All Star Comics #48 The Promise Collection Pedigree (DC, 1949) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....

Auction amount: $25,200.00

Sold: Nov 21, 2021

All-Star Comics #48 Values

Publisher: DC, 1949

About All-Star Comics #48

Johnny Peril backup story. Irwin Hasen cover. Arthur Peddy and Howard Purcell art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Strange Lives of Edmund Blake!

Characters: Justice Society of America [The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; Edmund Blake

Pencils: Irwin Hasen

Inks: Bernard Sachs

Colors: Jack Adler ?

Notes: Pencil credit from Craig Delich and verified by Hasen; formerly credited to Arthur F. Peddy. Inker credit from Craig Delich.

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: The Strange Lives of Edmond Blake! [Part I]

Characters: Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Atom [Al Pratt]]; Edmund Blake; Helen Blake (Edmund's sister); Dr. Starret; Dr. Jarman

Synopsis: A young boy is critically ill and needs an operation, but he doesn't seem to care what happens to him. One of the doctor's approach the boy's sister about this, but she tells him that the boy admires the JSA, and a visit by them may cheer him up. Local TV stations then put the story all over the airwaves and the members decide to go to the hospital and perform for the youngster, hoping that will strengthen him enough to endure an operation. He perks up, but sinks back into a dreamworld. Wonder Woman decides to use her Magic Sphere and inject the members into his dreams in order to save him.

Pages: 8.000

Script: John Broome

Pencils: Arthur F. Peddy (splash only); Irwin Hasen

Inks: Bernard Sachs (splash also)

Notes: Artist credits from Craig Delich. Splash page pencils are by Peddy, not by Hasen. Inker credits formerly given to Bob Oksner.

Title: The Strange Lives of Edmond Blake, Part II

Characters: Justice Society of America [Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (image only)]; Edmund Blake; Joan Nevins (Edmund's fiancee, image only); Dr. Jarman; Billy (page boy); Mr. Fletcher (Television Town's producer); Pete Dawson (Television Town Guard); unnamed Engineer at Television Town; Ed (Harmouth number one crewman); unnamed Dean of Harmouth College; Dr. Dunnel (explorer); Dip (villain); Basher (villain)

Synopsis: Five years into the future sees Edmund as a Page Boy at Television Town, and his quick thinking alerts Black Canary and Wonder Woman to a theft of securities by several crooks. Four more years pass which finds Edmund as a crewman in a race, and, as the race nears its end, the team passes a capsizing excursion steamer, and Edmund helps to rescue people, aided by Atom and Hawkman. Farther in the future sees Edmund as a naturalist in Australia, looking for possible living prehistoric animals. He discover three, one of which threatens Edmund, but GL and Dr. Mid-Nite are there to save him.

Pages: 13.000

Script: John Broome

Pencils: Arthur F. Peddy

Inks: Bernard Sachs

Title: The Strange Lives of Edmond Blake! Part III

Characters: Justice Society of America [The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Wonder Woman [Diana prince]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; Edmund Blake; Helen Blake; Dr. Jarman; Joan Nevins; Mrs. Hooker (Joan's housekeeper); Steve Somers [also as Joan's father] (villain, Joan's neighbor); X-Criminal Band (villains)

Synopsis: Another four months into the future sees Edmund racing with the Flash to Joan's home, discovering that she has received a threatening letter. The Flash discovers that Joan's jealous neighbor is responsible. This event perks Edmund up, but he realizes all the things the Magic Sphere showed him were dreams. When the JSA leave his room, Edmund wakes and notes the JSA in the Magic Sphere in trouble against some crooks. When no one believes this threat to the JSA, Edmund leaves the hospital and goes to their aid, being captured in the process. The JSA free themselves and round up the crooks.

Pages: 11.000

Script: John Broome

Pencils: Arthur F. Peddy

Inks: Bernard Sachs

Notes: The JSA makes Edmund Blake an Honorary Member at the end of the story.

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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
Universal	1	0	1	0	2	1	5	4	2	4	3	4	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	37
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Signature Series	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Restored	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Total	1	2	1	0	2	2	6	4	2	5	3	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	44

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