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DETECTIVE COMICS No. 114 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.] Date Published: August, 1946 Description: CGC certified: Fair/Good (1.5). Slightly brittle pages. Grader notes: "Detached cover; large crease right top of front cover; moderate spine splits to cover; moderate tape cover; moderate tears to cover; small piece out right bottom of back cover; small stain left bottom of cover through book." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 97 graded copies (84 Universal, 1 Qualified, 12 Restored). GPAnalysis: A 1.5 sold for $850 in 7/22; a 0.5 (missing back cover, incomplete) sold for $620 in 6/22. Credits: Cover: Win Mortimer. Scripts: Don Cameron. Art: Win Mortimer (ghosting for Bob Kane , Lee Harris, John Daly, Curt Swan. Overstreet: "Joker cover and story; 1st small logo." Bat-Bibliography: The DC Universe Collection copy of Detective Comics #114 is given a full-page illustration in Taschen's 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking (page 121). Bat-cyclopedia: "In August 1946 Batman and Robin battle the JOKER.... [who] challenges Batman and Robin to an elaborate 'crime acrostic contest' in which each crime involves the use, in triplicate, of key letters which, taken together, will spell out the name 'Joker' once the acrostic has been completed: in quick succession, the Joker steals evidence from Gotham City's Justice Building, where judges sentence criminals to jail terms; robs the patrons of the Orpheum Opera, where Shakespeare's Othello is playing; steals the King of Moravia's Khan Ruby from Knight Jewelers; and attempts to make off with some radar equipment from the headquarters of Electrical Engineering Enterprises, where he is finally apprehended by Batman. "In prison, the Joker feels humiliated at having failed to complete his crime acrostic, but his spirits rise when he spies a newspaper headline proclaiming that 'Joker's Crime Acrostic Ends with 'R' for Robin, Who Helped Set the Trap!' "'Huh?' cries the Joker, astonished at having actually fulfilled his acrostic, albeit inadvertently. '...I've DONE it! Another gem for my scrapbook! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!'" — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, pp. 119, 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#: 360088 Headline: DETECTIVE COMICS #114 * JOKER Cover & Story