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Top-Notch Comics #1 (MLJ, 1939) CGC Apparent FN 6.0 Slight (A) Off-white to white pages. Origin and first appearance of the Wizard. First appearances of Scott Rand and Rex Swift. Jack Cole story and art. Jack Binder and Dick Ryan art. Rated a "7" ("scarce") on the Photo-Journal Guide to Comics' Scarcity Index. CGC notes, "Restoration includes: spine split sealed to cover, piece added to cover" Overstreet 2024 GD 2.0 value = $622; VG 4.0 value = $1,244; FN 6.0 value = $1,866.


CGC Grader Notes:
Spine Wear
Spine Stress Lines Breaks Color
Right Bottom Back Cover Tape Stain
Right Bottom Front Cover Chip Out
Bottom Back Cover Stain
Right Center Front Cover Dent

View the certification for CGC Certification ID 0169078005, including grader's notes if available and a link to the latest full census report for the issue.*

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