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Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #31 (Dell, 1943) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Cream to off-white pages....
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Description
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #31 (Dell, 1943) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Cream to off-white pages. This is the key issue every seasoned collector knows! It's the first new Donald Duck story by Carl Barks. The man who would later be known as the "Good Duck Artist" partially rewrote the script in addition to handling the art. While Barks has previously drawn Donald in Four Color #9, that tale was not scripted by Barks (nor did he draw the whole story). And this key issue's 4/43 cover date puts it about half a year before Four Color #29.The issue is also the first new (non-reprint) Donald Duck story of the entire Comics and Stories series. Walt Kelly is the cover artist.
Fairly common in lower grades, this one is impossible in high grade, and no copy has been graded higher than this one! If you collect the Duck books at all, you probably already own a copy with the red surface all dinged up, or that's otherwise beat-up, written-on, subscription-creased, name-stamped, etc., etc... If that's the case it's time to upgrade, and here's the best opportunity we've ever offered for you to do so.
Overstreet 2008 VF/NM 9.0 value = $3,902; NM- 9.2 value = $5,600. CGC census 1/09: 3 in 9.0, none higher.
CGC Grader Notes:
Right Bottom Front Cover Chip Out
Right Top Front Cover Small Lite Crease
Spine Lite Wear
View the certification for CGC Certification ID 0911957003, including grader's notes if available and a link to the latest full census report for the issue.*
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Auction Info
2009 February Signature Comics & Comic Art Auction #7002 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
February, 2009
26th-28th
Thursday-Saturday
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