AMAZING MYSTERY FUNNIES V1 #1
CGC VF-: 7.5
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PUBLISHER: Centaur
COMMENTS: off white pgs; tied for second highest 1 of 2!
1st Everett cover (8/38)COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
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1st Everett cover (8/38)COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
Larson Copy
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off white pgs; tied for second highest 1 of 2!
1st Everett cover (8/38)COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
Larson CopyThe first issue of Amazing Mystery Funnies delivers the Golden Age anthology goods, offering a variety of comic book action tales ranging from yellow peril to western, and featuring the charming, crudely drawn stories created by the unsung artists who helped the industry find its footing in the earliest days of the comic book boom. The stunning Bill Everett cover is the icing on the cake, channeling the sci-fi pulps of the era, Everett creates an eye-catching graphic that was sure to attract attention in the local five-and-dime spinner racks.This second-highest-graded copy (1 of 2) retains its strong hues, highlighting the classic cover illustration. Considering the rarity of this series in general, and this being the first issue of the run, this comic is sure to be a checklist book for fans of the early days of the comic book industry.
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.
1st Everett cover (8/38)COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
Larson CopyThe first issue of Amazing Mystery Funnies delivers the Golden Age anthology goods, offering a variety of comic book action tales ranging from yellow peril to western, and featuring the charming, crudely drawn stories created by the unsung artists who helped the industry find its footing in the earliest days of the comic book boom. The stunning Bill Everett cover is the icing on the cake, channeling the sci-fi pulps of the era, Everett creates an eye-catching graphic that was sure to attract attention in the local five-and-dime spinner racks.This second-highest-graded copy (1 of 2) retains its strong hues, highlighting the classic cover illustration. Considering the rarity of this series in general, and this being the first issue of the run, this comic is sure to be a checklist book for fans of the early days of the comic book industry.
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.