*DC: What a significant issue this is from the Midas Collection. A striking cover by Jerry Robinson, a reverse scene of the classic cover on #9, a Joker lead story The Joker Reforms by Bob Kane, two more mysteries drawn by Jack Burnley, before the final story by Kane again, debuting Alfred, Bruce Wayne’s butler, an integral part of the Batman family ever since and star of big and small screens. This of course is the fat Alfred before he got skinny as a result of a stay at a health resort not too long after. CGC 2.5 GD+ Unrestored blue label, case perfect, white to off-white pages, CGC serial number 0205327003. An interesting sidebar to this copy is that there is a small chip missing out of the cover at the base of the spine. This chip is actually included (outside the CGC case) with handwritten correspondence which seems to be between a former owner and CGC, where the owner asks for the chip to be included inside the case, but CGC state they cannot do this since it would ‘float’ in the slab. You come across all sorts of odd things in this business… High resolution images are available on request. 
PICTURED: BATMAN #16 CGC 2.5 GD+ £2,250