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  • Item #63465565
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    Published Jul 1977 by DC.

    Batman (1940) 289 CGC 4.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #3704496023

    Ended Sep 18 2025
    Winning Bid $21

    Cover art by Mike Grell. Hostess snack cakes ad with Green Lantern. "Sign of the Skull," script by David Vern (as David V. Reed), pencils by Mike Grell, inks by Vince Colletta; "Skull" Dugger suffers from anhedonia, a psychological condition that robs him of the ability to experience joy, so he builds a machine that will allow him to feel it--by robbing joy and life from others at their moment of greatest pleasure; Batman succumbs to the machine. Remember the Five-Cent Phone Call? article by publisher Jenette Kahn. Bob Haney profile by Mike Gold. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35. Grade: CGC 4.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)