Champ Comics #23 Pennsylvania Pedigree (Harvey, 1942) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $6,300.00

Sold: Jun 23, 2024

Champ Comics #23 Values

Publisher: Harvey, 1942

About Champ Comics #23

Jack Kirby and Joe Simon drew the World War II flag cover for the issue. Rated a "7" ("scarce") on the Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books Scarcity Index.

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COVER DETAILS

Pencils: Joe Simon

Notes: Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Previous indexer suggested Jack Kirby for pencils and Joe Simon for inks.

STORY DETAILS

(17 Stories)

Synopsis: Reproduction of a letter from the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. urging readers of the comic book to purchase War Savings Stamps.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Henry Morgenthau Jr. (signed)

Notes: This public service announcement appeared in numerous comic books around this time. The only difference was in the headline, where the particular comic book title was inserted. Black-and-white, inside front cover.

Title: Flags of the 28 United Nations

Synopsis: Drawings of flags of 28 United Nations and a charging soldier.

Pages: 2.000

Pencils: Howard Ferguson ? [as Ferg] (signed)

Inks: Howard Ferguson ? [as Ferg] (signed)

Notes: The signature "Ferg" appears next to the art of the soldier. Bails indicates Howard Ferguson worked for Harvey around this time.

Title: Conditions In Army Camp Appalling!

Characters: A. Daniel Durst (villain, introduction); Countess Honen Linden(villain, introduction); Elijah Truth (introduction); Diane Truth (introduction)

Pages: 8.000

Pencils: Al Bryant

Inks: Al Bryant

Notes: Art identification from original art at Lewis Wayne gallery. Previous indexer suggested Rudy Palais? for pencils and inks or Mort Leav? for pencils and inks.

Title: One of Rube Goldberg's Inventions

Synopsis: One-panel cartoon showing a man with an elaborate invention to remind him to purchase War Bonds.

Pages: 0.250

Script: Rube Goldberg (signed)

Pencils: Rube Goldberg (signed)

Inks: Rube Goldberg (signed)

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CGC Census Report*

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
Universal	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13
Qualified	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	0	0	0
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	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	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	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16

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