MYSTERY MEN COMICS #5
CGC NM: 9.4
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Wednesday, 12/11/2019 2:10 PM
$25,943
Sold For
32
Bids
PUBLISHER: Fox
COMMENTS: Jon Berk Collection Copy; white pgs; QES Certified: Criteria met: Preferred staple placement + perfect cover edges + perfect staple area + deep color strike (orange & purple)
classic Lou Fine Green Mask cover (12/39)
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest Graded
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classic Lou Fine Green Mask cover (12/39)
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest Graded
DESCRIPTION
Jon Berk Collection Copy; white pgs; QES Certified: Criteria met: Preferred staple placement + perfect cover edges + perfect staple area + deep color strike (orange & purple)
classic Lou Fine Green Mask cover (12/39)
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest GradedThe Green Mask and Blue Beetle were two of the prominent superheroes of the Golden Age, both appear in this issue among myriad treats for the anthology comic fan of the time. The cast of artists and writers that produced Mystery Men Comics #5 reads like a Who's Who of comic's earliest days. The cover by Lou Fine is another masterpiece by the revered draftsman, who is considered by some to be the first great talent in the industry. Adding to the murderer's row of creators are Will Eisner, George Tuska, Fred Schwab, Dick Briefer, Klaus Nordling, Arthur Peddy, and Bob Powell: names that are sure to be of deep interest to GA collectors.This QES-certified comic hails from the unparalleled Mile High pedigree, with pristine and glowing colors, razor-sharp corners, perfect staple placement, all hallmarks expected of an Edgar Church copy, there is no higher-graded example known to the marketplace. This stunner of a book, created by some of the biggest names of the Golden Age, is sure to be a hit at auction.
Visit the QES website.
Overstreet Guide 2019 NM- (9.2) value = $6,100.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in, for the approval to take effect.
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 3 month, interest free, time payment plan with a 20% non-refundable deposit. Time Payments invoices can only be paid by cash, check, money order or wire transfer. LEARN MORE
Artists Information
Louis Kenneth Fine was born in New York. He studied at the Grand Central Art School and Pratt Institute. He was partially crippled by childhood polio and longed to be an illustrator. Among his major influences were Dean Cornwell, J.C. Leyendecker, and Heinrich Kley. Fine joined the Eisner-Iger comic shop in 1938 and soon was drawing for the Fiction House and Fox lines on such features as 'Wilton of the West', 'The Count of Monte Cristo', and 'The Flame'. Within a short time he became one of their best artists. He drew parts of the 'Jumbo' and 'Sheena' comics, and he also produced several adventure comics. Between 1939 and 1943, he worked for the Arnold's Quality Comics group. He produced 'Black Condor', 'Stormy Foster' and several issues of 'Uncle Sam'. From early on, Fine's specialty was covers, and he turned out dozens of them. Lou Fine left the comic book industry in 1944 and moved into drawing Sunday advertising strips for the funnies. On his advertising work, he cooperated extensively with Don Komisarow. Together, they created characters like 'Charlie McCarthy' and 'Mr. Coffee Nerves' for Chase and Sanborn Coffee, and 'Sam Spade' for Wildroot Cream Oil. They also made 'The Thropp Family' for Liberty magazine, using the combined signature of Donlou (scripts by Lawrence Lariar). Next, Fine drew two newspaper strips, 'Adam Ames', and 'Peter Scratch', about a tough private eye who lived with his mother. Fine died in 1971 and according to Will Eisner, he was one of the greatest draftsmen ever.
Golden Age GGA known for his work on Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and the popular Mars Attacks! trading cards.
George Tuska who used a variety of pen names including Carl Larson, was an American comic book and newspaper comic strip artist best known for his 1940s work on various Captain Marvel titles and the crime fiction series Crime Does Not Pay and for his 1960s work illustrating Iron Man and other Marvel Comics characters. He also drew the DC Comics newspaper comic strip The World's Greatest Superheroes from 1978–1982.
Richard "Dick" Briefer (January 9, 1915 – December 1980) was an American comic-book artist best known for his various adaptations, including humorous ones, of the Frankenstein monster.
classic Lou Fine Green Mask cover (12/39)
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest GradedThe Green Mask and Blue Beetle were two of the prominent superheroes of the Golden Age, both appear in this issue among myriad treats for the anthology comic fan of the time. The cast of artists and writers that produced Mystery Men Comics #5 reads like a Who's Who of comic's earliest days. The cover by Lou Fine is another masterpiece by the revered draftsman, who is considered by some to be the first great talent in the industry. Adding to the murderer's row of creators are Will Eisner, George Tuska, Fred Schwab, Dick Briefer, Klaus Nordling, Arthur Peddy, and Bob Powell: names that are sure to be of deep interest to GA collectors.This QES-certified comic hails from the unparalleled Mile High pedigree, with pristine and glowing colors, razor-sharp corners, perfect staple placement, all hallmarks expected of an Edgar Church copy, there is no higher-graded example known to the marketplace. This stunner of a book, created by some of the biggest names of the Golden Age, is sure to be a hit at auction.
Visit the QES website.
Overstreet Guide 2019 NM- (9.2) value = $6,100.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in, for the approval to take effect.
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 3 month, interest free, time payment plan with a 20% non-refundable deposit. Time Payments invoices can only be paid by cash, check, money order or wire transfer. LEARN MORE
Artists Information
Louis Kenneth Fine was born in New York. He studied at the Grand Central Art School and Pratt Institute. He was partially crippled by childhood polio and longed to be an illustrator. Among his major influences were Dean Cornwell, J.C. Leyendecker, and Heinrich Kley. Fine joined the Eisner-Iger comic shop in 1938 and soon was drawing for the Fiction House and Fox lines on such features as 'Wilton of the West', 'The Count of Monte Cristo', and 'The Flame'. Within a short time he became one of their best artists. He drew parts of the 'Jumbo' and 'Sheena' comics, and he also produced several adventure comics. Between 1939 and 1943, he worked for the Arnold's Quality Comics group. He produced 'Black Condor', 'Stormy Foster' and several issues of 'Uncle Sam'. From early on, Fine's specialty was covers, and he turned out dozens of them. Lou Fine left the comic book industry in 1944 and moved into drawing Sunday advertising strips for the funnies. On his advertising work, he cooperated extensively with Don Komisarow. Together, they created characters like 'Charlie McCarthy' and 'Mr. Coffee Nerves' for Chase and Sanborn Coffee, and 'Sam Spade' for Wildroot Cream Oil. They also made 'The Thropp Family' for Liberty magazine, using the combined signature of Donlou (scripts by Lawrence Lariar). Next, Fine drew two newspaper strips, 'Adam Ames', and 'Peter Scratch', about a tough private eye who lived with his mother. Fine died in 1971 and according to Will Eisner, he was one of the greatest draftsmen ever.
Golden Age GGA known for his work on Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and the popular Mars Attacks! trading cards.
George Tuska who used a variety of pen names including Carl Larson, was an American comic book and newspaper comic strip artist best known for his 1940s work on various Captain Marvel titles and the crime fiction series Crime Does Not Pay and for his 1960s work illustrating Iron Man and other Marvel Comics characters. He also drew the DC Comics newspaper comic strip The World's Greatest Superheroes from 1978–1982.
Richard "Dick" Briefer (January 9, 1915 – December 1980) was an American comic-book artist best known for his various adaptations, including humorous ones, of the Frankenstein monster.