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Title: DETECTIVE COMICS No. 144
Publisher:DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.]
Date Published: February, 1949
Description: CGC certified: Good (2.0). Purple label: Restored (C-5). Off-white pages. Grader notes: "Detached cover; tape cover; tape spine; color touch on front cover; creasing to cover; piece added with tape front cover C-5; spine stress lines to cover." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION.
 
CGC Census: 33 graded copies (33 Universal).
 
GPAnalysis: No reported sales of restored copies in any grade. Be the first! 
 
For comparison purposes, here are recent Universal sales: A 2.5 sold for $230 in 9/22; another 2.5 sold for $235 in 1/22.
 
Credits: Cover: Jack Burnley (Charles Paris inks). Scripts: Bill Finger. Art: Jack Burnley (ghosting as Bob Kane), Lee Harris, John Daly, Curt Swan.Bat-cyclopedia: "In February 1949 Batman and Robin match wits with BIG JACK BANCROFT.... a ruthless gangster, 'Public Enemy Number One,' who attempts to hide from the police by having his own men kidnap saxophonist Eddie Blinn, whom he resembles, and then taking Blinn's place in Kay Kyser's famous band. For a time, Bancroft eludes capture, but he is ultimately apprehended by members of the Gotham City Police Department through the heroic efforts of BATMAN, ROBIN, and bandleader Kyser." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, pp. 121, 21.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.
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