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Title: DETECTIVE COMICS Nos. 569 to 618 * Lot of 50 Comics
Publisher:DC [Indicia: DC Comics Inc.]
Date Published: 1986-1990
Description: Detective Comics #s 569-618, lot of 50 issues. Generally VF/NM or better.
 
Covers and interiors by Alan Davis, Paul Neary, Mike W. Barr, Jerry Bingham, Jim Baikie, John Wagner, Alan Grant, Norm Breyfogle, Paris Cullins, Malcom Jones III, Irv Novik, Denys Cowan, Sam Hamm, Marv Wolfman, and others. Feelin' Groovy; or, Batman, the DJ, and Babbette's Blow: "You're doing a Batman catalog? Far out — I've gotta get a copy. I love your catalogs, the descriptions, all the esoteric lore. They're incredible, and nobody else is doing anything like it — Heritage or those other guys. Hey, here's somethin' obscure for your next catalog [laughs] — did ya know that the Flamin' Groovies are in Detective Comics #589? What happens is, in the middle of the story, we switch over to a disc jockey on the radio, playing 'Born to Run' by Bruce Springsteen. This girl named Babbette walks into the studio with a plate of cocaine, and the DJ announces, 'Hang on, I'm gonna take a little break, Babbette's givin' me a little refreshment — I'm gonna hit ya with some Flamin' Groovies.' And then the DJ puts on 'Teenage Head.' 'I'm a monster / got a revved up teenage head / Teenage monster / California born and bred.'" — Cyril Jordan, Flamin' Groovies lead guitarist, in conversation with PBA's Director of Comics, October 13 2023.
 
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.
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