CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #77
CGC VF-: 7.5
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Wednesday, 06/13/2018 1:12 PM
$5,100
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PUBLISHER: Timely
COMMENTS: off white pgs
black Romita bondage/torture cover; Human Torch story (7/54)
Second City Collection
Highest Graded
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black Romita bondage/torture cover; Human Torch story (7/54)
Second City Collection
Highest Graded
DESCRIPTION
off white pgs
black Romita bondage/torture cover; Human Torch story (7/54)
Second City Collection
Highest GradedThis wild Cold War curio continues the short-lived revival of Captain America as he took on the Communist scourge of the 1950s. John Romita has things firmly in hand, delivering a Golden Age style cover illustration featuring the header of "Captain America...Commie Smasher." This valiant effort to breathe new life into the once-beloved patriotic hero would take a few more years to pay dividends, but this short run of mid-'50s Cap comics are in a special little category all their own. Early Cold War superhero books are a fairly rare niche in the collecting hobby, so this book should not go overlooked as a rare classic of its kind.
From the estate of a private collector.
Overstreet Guide 2017 VF- (7.5) value = $1,354.
Artists Information
Richard "Dick" Ayers was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of the main inkers during the late-1950's and 1960's Silver Age of Comics, including some of the earliest issues of Marvel Comics' including Jack Kirby's The Fantastic Four. He is the signature penciler of Marvel's World War II comic Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, drawing it for a 10-year run, and he co-created Magazine Enterprises' 1950s Western-horror character the Ghost Rider, a version of which he would draw for Marvel in the 1960s. His career would span 7 decades until his death in 2014.
John Romita was one of the driving forces behind Marvel's Silver Age, he took up the reins on Spider-Man following the departure of Steve Ditko with issue #38. Romita's run on Spider-Man would be long and significant, introducing characters including Mary Jane Watson, the Kingpin and many others. He would be a major contributor to the entire Marvel line throughout the 1970s including designing the look of The Punisher.
black Romita bondage/torture cover; Human Torch story (7/54)
Second City Collection
Highest GradedThis wild Cold War curio continues the short-lived revival of Captain America as he took on the Communist scourge of the 1950s. John Romita has things firmly in hand, delivering a Golden Age style cover illustration featuring the header of "Captain America...Commie Smasher." This valiant effort to breathe new life into the once-beloved patriotic hero would take a few more years to pay dividends, but this short run of mid-'50s Cap comics are in a special little category all their own. Early Cold War superhero books are a fairly rare niche in the collecting hobby, so this book should not go overlooked as a rare classic of its kind.
From the estate of a private collector.
Overstreet Guide 2017 VF- (7.5) value = $1,354.
Artists Information
Richard "Dick" Ayers was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of the main inkers during the late-1950's and 1960's Silver Age of Comics, including some of the earliest issues of Marvel Comics' including Jack Kirby's The Fantastic Four. He is the signature penciler of Marvel's World War II comic Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, drawing it for a 10-year run, and he co-created Magazine Enterprises' 1950s Western-horror character the Ghost Rider, a version of which he would draw for Marvel in the 1960s. His career would span 7 decades until his death in 2014.
John Romita was one of the driving forces behind Marvel's Silver Age, he took up the reins on Spider-Man following the departure of Steve Ditko with issue #38. Romita's run on Spider-Man would be long and significant, introducing characters including Mary Jane Watson, the Kingpin and many others. He would be a major contributor to the entire Marvel line throughout the 1970s including designing the look of The Punisher.