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Title: BATMAN Nos. 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 172, 173, 174, 175 * Lot of 10 Comics
Publisher:DC [Indicia: National Periodical Publications, Inc.]
Date Published: 1964-1965
Description: #164: VG- (3.5). Spine stress, spine ends nicked, corner crease, moderate edgewear, distributor's date stamp and reseller's rubberstamp. Cream to off-white pages. Overstreet: "New Batmobile."
#165: G/VG (3.0). Spine stress, mild corner creases, cover detached at bottom staple, reseller's rubberstamp. Cream to off-white pages.
#166: G/VG(3.0). Spine ticks and rubs, mild edgewear, corner creased, top staple pulled, reseller's rubberstamp, right edge of covers and pages bumped, back cover heavily rubbed, soiled and creased. Cream pages.
#167: VG+ (4.5). Moderate spine stress, light edge and corner wear, reseller's rubberstamp. Cream to off-white pages.
#168: VG- (3.5). Spine ticks, edgewear, some crepe-paper-like vertical cover creases, reseller's rubberstamp to front cover, rubberstamp offset to back cover. Off-white pages.
#170: VG (4.0). Spine stress, slight staple pull, small corner crease, touch of edgewear, reseller's rubberstamp. Off-white pages.
#172: Good+ (2.5) Spine stress, spine roll, edge tears, creases, ½" curved tear near bottom staple. Off-white pages.
#173: Good+ (2.5). Spine stress, 2 spine splits (½" and 1"), staple rust with a touch of rust migration, a few small rubs, small corner creases, reseller's rubberstamps to back cover and last page. Cream pages.
#174: Good- (1.8) Cover detached, spine stress, creases, subscription crease, a few edge tears, rubs, reseller's rubberstamp. Cream to light tan pages.
#175: Fair/Good (1.5). Restored. Spine stress, heavy creasing, a few short tears, spine TAPED, inside covers affied to pages at spine with GLUE. Cream pages.
 
Cover pencils and inks: Sheldon Moldoff, Joe Giella, Carmine Infantino, and Murphy Anderson. Stories and art: Gardner Fox, Ed Herron, John Broome, Joe Giella, Sheldon Moldoff, and Sid Greene.Batman's Book Gets a New Look: Following the changes to Batman's iconography pioneered in Detective Comics #327 (May 1964), Batman's eponymous title was likewise brought up to date. "The wild popularity of Sean Connery's James Bond films exerted a potent influence on comics in general and on New Look Batman in particular. New gadgets such as a refurbished Bat-Signal and a new Batmobile — a sleek, open-topped, tricked-out sports car — made their debts. Batman spent more time than ever before struggling to escape from terrifying death traps. July 1964 saw him jetting off to England to investigate the mysterious 'Castle with Wall-to-Wall Danger!' And in Batman #167 (November 1964) Batman and Robin chase 'the Hydra of Crime' through a 'book-length spy thriller' that takes them to the Netherlands, Singapore, Greece, Hong Kong, France, and the Swiss Alps, where they infiltrate the villain's underground lair and foil his plot to launch a nuclear missile that will trigger armageddon." — Glen Weldon, The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture. Simon & Schuster: 2016, pp. 66-67.
 
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