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Double Action Comics #2 (DC, 1940) CGC Apparent FN- 5.5 Slight (P) Off-white to white pages....
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Double Action Comics #2 (DC, 1940) CGC Apparent FN- 5.5 Slight (P) Off-white to white pages. One of the few comics on Overstreet's Top 100 Golden Age books list that we had never offered before, this Gerber "10" was named one of the 20 rarest Golden Age books by Comic Book Marketplace (a list that included ashcans and the like). Note that this isn't an ashcan, though it's a book that surely had very limited distribution -- Overstreet puts the count at seven known copies, and five appear on the CGC census as of this writing. No issue #1 was distributed, though rumor has it that #1 exists as an ashcan (while the Overstreet Guide asserts this as fact, we have never laid eyes on a copy of #1). The contents are black and white, and it's fair to assume that this represented an experiment to see if a black-and-white comic would sell. The content is all pre-Action #1 DC fare (including Siegel and Shuster's Dr. Occult in two stories reprinted from different issues of More Fun Comics), and you'll recognize the cover as the image used on Adventure Comics #37 which came out the previous year. This is a 64-pager like other DCs of the day (despite the "double" in the title), and of course the similarity of the title to that of DC's flagship series leads to all sorts of intriguing speculation. The definitive history of this one-shot has yet to be written, but in any case, some very advanced Golden Age DC collectors have yet to secure this book, and we anticipate high demand and plenty of bidder competition. CGC notes, "Restoration includes: spine splits sealed to cover, tear seals to cover, cover reinforced." Overstreet 2007 FN 6.0 value = $4,500.CGC Grader Notes:
Bottom Spine Small Spine Split
Spine Crease
Spine Stress Lines
Spine Tear
Spine Wear
Top Spine Small Spine Split
Whole Book Multiple Bend
Whole Book Wear All Corners
Whole Book Wear All Edges
View the certification for CGC Certification ID 0910096003, including grader's notes if available and a link to the latest full census report for the issue.*
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Auction Info
2008 February Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction #827 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
February, 2008
28th-29th
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