll, mild edgewear, toning, reseller's rubberstamps and ink marks, back cover coupon filled in with ink and with monster faces drawn on American Seed Co. salesmen. #386: Good- (1.8). Heavy spine stress, two 1½" spine splits, edgewear, heavy creasing, reseller's rubberstamp, ink marks to logo, back cover heavily soiled. Cream to light tan pages. #387: VG/Fine (5.0). Spine ticks, corner creases, reseller's rubberstamp. Cream pages. 30th anniversary ish. #388: G/VG (3.0). Spine stress, rubs, corner crease, edgewear, reseller's rubberstamp. Off-white pages. Overstreet: "Joker cover/story." #389: Good- (1.8). Spine stress, heavy creasing, rubs, abrasion, reseller's rubberstamp, 1" jagged spine split, staple rust, rust migration. Tan pages. #390: Good- (1.8). Spine stress, mild spine roll, heavy creasing, edgewear. Cream pages. #391: VG- (3.5). Spine stress, mild crease, edge rubs, reseller's rubberstamp. Cream pages, light tan edges. Cover pencils and inks: Irv Novik, Carmine Infantino, and Neal Adams. Stories and art: Frank Robbins, Bob Brown, Joe Giella, Gardner Fox, Robert Kanigher, Mike Friedrich, and John Broome. The Fad Fades: "The show had made Batman the number one character in comics for two years straight, but once the show ended in 1968, sales of Batman comics once again took their perennial place below those of Archie and Superman. One year later, the Batman comic was barely clinging to the number nine spot; worse, total monthly sales now hovered where they'd been in the early 1960s, when cancellation loomed." — Glen Weldon, The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture. Simon & Schuster: 2016, p. 99. 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#: 360939 Headline: DETECTIVE COMICS #s 382-391 * Lot of 10 Comics