*DC: More Golden Age Batman from the Bute Collection this week. Issue #18 from 1943 features a cover evocative of its time, with not just Hitler, but also Mussolini and Hirohito fallen victim to 4th July fireworks. The cover blurb urges: ‘Insure the 4th July! Buy war bonds and stamps!’ Cover art by Kressy, Sprang & Kaye. Within, Batman & Robin encounter Tweedledum and Tweedledee (art by Jerry Robinson), Robin is forced to bone up on his schoolwork (art by Bob Kane), in ‘The Good Samaritan Cops’, the first story of a series, Batman and Robin meet and work with different agencies within the realm of the Police Department: in this story, it’s the Police Emergency Squad (art by Jack Burnley) and our heroes meet the Crime  Surgeon and his Crime Clinic (art by Bob Kane).
This is a very decent copy, with a bright, unmarked cover. The staples are firmly attached at the front of the spine, but have pulled neatly through the back; the comic holds together firmly. There is an upper spine split of just over 3 cm. Pages are an excellent and supple off-white to white. Please note that this is a 60 page comic including covers, as published. DC cut down their pagecount from 68 by trimming ad pages. This gives the impression that there are pages missing, which is not the case. We have checked the content (including ads) with the data on the Grand Comics Database page by page and this is a complete copy. High resolution images are available on request.
PICTURED: BATMAN #18 GD/VG £975 SOLD