DETECTIVE COMICS (1937-2011; 2016-) #9
CGC VG/F: 5.0
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SOLD ON: Thursday, 08/30/2018 12:20 PM
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classic Flessel cover (11/37)Early issues of Detective Comics showcased the early influence of the pulp market on the comics industry. The popular title thrived by incorporating pulp motifs and designs to sell illustrated adventure stories. The covers in this selection of classic early Detective books are as hard-boiled as they come, with a swagger that would soon be translated into the superhero covers of the wartime era. These books are well known as very shrewd investments with plenty of upside potential.
Overstreet Guide 2017 VG/F (5.0) value = $3,375.
Artists Information
Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.
Creig Flessel was one of the pioneers of comic art, starting out at the birth of the industry Flessel was a Pulp illustrator who made the transition to comics early on, his most prominent pulp work was on the Shadow, a precursor to hero comics. Flessel was responsible for many of the pre-Batman Detective covers, as well as a variety of anthology features in the title, he was also closely associated with the Golden Age Sandman, he moved on to freelance for some of the B-level publishers after his time at DC. Later in his career Flessel did a lot of ghost work for DC and also drew cartoons for Playboy, he passed away in 2008, but will always be lauded as one of the first comic artists in the history of the form.
classic Flessel cover (11/37)Early issues of Detective Comics showcased the early influence of the pulp market on the comics industry. The popular title thrived by incorporating pulp motifs and designs to sell illustrated adventure stories. The covers in this selection of classic early Detective books are as hard-boiled as they come, with a swagger that would soon be translated into the superhero covers of the wartime era. These books are well known as very shrewd investments with plenty of upside potential.
Overstreet Guide 2017 VG/F (5.0) value = $3,375.
Artists Information
Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.
Creig Flessel was one of the pioneers of comic art, starting out at the birth of the industry Flessel was a Pulp illustrator who made the transition to comics early on, his most prominent pulp work was on the Shadow, a precursor to hero comics. Flessel was responsible for many of the pre-Batman Detective covers, as well as a variety of anthology features in the title, he was also closely associated with the Golden Age Sandman, he moved on to freelance for some of the B-level publishers after his time at DC. Later in his career Flessel did a lot of ghost work for DC and also drew cartoons for Playboy, he passed away in 2008, but will always be lauded as one of the first comic artists in the history of the form.