Its weakness is the exceedingly complex launching mechanism. Allied experts say that the crewless plane, which has not yet been launched in attack, would be unquestionably a dangerous menace, but there is not the slightest worry that will ever be more than especially nasty. It would be extraordinarily difficult to intercept the craft either by fighter or by balloon, because its high speed would sever any balloon cable. "There is evidence that the secret weapon with which Hitler hopes to make an 11th-hour retrieval from disaster is a crewless radio-controlled aircraft, loaded to capacity with explosives, and Just enough fuel to reach the target, to which it can be directed accurately, says Cyrus Sulzberger, New York Times correspondent at an airbase In Italy. View the certification for CGC Certification ID 1973696020 and purchase grader's notes if available."German's Robot Plane Dangerous Menace," warned newspaper headlines across the country - and the world - in early 1944. The sky's the limit when this Promise Collection copy crosses the auction block! Overstreet 2020 NM- 9.2 value = $42,000. The NM+ 9.6 is shocking, considering that just six copies have ever been given a grade above VF 8.0! The books is one of Overstreet's Top 100 Golden Age Comics, and of course, it features Batman and Robin on the Win Mortimer cover and inside, where Dick Sprang and Curt Swan added art. This impossible copy nearly brought tears to our eyes when we received it. He became so popular that the Riddler was chosen as the first villain to star on Batman's new TV show, back in 1966 (as played by the incredible Frank Gorshin). Detective Comics #140 featuring the first appearance of the Riddler, The Promise Collection Pedigree (DC, 1948)ĭetective Comics #140 The Promise Collection Pedigree (DC, 1948) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages. Look for some very stiff competition when bidding on this newly crowned single highest-graded copy of the origin and first appearance of the Riddler (Edward Nigma), one of the Dynamic Duo's most enduring foes. Stay tuned to Bleeding Cool for what will certainly be more record results from this auction. The comic books were carefully boxed up and put in an attic, where they stayed for over half a century. Robert came home from the war and fulfilled his promise to his brother. Robert knew how dear those books were to his brother. Junie had but one request of his big brother – that Robert take care of his collection of funny books should anything happen to him in battle. His younger brother, known as Junie, enlisted in the hopes of keeping watch over Robert. In the early 1950s, a young man called Robert was drafted by the Army to fight in Korea. The consignors of these comics wish to remain anonymous, but Heritage Auctions has revealed some details behind the origins of the Promise Collection and its name: The first appearance of the Johnny Blaze version of Ghost Rider in Marvel Spotlight #5 CGC 9.8 from the Oregon Collection hammered at $264,000 yesterday, and today's Promise Collection results have been equally as strong across the board. Results in the early going of this auction have been nothing short of stunning. This comic is virtually never available for sale in high grade, and this CGC 9.6 entry is the sole highest-graded copy on the CGC Census. A CGC 7.5 copy of this comic sold for $40,800 earlier this year. The $456,000 hammer price for this copy of the Riddler's first appearance surpasses the previous highest price ever paid for a Detective Comics #140 by a factor of ten.
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