International Comics #1 The Promise Collection Pedigree (EC, 1947) CGC VF 8.0 White pages....

Auction amount: $5,040.00

Sold: Sep 12, 2021

International Comics #1 Values

Publisher: EC, 1947

About International Comics #1

This early EC comic has a cover by Lee Bachelor, and story art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Second appearance of the "An Entertaining Comic" logo.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Van Manhattan

Pencils: Leo Bachle [as Bachelor] (signed)

Inks: Leo Bachle [as Bachelor] (signed)

Notes: "Lee Bachelor" is a known pen name for Leo Bachle, who confirmed that he worked at EC under that name in Comic Book Marketplace #114. Bachle had an assistant, John Alton, help for his EC work, but it is not known precisely what he did and this work needs to be compared with Alton's solo work. It is believed that Ernie Bache also used Lee Bachelor as a pen name, but examples of where he did that are unknown.

STORY DETAILS

(6 Stories)

Title: Manhattan's Files

Characters: Van Manhattan; Miss Gale; Coombs; Miss Ellen; Johnny Dukes (villain, death)

Synopsis: The fact that Van's evidence put away Public Enemy #1, Johnny Dukes, is of little avail when Dukes escapes from prison and hijacks an airplane that Manhattan is on heading for Seattle.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Gardner F. Fox ?

Pencils: Howard Purcell [as HP] (signed on airplane fuselage)

Inks: Howard Purcell [as HP] (signed on airplane fuselage)

Notes: Art revision from Lee Bachelor? to Purcell, other info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-16-09.

Title: Introducing Igor

Characters: Igor the Archer; Count Rostov; Czar (villain)

Synopsis: Igor is captured by the evil tyrant Czar, who condemns him to the scaffold.

Pages: 7.000

Script: Gardner F. Fox

Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff

Inks: Sheldon Moldoff

Notes: Art revision from Kurt Schaffenberger to Moldoff, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-16-09.

Title: Introducing Juan Meatbal

Characters: Juan Meatbal

Synopsis: When the inhabitants of Sawtuva-Boorda in Mexico learn that there are no fish available for their big Feast of the Fish, Juan steps up and makes a secret pact with a visiting pelican which allows the feast to go on as scheduled.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Gardner F. Fox ?

Pencils: Lee Ames

Inks: Burt Frohmen

Notes: Synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-16-09.

Title: That's Madelon!

Characters: Madelon Durand; The Great Durand (Madelon's father, death); Mr. Benet; Bobo King of the Apaches (death); von Schlager (villain)

Synopsis: After seeing her father gunned down by the Gestapo, Madelon takes her father's place in the French Underground to battle against the Nazi tyranny. But when the war ends, she decides to use her talents as a photographer and runs down a wanted Nazi felon from the war era.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Gardner F. Fox ?

Pencils: Clem Weisbecker

Inks: Clem Weisbecker

Notes: The last panel of the story is titled "Madelon's Manual: Postive Advice for Better Negatives", and gives readers tips on how to properly focus their cameras during early mornings and later afternoons. Art revision from Sheldon Moldoff? to Phil Bard?, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-16-09. Originally credited "Sheldon Moldoff?", but this must be Weisbecker, long faces with angular jaws and chin, and wide open eyes. Compare with his many Shield stories in Pep Comics.

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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	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	7	3	2	3	1	1	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	8	4	2	3	1	1	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31

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