Question: I know this isn’t a sports card, but what can you tell me about this Danny DeVito autograph?
Answer: Cool card! In 1992, Danny DeVito portrayed the Penguin in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns. As a child, this was one of the movies I watched all the time. For a film that was marketed towards kids, its quite dark. That scene near the end where Penguin slowly walks out of the water bleeding to death sparked the attention of many parents. I thought it was awesome. Things like that are one of the reasons why the studio decided to go in a different direction for the next two films. Batman Forever and Batman & Robin were fun to watch as a kid, but I can’t watch them today. In my opinion, Batman and Batman Returns still hold up for me now.
Topps created a few different sets to go along with Batman Returns. One of them being a Stadium Club set. The unsigned version of this card originated from the Stadium Club set, but not the card containing Danny DeVito’s signature.
In 1993, Topps issued two sets based on Batman: The Animated Series. They were split up between Series 1 and Series 2. Despite not having anything to do with the cartoon, Topps randomly inserted these Danny DeVito autographs into Series 2 packs. 2,000 copies of his Batman Returns base card were signed.
I wish this card had some type of notation, foil stamp, or serial number printed on it. Even though Danny DeVito has a complex signature, an unsigned base card and silver pen are all a scammer would need to attempt at making a counterfeit. I think they’re a hard sell because of that fact. An asking price for an example deemed authentic can be up to $250. Its a great example of an early buyback autograph.
Oswald Cobblepot!
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