DARING MYSTERY COMICS #3
CGC FN-: 5.5
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Tuesday, 09/10/2019 2:20 PM
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PUBLISHER: Timely
COMMENTS: off white pgs; tp on int; scarce, 11 in census
classic Schomburg cover (4/40) COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
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classic Schomburg cover (4/40) COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
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off white pgs; tp on int; scarce, 11 in census
classic Schomburg cover (4/40) COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)Daring Mystery Comics #3 has everything a fan of Golden Age anthology comics could possibly want, robots, superheroes, jungle action, intrepid reporters, sci-fi adventures, and much more. Alex Schomburg’s cover is another showstopper in an incredible run of iconic and memorable covers that defined the wartime era. The Purple Mask prepares to chuck a hand grenade at a bunch of brown-shirted fascists as he rescues a damsel in distress with his other hand, and the crazed action in the background draws the eye to every corner of the page.
Artists Information
Known for his dizzying, bustling war covers, bondage covers and airbrush Sci-Fi covers! Truly one of the most highly collected artists of the Golden Age. Alex Schomburg was born on May 10, 1905, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Schomburg freelanced primarily for Timely Comics, the 1940s forerunner of Marvel, displaying his talent for action tableaux in covers featuring Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, the Human Torch, and other superheroes. He also provided covers for Pines Publications, for titles including Exciting Comics and America's Best Comics, featuring such superheroes as the Black Terror and the Fighting Yank, as well as for Harvey Comics. Stan Lee said the following about Schomburg "I've always felt that Alex Schomburg was to comic books what Norman Rockwell was to The Saturday Evening Post. He was totally unique, with an amazing distinctive style. You could never mistake a Schomburg cover for any other artist's. ... I remember hearing Timely Comics publisher Martin Goodman tell me time and again how great a cover illustrator Alex was, and how he wished we had more like him. Despite the quantity of work we gave him, despite the care and effort that went into every Schomburg cover, I cannot remember Alex ever being late with any illustration."
Joseph Henry Simon was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books, such as Captain America, and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics.
classic Schomburg cover (4/40) COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)Daring Mystery Comics #3 has everything a fan of Golden Age anthology comics could possibly want, robots, superheroes, jungle action, intrepid reporters, sci-fi adventures, and much more. Alex Schomburg’s cover is another showstopper in an incredible run of iconic and memorable covers that defined the wartime era. The Purple Mask prepares to chuck a hand grenade at a bunch of brown-shirted fascists as he rescues a damsel in distress with his other hand, and the crazed action in the background draws the eye to every corner of the page.
Artists Information
Known for his dizzying, bustling war covers, bondage covers and airbrush Sci-Fi covers! Truly one of the most highly collected artists of the Golden Age. Alex Schomburg was born on May 10, 1905, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Schomburg freelanced primarily for Timely Comics, the 1940s forerunner of Marvel, displaying his talent for action tableaux in covers featuring Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, the Human Torch, and other superheroes. He also provided covers for Pines Publications, for titles including Exciting Comics and America's Best Comics, featuring such superheroes as the Black Terror and the Fighting Yank, as well as for Harvey Comics. Stan Lee said the following about Schomburg "I've always felt that Alex Schomburg was to comic books what Norman Rockwell was to The Saturday Evening Post. He was totally unique, with an amazing distinctive style. You could never mistake a Schomburg cover for any other artist's. ... I remember hearing Timely Comics publisher Martin Goodman tell me time and again how great a cover illustrator Alex was, and how he wished we had more like him. Despite the quantity of work we gave him, despite the care and effort that went into every Schomburg cover, I cannot remember Alex ever being late with any illustration."
Joseph Henry Simon was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books, such as Captain America, and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics.