American Comics Update: The Midas Collection/Batmania: Batman #70-72 (1952)
*DC: Also from the Midas Collection this week, three consecutive issues of Batman from 1952.
PICTURED: BATMAN
#70 FA £55 Robot cover. Features a Penguin story, the Crime Academy and a robot cop. Cover by Win Mortimer; art by Bob Kane with Lew Sayre Schwartz, Curt Swan. Much chipping and many losses around all edges, particularly bottom. Off lower staple, with spine split right up to it. Cover pulled on top staple, but hanging on. Staples firm at centrefold. Dust shadow along right edge. Water stain lower right edge and earlier page margins. SOLD
#71 FA/GD £70 Stories include a prison for members of law enforcement, Commissioner Gordon trying to uncover Batman’s identity and the mysterious Mr Cipher. Cover by Win Mortimer; art by Bob Kane with Lew Sayre Schwartz, Dick Sprang. Cover appears to be glued on at spine. Small tears with chips out. Firm staples at centrefold, decent off-white pages. SOLD
#72 VG+ £265 Features the Jungle Batman, the Maskers (who all wear masks) and the Death-Cheaters Club. Cover by Win Mortimer; art by Bob Kane with Lew Sayre Schwartz, Dick Sprang, Jim Mooney. Nice mid-grade copy with only slight wear. Cover is very slightly pulled at both staples, but firmly attached, centrefold loose. No other specific defects. White to off-white pages.