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Marvel Comics #1 (Timely, 1939) CGC Apparent FN 6.0 Extensive (P) Off-white to white pages....
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Marvel Comics #1 (Timely, 1939) CGC Apparent FN 6.0 Extensive (P) Off-white to white pages. More often found with restoration than without these days, this book is a must-have in any grade for the serious Marvel collector, and this is a nice, solid copy. This issue has "First" written all over it (not literally!): the first Timely comic, and thus the first Marvel comic; the first appearances of the Human Torch, Ka-Zar, the Masked Raider, Jungle Terror, and the Angel; and the first newsstand appearance of the Sub-Mariner. The cover is by legendary pulp artist Frank R. Paul, with interior art by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, and Paul Gustavson.It's currently the fifth most valuable comic book of all-time, just behind Action Comics #1, Detective Comics #27, Superman #1, and All-American Comics #16, and it's certainly the Holy Grail book for all hard-core Marvel fans. CGC notes, "Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, cover cleaned, interior lightened, reinforced, staples replaced." Overstreet 2013 GD 2.0 value = $21,500; VG 4.0 value = $43,000; FN 6.0 value = $64,500.
CGC Grader Notes:
Cover Restoration Cover Cleaned
Cover Restoration Cover Reinforced
Full Bottom Back Cover Restoration Piece Added
Full Left Back Cover Restoration Piece Added
Full Right Front Cover Multiple Crease
Full Top Back Cover Restoration Piece Added
Full Top Front Cover Crease
Interior Restoration Lightened
Interior Restoration Multiple Tear Seal
Interior Restoration Wrap Reinforced
Right Bottom Front Cover Restoration Piece Added
Right Bottom Interior Restoration Multiple Piece Added
Right Top Front Cover Restoration Piece Added
Spine Multiple Readers Crease
Spine Restoration Color Touch
Staple Multiple REPLACED
Staple Recessed
Top Front Cover Restoration Piece Added
View the certification for CGC Certification ID 0919339002, including grader's notes if available and a link to the latest full census report for the issue.*
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Auction Info
2014 May 15 - 17 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction - Dallas #7093 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May, 2014
15th-17th
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