*DC: Three more Golden Age issues of Batman from the Midas Collection this week, featuring the Joker, the Penguin, Vicki Vale and many others.
PICTURED: BATMAN
#56 VG £240 Cover by Dick Sprang. Interior art by Sprang and Jim Mooney. Stories by David Vern and Bill Finger. The Caped Crusaders are in Latin America to train a local law-keeper, Bat-Hombre. The Penguin must commit seven different crimes with seven different birds in order to claim an inheritance. Batman and Robin find themselves continually upstaged by a reporter who is able to solve the crimes before them. A reasonable copy with an unmarked white background cover. A good spine with staples well connected, although the lower is a tiny bit pulled. Minor wear to right edge and some corner blunting. Supple off-white pages. There is a tiny chip off at the very top of the spine which is present. 
#57 GD £215 Cover by Win Mortimer. Interior art by Dick Sprang, Mortimer, Bob Kane and Lew Sayre Schwartz. Bruce Wayne’s moral character is questioned when he is framed for acts he did not commit. An ancient mummy comes to life and goes on a crime spree in Gotham. The Joker escapes from prison intent on proving that he is the world’s greatest comedian. Centrefold is a 1950 calendar (which is present). Decent cover but off both staples, which are otherwise firm. Wear and tear to right edge and spine. Nice pages are supple and off-white. 
#58 FA+ £120 Cover by Dick Sprang. Interior art by Sprang, Bob Kane and Lew Sayre Schwartz. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Bill Finger. The Penguin launches a series of crimes based the official state bird of the victims’ native state. Batman and Robin travel back in time to 1854 (as you do) to solve the mystery of a missing fortune. Criminal mastermind Black Diamond breaks four convicts out of prison and assigns them with the task of eliminating Batman and Robin. A lower-graded copy with much chipping at all edges. Tape at spine inside covers. Staples seem firm. Pages are off-white to cream.