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DETECTIVE COMICS Nos. 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468 * Lot of 25 Comics Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: National Periodical Publications, Inc.; DC Comics Inc.] Date Published: 1974-1977 Description: Detective Comics #s 444-468, lot of 25 issues. Generally F/VF (7.0), most with reseller's rubberstamp to front cover. Covers, stories and art by Jim Aparo, Len Wein, Dick Giordano Ernie Chan, Elliot Maggin, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Walter Simonson, Denny O'Neil, David Vern, Mike Grell, Martin Pasko, Bob Rozakis, Michael Uslan, Frank McLaughlin, Gerry Conway, and Vince Colletta. Crime Alley: "To Illustrate the full extent to which the killing of his parents continued to obsess the Caped Crusader, O'Neil introduced another location that would become a permanent fixture of Batman's world with Detective Comics #457 (March 1976). We learn that one night every year, on the anniversary of his parents' murder, Batman ignores his other duties to exclusively and mercilessly patrol the neighborhood in which that crime took place: a slum once known as Park Row and now called Crime Alley." — Glen Weldon, The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture. Simon & Schuster: 2016, p. 118. Note: At the buyer's discretion, this lot of raw comics can be submitted by PBA to CGC for grading and encapsulation with a "DC Universe Collection" provenance designation on the labels. To request this service, contact PBA's comic book department for terms and conditions. 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#: 360943 Headline: DETECTIVE COMICS #s 444-468 * Lot of 25 Comics