A superhero comic book collection featuring every release by DC Comics between 1935 and 2014 has gone on sale in a private auction.
The 40,000-strong collection includes complete runs from the Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Hornet, Aquaman and Justice League series.
Also featured are supervillains Lex Luthor, Joker, Two Face, Penguin and General Zod. The collection was amassed by Northern Soul disc jockey Ian Levine, also a collector of vinyl records and Doctor Who memorabilia, whose interest in comic books began at the age of eight.
His collection charts the rise of superhero comic books from cheap entertainment to a dominant force in Hollywood. The sale marks the 81st anniversary of The Batman’s debut in Detective Comics
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