PLANET COMICS (1940-54) #54
CGC NM: 9.4
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Friday, 12/14/2018 12:33 PM
$4,500
Sold For
15
Bids
PUBLISHER: Fiction House
COMMENTS: ow/white pgs; tied for highest graded!
Matt Baker, George Evans art; origin of Futura retold (5/48)
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest Graded
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Matt Baker, George Evans art; origin of Futura retold (5/48)
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest Graded
DESCRIPTION
ow/white pgs; tied for highest graded!
Matt Baker, George Evans art; origin of Futura retold (5/48)
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest Graded
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 6 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
Matt Baker is considered to be one of the greatest artists of the late Golden Age, who was also one of the first black comic artists to work in the industry. Baker, who toiled in relative obscurity in his day, has become a cause célèbre to savvy modern collectors — not only for his historical significance, but for his remarkable talent that spanned the creation of classic covers for both horror and romance comics. Any book with a Baker cover has become a hot collectible in recent years,
Joe Doolin was an illustrator for pulp magazines like Weird Tales, Air War, Thrilling Adventures, Texas Rangers and Planet Stories from the 1920s throughout the 1940s. He worked as a comic book artist for Fiction House in the 1940s, drawing features like 'Auro', 'Captain Terry Thunder', 'Crash Barker', 'Mysta of the Moon', 'Rangers of Freedom', 'Suicide Smith' and 'Simba'.
George R. Evans was an American cartoonist and illustrator who worked in both comic books and comic strips. His lifelong fascination with airplanes and the pioneers of early aviation was a constant theme in his art and stories. Notable works: Planet Comics, Ranger Comics, Wings Comics, and a variety of horror anthologies for EC and other publishers.
Matt Baker, George Evans art; origin of Futura retold (5/48)
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest Graded
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 6 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
Matt Baker is considered to be one of the greatest artists of the late Golden Age, who was also one of the first black comic artists to work in the industry. Baker, who toiled in relative obscurity in his day, has become a cause célèbre to savvy modern collectors — not only for his historical significance, but for his remarkable talent that spanned the creation of classic covers for both horror and romance comics. Any book with a Baker cover has become a hot collectible in recent years,
Joe Doolin was an illustrator for pulp magazines like Weird Tales, Air War, Thrilling Adventures, Texas Rangers and Planet Stories from the 1920s throughout the 1940s. He worked as a comic book artist for Fiction House in the 1940s, drawing features like 'Auro', 'Captain Terry Thunder', 'Crash Barker', 'Mysta of the Moon', 'Rangers of Freedom', 'Suicide Smith' and 'Simba'.
George R. Evans was an American cartoonist and illustrator who worked in both comic books and comic strips. His lifelong fascination with airplanes and the pioneers of early aviation was a constant theme in his art and stories. Notable works: Planet Comics, Ranger Comics, Wings Comics, and a variety of horror anthologies for EC and other publishers.