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Captain Marvel Adventures #nn (#1) (Fawcett, 1941) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages....
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Captain Marvel Adventures #nn (#1) (Fawcett, 1941) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages. This is the highest-graded unrestored copy that CGC has certified! So you can see the validity of Overstreet's assertion that the book is "rarely found in Fine or Mint condition" because it was printed on poor paper stock. We see this issue much less than the other Fawcett keys, and as one of Overstreet's Top 30 Golden Age books, it's an issue we can't get enough of. At its height, this series was the bestselling comic in America, with total sales for the 1944 issues surpassing 14 million copies! It even went biweekly to meet demand at one point. This is the one and only issue of the title to have Jack Kirby art, and it was drawn on the "night shift" at the time Kirby was working on Captain America by day. This first issue's cover art is by C. C. Beck. This book was not present in most of the noted "pedigree" collections, and note that the next highest-graded copy on CGC's census is a 3.5. Overstreet 2008 VG 4.0 value = $5,500; FN 6.0 value = $8,250. CGC census 4/08: 1 in 5.0, none higher. From the Kylberg Collection.CGC Grader Notes:
Bottom Spine Wear
Left Bottom Back Cover Crease
Left Center Back Cover Small Tear
Top Back Cover Lite Multiple Stain
Top Front Cover Writing
Top Spine Spine Split
Top Spine Wear
Top Staple Front Cover Detached
Top Staple Tear
Whole Book Multiple Bend
View the certification for CGC Certification ID 0910169007, including grader's notes if available and a link to the latest full census report for the issue.*
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Auction Info
2008 May Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction #828 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May, 2008
22nd-23rd
Thursday-Friday
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