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DETECTIVE COMICS No. 109 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.] Date Published: March, 1946 Description: CGC certified: Good- (1.8). White pages. Grader notes: "Detached cover; tape cover; tape interior cover; medium piece out left bottom of back cover; medium tear right center of back cover." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 134 graded copies (125 Universal, 2 Qualified, 1 Signature Series, 6 Restored). GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 1.5 sold for $520 in 922; a 2.0 sold for $528 in 10/22; a 0.5 (incomplete) sold for $750 in 8/23. Credits: Cover: George Roussos. Scripts: Don Cameron, Jack Farr. Art: Win Mortimer (ghosting for Bob Kane), John Daly, George Roussos, Jack Farr, Louis Cazeneuve. Overstreet: "Joker cover and story." Bat-cyclopedia: "In March 1946, Batman and Robin battle the JOKER.... [who] robs the safe of investment broker Herbert Swail; picks the pocket of Titus Drumm, the 'richest and meanest man in Gotham City,' who, because he is distrustful of banks, always carries large sums of money on his person; and robs the patrons of the exclusive Crocus Club after incapacitating them with a special gas. At one point, after the Joker has taken Robin captive, Batman is forced to track down an elaborate series of clues and evade a cunning array of diabolical deathtraps before he is finally able to locate the Joker's hideout and, with Robin's help, to apprehend him." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, pp. 119, 241-242. 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#: 360083 Headline: DETECTIVE COMICS #109 * JOKER Cover & Story