BATMAN #138

Featuring a cover story entitled . . .

"Secret of the SEA-BEAST!"


A March 1961 issue GRADED 6.5 by CGC!!

(with RARE WHITE pages)


As of 7/28/24, this is one of only 193 copies of Batman #138 to EVER be graded by CGC.  Eighty-eight of those received a higher grade with a Universal label, but - considering its age - not many of them are likely to have WHITE pages like this copy does!!     


Story by BILL FINGER; 

Art by Sheldon Moldoff and Charles Paris; and 

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff!!

 

See below for complete information 

on the condition of this beautifully-preserved classic issue

 

Long term storage in a Mylar bag with an acid-free board

until submission to CGC in June of 2024!!

This issue was bagged and boarded since purchase and (since 1990, when I learned about the superior results attainable with archival storage products and moved my entire collection into those products) it was preserved in a thick archival Mylar bag with a heavy-weight acid-free board, and stored in my smoke-free, pet-free, climate-controlled home.  It was removed from its Mylar bag for the first time to be graded by CGC!!  I submitted it to CGC to be graded and encased and it was returned, with a 6.5 Grade in July of 2024.  This copy, both before and after processing by CGC,  NEVER has spent a single day in an attic, basement or storage unit, (and it NEVER will as long as I own it!).

Thanks to careful handling, and long-term storage in Mylar, and despite turning SIXTY-FIVE years old in 2026, this issue STILL looks pretty GREAT, especially in its brand new CGC holder with that 6.5 grade on a Universal Label showing that this copy still has WHITE pages!! 


Note that the photos used in this listing are not stock images. They are images of the exact copy being offered for sale.  The photos show the covers, the CGC Grade and creator/content details, and all the corners, ends and edges of the BRAND NEW CGC case.  The last 2 images:  show it back in its CGC issued polybag, ready for shipment to its new owner; and provide a screenshot of CGC Census data for this issue, as of July 28, 2024. 

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