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DETECTIVE COMICS No. 126 Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.] Date Published: August, 1947 Description: CGC certified: G/VG (3.0). Purple label: Restored (C-1). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: "Tape bottom of spine; light staining to cover; light tears to cover; moderate creasing to cover; moderate spine stress lines to cover; small amount of color touch on left bottom & right bottom front cover." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 74 graded copies (67 Universal, 1 Qualified, 6 Restored). GPAnalysis: A restored 3.0 (B-3) sold for $147 in 3/16. For comparison purposes, here are recent Universal sales: A 3.0 sold for $350 in 9/19; more recently, a 3.5 sold for $550 in 3/23. Credits: Cover: Jack Burnley (Charles Paris inks). Scripts: Uncredited. Art: Jim Mooney (ghosting as Bob Kane; Ray Burnley inks), John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan. Overstreet: "Penguin cover." Bat-Bibliography: The DC Universe Collection copy of Detective Comics #126 is illustrated in Taschen's 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking (page 156), with the following commentary: "'While doing his best to emulate Bob Kane's style, Jack [Burnley] couldn't help but bring a more naturalistic approach to the work. His Batman lived in a world more recognizably our own — less The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and more Casablanca.' — Bill Schelly." Bat-cyclopedia: "In August 1947 Batman and Robin battle the PENGUIN.... [who] reappears in Gotham City, this time as the mastermind behind an elaborate scheme to extort money from famous singers by threatening to destroy their singing voices forever unless they agree to 'donate' large sums of money to a bogus bird lovers' organization called the Songbird Society, headed by the Penguin's accomplice Throstle. Whenever a professional singer refuses to meet the Penguin's extortionate demands, Throstle delivers a seemingly innocuous radio lecture under the auspices of the Songbird Sociery, which notifies the Penguin's henchmen, through a subtle code, that they are to destroy that person's singing voice. "Inside each singer's microphone. the Penguin and his henchmen have concealed 'a tiny gas-chamber that emits a choking gas when a remote switch is thrown,' thereby totally robbing the singer of his ability to sing.... Although Batman and Robin struggle relentlessly to smash the vicious racket, the Penguin and his henchmen succeed in destroying the singing voices of [three] professional singers... before the Dynamic Duo finally apprehends the villains." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, pp. 120, 300-301. 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#: 360100 Headline: DETECTIVE COMICS #126 * PENGUIN Cover