DC (Indicia: "World's Best Comics Co."). Summer, 1942. Good (2.0). Robin's briefs and lower part of his tunic have been covered with sparkly gold paint of some sort, which has then been partially rubbed away. "4223" is stamped on the middle of the cover, and the same number has been penned above and to the left of the DC emblem, then covered with ink. Two previous owners' names penned and penciled to inside front and back covers. General wear and creasing to covers, staple rust. No chips or tears, pages white to off-white with some discoloring to first page at gutter. Cover by Fred Ray. Scripts by Jerry Siegel, Gardner Fox, Joe Greene, Mort Weisinger (?). Stories and art by Joe Sikela (ghosting for Joe Shuster), Joseph Sulman, Jack Kirby, Harry Lampert, Paul Norris, George Storm, Mick Suchorsky, Henry Boltinoff, Jerry Robinson (ghosting as Bob Kane).

Patriotic cover: Superheroes salute servicemen against a background of red, white and blue. This was the first ish to hit the stands after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. For the next few years, patriotic covers would dominate the nation's newsstands.

A limited edition of 100 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues are available. Over 200 pages, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcovers $40, dust-jacketed hardcover with limitation plate $200. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com or call 415-989-2665

R. Crumb says, "I found [PBA's catalogue] so interesting that I am saving it for the texts that accompany the comics which were put up for auction. This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books. I especially enjoyed the reviews of the post-war horror comics. Great. Priceless."

Consignments welcome for PBA's Spring 2021 Comic Book sale. Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age and Silver Age comics, original art and ephemera sought. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com or call 415-989-2665