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DETECTIVE COMICS No. 36 * 1st Hugo Strange Appearance Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.] Date Published: February, 1940 Description: CGC certified: Good+ (2.5). Purple label: Restored (C-4). Slightly brittle pages. Grader notes: "Detached cover; tape interior; color touch on cover; heavy tape cover; piece added with tape cover C-4." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 90 graded copies (56 Universal, 2 Qualified, 32 Restored). GPAnalysis: A restored 2.5 (C-1) sold for $19,200 in 4/22; a restored 3.5 (C-2) sold for $2000 in 3/16; a restored 0.5 (incomplete, back cover missing, married centerfold) sold for $3003 in 10/21. For comparison purposes, here are recent Universal sales: A 1.5 sold for $14,699 in 6/23; a 2.0 sold for $7833 in 10/20. Credits: Cover: Bob Kane Scripts: Bill Finger, Jerry Siegel, Gardner Fox, Sven Elven?, Richard Martin Tom Hickey. Art: Bob Kane (Jerry Robinson backgrounds), Maurice Kashuba, Homer Fleming, Don Lynch, Fred Guardineer, Sven Elven, Bernard Baily, Tom Hickey, Mart Bailey. Overstreet: "Origin / 1st app. of Dr. Hugo Strange (1st major villain); 1st finned gloves worn by Batman." Tenth appearance of Batman. Bat-cyclopedia: "In February 1940 Batman matches wits with PROFESSOR HUGO STRANGE.... a 'crafty, diabolical arch-criminal' with a 'brilliant but distorted brain.' Bruce Wayne, the man who is secretly BATMAN, has described Professor Hugo Strange as 'the most dangerous man in the world! Scientist, philosopher and a criminal genius — little is known of him, yet this man is undoubtedly the greatest organizer of crime in the world!'" — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, pp. 115, 343. Batman's Finned Gloves: Besides featuring Batman's first major villain, this ish also features the debut of the Caped Crusader's finned gauntlets, the last major adjustment to Batman's costume (aside from the gradual shrinking of his oversized bat-ears) until the bright yellow chest oval was added to his tunic in 1964. As far as we can tell, Batman's gauntlet fins served no designated purpose (aside from looking really cool) until Christopher Nolan's film Batman Begins (2005) established that the fins were useful for blocking sword and knife attacks. Nolan's The Dark Knight (2008) furthered the tactical significance of Batman's gauntlet fins by depicting them as spring-loaded, sharp-edged projectiles. 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#: 360010 Headline: DETECTIVE COMICS #36 * 1st App: Dr. HUGO STRANGE