DETECTIVE COMICS No. 56 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.] Date Published: October, 1941 Description: CGC certified: Poor (0.5). Green label: Qualified. Cream to off-white pages. Grader notes: "Detached cover; married cover; married page(s) 1; missing interior part/page/wrap page(s) 32 affects story; tape interior." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 72 graded copies (64 Universal, 2 Qualified, 1 Signature Series, 5 Restored). GPAnalysis: The only reported Qualified sale is a 7.0 that sold for $505 in 12/16. A restored 1.8 sold for $150 in 1/14. For comparison purposes, here are recent Universal sales: A 0.5 (incomplete) sold for $153 in 9/15; a 1.8 sold for $2000 in 5/23. Credits: Cover: Bob Kane (Jerry Robinson inks). Scripts: Bill Finger, Chad Grothkopf. Art: Bob Kane (Jerry Robinson inks, George Roussos backgrounds), Ed Moore, Paul Norris, Cliff Young, Ed Winiarski, Chad Grothkopf, Don Lynch, Howard Sherman. Bat-cyclopedia: "In October 1941 Batman and Robin smash a ruthless scheme masterminded by MAD MACK.... an old prospector who, having come upon a valuable vein of silver in a played-out mine near Ghost Gulch City, conspires with some traveling circus performers to frighten the local townspeople into evacuating the town so that they can seize the newly discovered silver lode for themselves. Mad Mack and his cohorts are killed when, during a battle at the mine with BATMAN and ROBIN, one of the circus performers falls against a supporting beam, causing a devastating cave-in from which the Dynamic Duo barely manage to escape alive." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, pp. 116, 270. 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#: 360030 Headline: DETECTIVE COMICS #56 * Batman vs Mad Mack
DETECTIVE COMICS No. 56 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.] Date Published: October, 1941 Description: CGC certified: Poor (0.5). Green label: Qualified. Cream to off-white pages. Grader notes: "Detached cover; married cover; married page(s) 1; missing interior part/page/wrap page(s) 32 affects story; tape interior." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 72 graded copies (64 Universal, 2 Qualified, 1 Signature Series, 5 Restored). GPAnalysis: The only reported Qualified sale is a 7.0 that sold for $505 in 12/16. A restored 1.8 sold for $150 in 1/14. For comparison purposes, here are recent Universal sales: A 0.5 (incomplete) sold for $153 in 9/15; a 1.8 sold for $2000 in 5/23. Credits: Cover: Bob Kane (Jerry Robinson inks). Scripts: Bill Finger, Chad Grothkopf. Art: Bob Kane (Jerry Robinson inks, George Roussos backgrounds), Ed Moore, Paul Norris, Cliff Young, Ed Winiarski, Chad Grothkopf, Don Lynch, Howard Sherman. Bat-cyclopedia: "In October 1941 Batman and Robin smash a ruthless scheme masterminded by MAD MACK.... an old prospector who, having come upon a valuable vein of silver in a played-out mine near Ghost Gulch City, conspires with some traveling circus performers to frighten the local townspeople into evacuating the town so that they can seize the newly discovered silver lode for themselves. Mad Mack and his cohorts are killed when, during a battle at the mine with BATMAN and ROBIN, one of the circus performers falls against a supporting beam, causing a devastating cave-in from which the Dynamic Duo barely manage to escape alive." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, pp. 116, 270. 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#: 360030 Headline: DETECTIVE COMICS #56 * Batman vs Mad Mack
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