![]() ![]() Amassing about half of the comics DC had ever published, Levine determined to form a complete collection. However, reviewing his stacks of comic books with the purchaser reawakened his passion for this pop art form, and Levine bought his comics back from the dealer he had sold them to-at a 50% premium. However, in pre-internet 1987, Levine despaired of finding many Golden Age comics he lacked, and decided to sell many of his best issues in order to fund his collection of Northern Soul records and Doctor Who film prints. Upon discovering London comic shops Dark They Were and Golden Eyed, in 1972, Levine realized it was possible to find long-out-of-print issues and discontinued titles such as The Justice Society of America, a Golden Age forerunner of his beloved Justice League, thus sparking his half-century of comic book collecting.įor a decade, Levine purchased a new copy of every DC issue he could find, while trying to fill in earlier issues. He was first introduced to DC when he began reading The Justice League of America as an eight-year-old in 1960. Featuring some of the most valuable individual books as well as extremely rare promotional issues, the Levine Collection includes all the DC heroes that are among the most recognizable and versatile pop culture touchstones in the world.”Ī significant figure in modern pop culture himself, Levine is a DJ and producer, early popularizer of the Northern Soul movement, and one of the originators of Hi-NRG music. ![]() Amassed over decades of hunting, Levine’s collection embodies the passion and fandom that has defined comics culture for generations, which today is best encapsulated not through printed issues but popular superhero films that regularly break box office records. Richard Austin, head of Sotheby’s Books & Manuscripts Department in New York, commented: “The Ian Levine Collection is the holy grail for comics collectors. ![]() From New Fun #1, the very first DC comic book published in 1934, to complete collections of Superman and Batman, the collections also includes first appearances of Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Martian Manhunter, Plastic Man and more superhero teams such as the Justice League of America and the Teen Titans and supervillains Lex Luthor, the Joker, Two Face, the Penguin, General Zod, and more. The Ian Levine Collection of DC Comics-the most comprehensive in the 80 year span-was amassed over half a century that spans the birth and development of superhero comics as cheap forms of entertainment to pop culture juggernauts. For a comprehensive overview of the collection or to inquire about its purchase, click here. Available now and on view on, the sale marks the 81st anniversary of the release of Detective Comics #27 on March 30, 1939, which featured the debut of The Batman. The more than 40,000 comics in the collection also features superhero icons Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Hornet and Aquaman, as well as the Justice League series. NEW YORK – Sotheby’s will offer the Ian Levine Collection of DE Comics, an exclusive private sale offering of every comic book released by American publisher DC Comics from 1935 – 2016, including complete runs of Superman, Batman, Action Comics and Detective Comics. 1, the first appearance of Wonder Woman, January 1942. 1, the first appearance of Superman, June 1938 Sensation Comics No. 27, the first appearance of Batman, May 1939 Action Comics No.
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