PLANET COMICS (1940-54) #7
CGC NM+: 9.6
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Friday, 12/14/2018 12:10 PM
$7,300
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PUBLISHER: Fiction House
COMMENTS: off white pgs; vry minor amt of dried glue (blue label- can be removed in 10 seconds); Highest graded 1 of 1!
classic early sci-fi cover
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest Graded
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classic early sci-fi cover
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest Graded
DESCRIPTION
off white pgs; vry minor amt of dried glue (blue label- can be removed in 10 seconds); Highest graded 1 of 1!
classic early sci-fi cover
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest GradedIts fitting that Bob Powell cut his teeth on Planet Comics, the first exclusively sci-fi title in comics, as the talented artist later went on to create the pencils for the beloved and iconic "Mars Attacks" card series that inspired the movie by the same name. Here we can see Powell's formidable skills as he creates a thrilling cover scene of space action. Inside the book's pages The Red Comet, Captain Nelson Cole, and Auro, Lord of Jupiter all make appearances in this classic Golden Age sci-fi romp.The cover on this higest graded example is simply beautiful, considering its seventy eight-year age, it seems to have been kept in suspended animation, the bright yellow background contrasts perfectly with strong reds of the logo. Hailing from the Mile High pedigree this book will go for prices above the Overstreet estimate, owning any book from the Church collection is a dream only a few can claim to have made a reality.
Overstreet Guide 2018 NM- (9.2) value = $4,500.
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 6 month, interest free, time payment plan with a 20% non-refundable deposit. Time Payments invoices can only be paid by cash, check, money order or wire transfer. LEARN MORE
Artists Information
Nick Cardi (Nicholas Viscardi) was an American comics artist best known for his DC Comics work on Aquaman, the Teen Titans and other major characters. Cardy was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005. Cardy entered the comics field working for the Eisner/Iger studio, joining circa 1940, he worked on Fight Comics, Jungle Comics, Kaanga Comics, and Wings for Fiction House Publications. He wrote and drew the four-page backup feature "Lady Luck" in Will Eisner's 16-page, Spirit Section, from the May 18, 1941 strip through February 22, 1942. In 1950, Cardy began his decades-long association with DC Comics, starting with the comic book Gang Busters, developing his breakout reputation with Tomahawk, his most prominent series at the time. From 1962–1968, he drew the first 39 issues of Aquaman, whose character had previously starred in a backup feature in Adventure Comics, and all its covers through the final issue (#56, April 1971). Cardy first drew the Teen Titans in The Brave and the Bold #60 (July 1965), wherein the superhero sidekicks Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad were joined by Wonder Woman's younger sister Wonder Girl in her first appearance. After next being featured in Showcase #59 (Dec. 1965), the team was spun off into their own series with Teen Titans #1 (Feb. 1966). From 1966–73, Cardy penciled or inked – sometimes both – all 43 issues of the series. Cardy left the comics industry in the mid-1970's for the more lucrative field of commercial art. There, under the name Nick Cardi, he did magazine art and ad illustrations, including movie advertising art (though not necessarily the "one-sheet" posters) for films including The Street Fighter (1974), The Night They Robbed Big Bertha's (1975), Neil Simon's California Suite (1978), Stanley Donen's Movie Movie (1978), Martin Ritt's Casey's Shadow (1978), and Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979).
Golden Age artist that worked for Eisner/Iger Studios, Fiction House, Better, Avon, on titles like Dennis the Menace and Supermouse, he also worked at Toby Press, Ziff-Davis, Western Publishing later in his career.
classic early sci-fi cover
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest GradedIts fitting that Bob Powell cut his teeth on Planet Comics, the first exclusively sci-fi title in comics, as the talented artist later went on to create the pencils for the beloved and iconic "Mars Attacks" card series that inspired the movie by the same name. Here we can see Powell's formidable skills as he creates a thrilling cover scene of space action. Inside the book's pages The Red Comet, Captain Nelson Cole, and Auro, Lord of Jupiter all make appearances in this classic Golden Age sci-fi romp.The cover on this higest graded example is simply beautiful, considering its seventy eight-year age, it seems to have been kept in suspended animation, the bright yellow background contrasts perfectly with strong reds of the logo. Hailing from the Mile High pedigree this book will go for prices above the Overstreet estimate, owning any book from the Church collection is a dream only a few can claim to have made a reality.
Overstreet Guide 2018 NM- (9.2) value = $4,500.
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 6 month, interest free, time payment plan with a 20% non-refundable deposit. Time Payments invoices can only be paid by cash, check, money order or wire transfer. LEARN MORE
Artists Information
Nick Cardi (Nicholas Viscardi) was an American comics artist best known for his DC Comics work on Aquaman, the Teen Titans and other major characters. Cardy was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005. Cardy entered the comics field working for the Eisner/Iger studio, joining circa 1940, he worked on Fight Comics, Jungle Comics, Kaanga Comics, and Wings for Fiction House Publications. He wrote and drew the four-page backup feature "Lady Luck" in Will Eisner's 16-page, Spirit Section, from the May 18, 1941 strip through February 22, 1942. In 1950, Cardy began his decades-long association with DC Comics, starting with the comic book Gang Busters, developing his breakout reputation with Tomahawk, his most prominent series at the time. From 1962–1968, he drew the first 39 issues of Aquaman, whose character had previously starred in a backup feature in Adventure Comics, and all its covers through the final issue (#56, April 1971). Cardy first drew the Teen Titans in The Brave and the Bold #60 (July 1965), wherein the superhero sidekicks Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad were joined by Wonder Woman's younger sister Wonder Girl in her first appearance. After next being featured in Showcase #59 (Dec. 1965), the team was spun off into their own series with Teen Titans #1 (Feb. 1966). From 1966–73, Cardy penciled or inked – sometimes both – all 43 issues of the series. Cardy left the comics industry in the mid-1970's for the more lucrative field of commercial art. There, under the name Nick Cardi, he did magazine art and ad illustrations, including movie advertising art (though not necessarily the "one-sheet" posters) for films including The Street Fighter (1974), The Night They Robbed Big Bertha's (1975), Neil Simon's California Suite (1978), Stanley Donen's Movie Movie (1978), Martin Ritt's Casey's Shadow (1978), and Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979).
Golden Age artist that worked for Eisner/Iger Studios, Fiction House, Better, Avon, on titles like Dennis the Menace and Supermouse, he also worked at Toby Press, Ziff-Davis, Western Publishing later in his career.