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Batmania and Gotham Gazette Fanzines 1964-66

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Comics Start Price:325.00 USD Estimated At:160.00 - 240.00 USD
Batmania and Gotham Gazette Fanzines 1964-66
<B>Batmania and Gotham Gazette Fanzines Group (1964-66).</B></I> Issues #1, 2, 4, 5, and 9 of <B>Batmania</B></I> and V1#1 of the <B>Gotham Gazette</B></I> are included here. The latter is a 6-page staple-bound fanzine put out by such familiar names as Biljo White and Bill Dubay. It's a VG copy in nice condition except for a subscription crease. As for <B>Batmania</B></I>, the first three are mailed copies in VG condition, the other two are VF. All are from the collection of Tom Fagan of Rutland, VT (if you don't know who he is, read "Night of the Reaper in <B>Batman</B></I> #237), who by the end of this run was a co-editor of the 'zine. These take you back to a world before the Overstreet guide and DC Archive Editions, when information on the Golden Age was tough to come by. Revelations include: Batman once used a gun! There was no <B>Whiz Comics</B></I> #1! Captain America had a different shield in his first appearance! And there's fevered discussion of the New Look Batman, who was brand new at the time! These are chock-full of familiar names of fans/creators/dealers like Jerry Bails, Howard Keltner, Roy Thomas, Robert Jennings, Lucas Dang, Don and "Margaret" Thompson, Sam Viviano, Mike Friedrich, Paul Gambaccini (who decries the introduction of Aunt Harriet), and TV's William Dozier (who writes in to drum up support for the upcoming TV show). <B>Comic Art Price Guide</B></I> value for group = $225. <I> From the Tom Fagan Diamond Run Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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