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Flash Comics #92 Mile High pedigree (DC, 1948) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages....
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Flash Comics #92 Mile High pedigree (DC, 1948) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages. Probably the most collectable issue of the later part of the Flash run, this one is beloved as the first cover appearance of Black Canary as well as her first solo story (i.e. her first story without Johnny Thunder). The added mystique comes from the white cover which makes it famously prone to smearing (though we hasten to add that this Edgar Church copy is free of this defect). Overstreet notes that this key issue is "rare in Mint due to black ink smearing on white cover." Well, there's no sign of any smearing on this outstanding copy.Oddly enough, two copies have been certified 9.4, and since we have examined both we can compare and contrast with this Mile High. It's worth noting that the 9.4 Davis Crippen "D" Copy, certified with cream to off-white pages, lacked this one's amazing page quality. The other 9.4 is from what we've heard called the "Cape Cod" collection, and had a slight mis-cut and mis-wrap.
One of the more appealing covers of the run shows two of the other stars of the book, but we'll note that the Atom also appeared here, and the issue had the first appearance of detective Larry Lance, a recurring character who became Black Canary's husband in later years.
This smashing copy was pictured in the color section of the 1983-84 Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #13. Overstreet 2008 NM- 9.2 value = $5,700. CGC census 4/08: 2 in 9.2, 2 higher.
CGC Grader Notes:
Right Bottom Front Cover Printer's Crease
Right Bottom Front Cover Small Tear
Spine Lite Stress Lines Breaks Color
View the certification for CGC Certification ID 0910732018, including grader's notes if available and a link to the latest full census report for the issue.*
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2008 May Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction #828 (go to Auction Home page)
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May, 2008
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