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DETECTIVE COMICS 289 FN+ BAT-MITE! PRICE CUT!

$44.95

In his travels as "Crazy Ed" over the last 20 years at National Conventions Ed has acquired some excellent--some REALLY KILLER COPIES OF KEY AND SEMI-KEY SILVER & BRONZE (even GOLDEN) AGE ISSUES!
HERE IS Detective Comics STARRING BATMAN and ROBIN!
 Issue #289 from March 1961

  • The issue falls in the period of early 1961 right before the price went from 10 to 12 cents-its called a "block 10 Cent cover."
  • This issue features the BAT-MITE.  The art was done by Sheldon Moldoff .  There is a back-up J'onn J'onzz story
  • Issue appears to be in mid-grade; overall FN 6.0 to FN+ 6.5 The cover has vivid colors and only minor spine stress wear and light visible edge wear. 
  • There is a light crease on the top right corner. The top right corner has a bent tip. There is a nick about the size of a pencil point above the "D" in Detective.
  • The centerfold and staples are in great shape and firmly attached.
  • The Back covers is relatively clean, with more off-white areas than anything else. There is a tiny stain on the cover near the bottom staple. The inside covers are off-white to white. The interior pages are supple and WHITE.
Overall a solid pretty, well preserved Silver age classic--checked very carefully for completeness! To assist you in evaluating the book, we provide scans:  
  •  of both front and back cover(s)
  •  close up of all 4 corners
PRICING NOTES:
  1. The 2009 Overstreet guide value in 9.2 Near Mint minus is $250.00. The 2009 Guide is already 14 months old and the new 2010 guide is not due for publication until July 2010!
  2. A copy in 6.0 would guide for $60.00. The book readily appears higher grade than a FN 6.0 
  3. The issue may be scarce to acquire this nice a copy at this low price; nice looking Batman pieces are readily over-valued by their owners, and subsequently over-graded, and therefore overpriced, by Sellers with less grading expertise or conservatism.
A collector looking to fill a run of  DETECTIVE COMICS from the Silver age, or a BAT-MITE fan will be thrilled with this book!

Buy with confidence. Your satisfaction is guaranteed and you have our 7 day return privilege. Crazy Ed is a Charter Member Dealer with the CGC and a Comic Buyers Guide Mail Order Customer Service Award Winner.

We pack and ship securely-our intention is to prevent postal mishaps. We do combine shipping-an extra $2 for each extra lot and an extra $4 for each additional CGC book.