Adventure Comics #49 Mile High pedigree (DC, 1940) CGC VF/NM 9.0 White pages....
Auction amount: $6,572.50
Sold: Feb 29, 2008
Adventure Comics #49 Values
Publisher: DC, 1940
About Adventure Comics #49
Second appearance of Hourman. Sheldon Moldoff cover. Sandman appearance. Bernard Baily and Bob Kane art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff [as CR] (signed); Bernard Baily (Hourman inset)
Inks: Sheldon Moldoff [as CR] (signed); Bernard Baily (Hourman inset)
Notes: Last "generic" cover. Cover credits from Sheldon Moldoff himself in Alter Ego #52 (September 2005). Art originally tentatively credited to Creig Flessel.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Dr. Drew (intro); Miss Drew (intro); un-named gang of crooks (villains, intro, some death)
Synopsis: Rex Tyler's 2nd client is a Miss Drew, who asks that he help locate her missing father, whom she believes has been kidnapped because of his creation of a super type of cold pill.
Pages: 6.000
Script: Ken Fitch
Pencils: Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks: Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters: Bernard Baily
Notes: Fitch script credit by Craig Delich and verified by Martin O'Hearn. We previously credited Gardner Fox. Letterer credit by Craig Delich. Oddity: A detective questioning Rex Tyler about Miss Drew, inquires of him as to whether or not he is "Tick-Tock Tyler, The Hour-Man"!
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
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Universal |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
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Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Restored |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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