UNCLE JOE'S FUNNIES (1938) #1
CGC VF: 8.0
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Friday, 03/15/2019 1:54 PM
$1,428
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PUBLISHER: Centaur
COMMENTS: ow/white pgs; second highest 1 of 1!
SUPER RARE; Everett cvr
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SUPER RARE; Everett cvr
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ow/white pgs; second highest 1 of 1!
SUPER RARE; Everett cvrUncle Joe's Funnies was basically a comic book intended to serve as entertainment for kids, packed with all sorts of fun things to do, such as puzzles, games, magic tricks, and the occasional comedy strip, the activity comic was a genre that would continue to appear over the decades in teen-based titles like Archie or Richie Rich, and even Marvel got in on the party with Fun and Games in the late 70s. Possibly the first ever example of the activity comic, Uncle Joe's Funnies is an interesting time capsule of a bygone era.Featuring a playfully rendered cover design by Bill Everett, this 8.0 copy of Uncle Joe's Funnies is the second-highest graded on the census. Like many of the Centaurs in this auction this book is extremely rare, fans of the "anything goes" grab-bag approach of early comics will likely be pleased to bid on this interesting relic.
Artist Information
Bill Everett was an American comic book writer-artist best known for creating Namor the Sub-Mariner, as well as co-creating Daredevil with writer Stan Lee for Marvel Comics. Everett fell into comics almost by accident in the industry's earliest days, creating the character Amazing-Man for Centaur Publications in 1939. That same year saw Everett contributing the first Sub-Mariner story for Marvel Mystery Comics #1, the very first book from Timely Comics (which would eventually become Marvel Comics). Sub-Mariner would prove to be one of Timely's earliest hits, and Everett would continue drawing Namor's adventures until 1949. In the '50s, Everett would continue working for what was now Atlas Comics on numerous titles, occasionally reviving Sub-Mariner. With the explosion of the Marvel Age in the '60s, Everett joined Stan Lee in co-creating and drawing the first issue of Daredevil. He also found regular work contributing to Tales to Astonish and Strange Tales. The Sub-Mariner would return again in Tales to Astonish #85, continuing there (and then in his own title) with sporadic contributions from Everett. Bill Everett died suddenly at the age of 55 in 1973.
SUPER RARE; Everett cvrUncle Joe's Funnies was basically a comic book intended to serve as entertainment for kids, packed with all sorts of fun things to do, such as puzzles, games, magic tricks, and the occasional comedy strip, the activity comic was a genre that would continue to appear over the decades in teen-based titles like Archie or Richie Rich, and even Marvel got in on the party with Fun and Games in the late 70s. Possibly the first ever example of the activity comic, Uncle Joe's Funnies is an interesting time capsule of a bygone era.Featuring a playfully rendered cover design by Bill Everett, this 8.0 copy of Uncle Joe's Funnies is the second-highest graded on the census. Like many of the Centaurs in this auction this book is extremely rare, fans of the "anything goes" grab-bag approach of early comics will likely be pleased to bid on this interesting relic.
Artist Information
Bill Everett was an American comic book writer-artist best known for creating Namor the Sub-Mariner, as well as co-creating Daredevil with writer Stan Lee for Marvel Comics. Everett fell into comics almost by accident in the industry's earliest days, creating the character Amazing-Man for Centaur Publications in 1939. That same year saw Everett contributing the first Sub-Mariner story for Marvel Mystery Comics #1, the very first book from Timely Comics (which would eventually become Marvel Comics). Sub-Mariner would prove to be one of Timely's earliest hits, and Everett would continue drawing Namor's adventures until 1949. In the '50s, Everett would continue working for what was now Atlas Comics on numerous titles, occasionally reviving Sub-Mariner. With the explosion of the Marvel Age in the '60s, Everett joined Stan Lee in co-creating and drawing the first issue of Daredevil. He also found regular work contributing to Tales to Astonish and Strange Tales. The Sub-Mariner would return again in Tales to Astonish #85, continuing there (and then in his own title) with sporadic contributions from Everett. Bill Everett died suddenly at the age of 55 in 1973.