*DC: Four consecutive issues of Batman from 1952/53 from the Midas Collection this week, #74-77, with the Dynamic Duo leaping, jumping, swinging and bursting into action on all four covers. 
PICTURED: BATMAN
#74 GD+ £120 Lead story The Crazy Crime Clown, where the Joker commits seemingly crazy crimes and is sentenced to an insane asylum for access to a fortune. Batman goes undercover as an asylum patient. Other stories involve a movie murder plot and the villainous Mr Hydro. Stories by Al Schwartz & Bill Finger. Cover by Win Mortimer. Art by Dick Sprang, Bob Kane and Lew Sayre Schwartz. A lower graded copy with colour breaking cover creases, a couple of chips out of cover and a central spine split. Lower staple off cover. Decent off-white pages. 
#75 FA+ £75 SOLD Silver Age fans will remember this cover image from its vivid depiction on Batman Annual #3 from 1962. Cover by Win Mortimer and Lew Sayre Schwartz. In the cover story, an executed gang boss has his brain transplanted into the body of a giant gorilla. Plus an encounter with the villainous Mr Roulette and an adventure in an outlaw western town. Stories by David Vern and John Broome. Art by Dick Sprang, Bob Kane and Lew Sayre Schwartz. Good cover image, but extra staples . Cover off lower staple and loose at top. Edge wear with small chip off bottom right cover and lower staple area. Decent off-white pages. 
#76 VG+ £230 SOLD In the lead story, Batman joins the Danger Club to track down the killer within. Also features the Joker in flashback. Plus, the Penguin has a new ruse with mythical giant birds and Batman trades places with a ruthless, cold-blooded killer. Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Edmond Hamilton and Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Jim Mooney. Fabulous rich colours on this cover, with a glorious deep purple sky. Solid spine with minor stress marks, minor handling wear, a couple of small colour-breaking creases at right upper edge and a small tear (no loss), right lower. Excellent near white pages and firm staples. 
#77 FA+ £75 Things appear to go wrong when Batman and Robin use a machine to predict crimes; Commissioner Gordon recruits the Secret Star, five men who can stand in for Batman, and the Assistant Commissioner has the Dynamic Duo sorting mundane police matters while ongoing mysterious robberies plague the city. Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Al Schwartz and Bill Finger. Art by Bob Kane and Lew Sayre Schwartz. A tatty copy just hanging on at the staples. Wear and tear along the spine (particularly the staple area, and along the ragged right edge. Small corner off bottom right cover. Several colour-breaking creases and heavy corner blunting.