Batman #53 The Promise Collection Pedigree (DC, 1949) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $39,600.00

Sold: Nov 21, 2021

Batman #53 Values

Publisher: DC, 1949

About Batman #53

Joker story. Jim Mooney cover. Mooney and Bob Kane art.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Pencils: Jim Mooney

Inks: Ray Burnley

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: Penciler credit verified by Mooney, inker credit verified by Jack Burnley, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: A Hairpin, a Hoe, a Hacksaw, a Hole in the Ground!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Lefty (Joker henchman); Commissioner James Gordon; Maharajah of Nimpah

Synopsis: Determined to prove himself as the greatest master of comedy ever, the Joker launches a series of crimes stealing seemingly worthless items, while Batman and Robin try to uncover a pattern to the crimes.

Pages: 12.000

Pencils: Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks: Charles Paris

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: Penciler credits verified by Schwartz, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris. Script used on Batman TV show.

Title: The Portrait of Doom!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Dapper Bandit [Frank Fabian] (villain, introduction); Carl Marlin (artist); Greta Marlin (Carl's wife); Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis: Artist Carl Marlin captures the soul of a man when he paints a portrait of him. After painting Frank Fabian, Fabian kills Marlin, and then Fabian's portrait starts to change to show Fabian's evil side.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Bill Finger

Pencils: Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks: Charles Paris

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: Penciler credits verified by Schwartz, inker credit verified by Paris, and letterer credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

Title: Batman Under the Sea!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Phaeton (villain, introduction); Stack Hawley (villain, introduction); Theta (introduction, mermaid scientist); Sarin (introduction, ruler of the sea people)

Synopsis: While pursuing a villain on the ocean, Batman is thrown overboard and awakens to find himself in an undersea city with a race of mer-people who, to save Batman's life, have converted him into a mer-man!

Pages: 12.000

Script: Bill Finger

Pencils: Jim Mooney

Inks: Jim Mooney

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: Pencils and inks credits verified by Jim Mooney to Craig Delich; we previously credited inks to Ray Burnley. Letters credit by Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	3	7	9	9	11	10	16	8	12	8	12	8	7	3	6	3	1	0	1	0	0	139
Qualified	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Total	1	0	0	2	2	0	2	3	7	9	10	11	11	16	8	12	8	13	9	7	4	7	3	1	0	1	0	0	146

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