American Comics Update: The Midas Collection/Batmania/Slab Happy: 2 Batman issues from 1955
*DC: Leading our Midas Collection updates this week, two encapsulated issues of Batman from 1955.
PICTURED: BATMAN
#89 CGC 3.5 VG- £175 Cream to off-white pages. Universal blue label (unrestored). CGC Serial Code 1018102025 Strong colour cover. NB this case has the Newton’s Rings aspect, where an apparent rainbow oily visual effect is caused between the outer and inner holder due to the refractive processes of two pieces of plastic coming together. The comic itself is, of course, unaffected. This is not considered to be a holder defect by CGC; more information is available on the internet. Nevertheless, for some people, this effect is unappealing and we have priced this issue to reflect that. Cover by Win Mortimer, interiors by Dick Sprang and Sheldon Moloff. Stories by Bill Finger. River Rogues – a Prof Nichols time travel story; The Seven Wonders Of The Underworld – criminal inventions; Bruce Wayne’s Aunt Agatha – Bruce’s aunt unmasks Batman.
#93 CGC 5.0 VG/FN £200 Off-white pages, case perfect. Universal blue label (unrestored). CGC Serial Code 0792847002 Cover by Win Mortimer, all interiors by Dick Sprang. Stories by Bill Finger and Edmond Hamilton. Journey To The Top Of The World – Batman & Robin must recover a valuable microfilm from a mountain top; Batman, Baby-Sitter – Bruce’s cousin Jane drops off her child for Bruce to care for, whilst fighting crime; The Caveman Batman – Prof Nichols (again) sends Batman and Robin back in time to investigate evidence of man co-existing with dinosaurs (!).