1966 O-Pee-Chee Batman Bat Laffs The Penguin #39 Burgess Meredith Villain Photo

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1966 O-Pee-Chee Batman Bat Laffs The Penguin #39 Burgess Meredith Villain Photo Meet the waddling master of crime, this 1966 O-Pee-Chee Batman Bat Laffs The Penguin #39 Burgess Meredith card is the iconic purple top hat and monocle portrait that every 1966 Batman villain collector must own. The 1966 O-Pee-Chee Batman Bat Laffs The Penguin #39 card is pure Gotham villain gold, listed as The Penguin on the official Topps checklist, puzzle piece B-1 of Card 13. Bat Laffs history - this is from the 55-card photo set shot during the 1966 Batman movie production, Penguin appears on cards 34, 39, 42, 44, 47, 48, 54, 55, but #39 is the solo portrait that shows Meredith in full makeup with pink bow tie, black tux, white shirt, trademark long black cigarette holder in mouth and monocular squawk laugh. Burgess Meredith achievement profile - Academy Award nominee, played Penguin in 21 episodes of Batman 1966-68, his quacking laugh Waugh Waugh became iconic, created Penguin as comical yet dangerous, later starred in Rocky as Mickey, ultimate pop culture crossover. O-Pee-Chee Canadian print - back says T. C. G. PTD. IN CANADA, English-only BAT LAFFS joke Who do bats root for on the Late Late Show? A. The BAT guys, puzzle piece legs in grass, heavy tanning, classic aged look, not bilingual French like later OPC hockey sets, this is correct for this set. Front is bright with purple hat pop, centering about 60/40 left-right, bottom edge shows significant white chipping and a small surface crease at bottom border near number 39 circle, corners are Good to VG, top left sharp, top right soft with whitening, bottom corners show edge wear and slight rounding. Surface has light gloss loss bottom third. Back is heavily tanned with even browning, legs in grass puzzle, some surface dirt and light vertical crease near center visible under light, back corners slightly better than front. This is a classic low-mid grade villain card that still displays fantastically in a Penguin collection and is tougher in Canadian print than US. Ships from Alex Collect in Woodstock Ontario with careful packaging and you can bundle with other Bat Laffs villains. Grade Estimate: VG 3