Best Comics #2 Values

Publisher: Pines, 1939

About Best Comics #2

An early tryout of a landscape magazine format comic. This was the second appearance of the Red Mask, believed to be the first black superhero in comics. Ray McGill story, cover, and art. The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books lists this as an "8" ("rare") on its Scarcity Index, meaning fewer than 20 copies are believed to be in existence.

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COVER DETAILS

STORY DETAILS

(14 Stories)

Characters: The Red Mask; Nina; Danny; Colonel Trent; Robert Fear; Miranda; Mombasa

Pages: 6.000

Script: George West [as Geo. West] (signed)

Pencils: George West [as Geo. West] (signed)

Inks: George West [as Geo. West] (signed)

Notes: copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp. Pages numbered 8 -13. The Red Mask is the first African or minority hero in comics and is depicted as black-skinned on the cover of the first issue, but is depicted as a white-skinned hero on the cover of this issue, as well as the subsequent issues 3 and 4. His skin-tone alternates between black and white throughout the interior story pages (including panels where parts of his body have different skin coloring).

Title: Rescued by the Masked Rider

Characters: The Masked Rider

Pages: 2.000

Script: ? [as Sam Brant]

Pencils: "HE"?

Letters: typeset

Notes: "Sam Brant" was a house name used at Thrilling (Standard - Pines) from at least 1934 - 1956. The Masked Rider pulp magazine started in 1934, and was taken over by Thrilling (Standard - Pines) in 1938 and continued to 1953.

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Grade	NG	PG	CVR	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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