MARVEL MYSTERY ANNUAL #nn
CGC FN+: 6.5
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Thursday, 03/21/2013 1:54 PM
$15,951
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17
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PUBLISHER: Timely
COMMENTS: crm/ow pgs
Schomburg Torch/Sub-Mariner cover; RARE!!! 132 pages.
Highest Graded
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Schomburg Torch/Sub-Mariner cover; RARE!!! 132 pages.
Highest Graded
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crm/ow pgs
Schomburg Torch/Sub-Mariner cover; RARE!!! 132 pages.
Highest Graded
Marvel Mystery Comics Annual is a title that's become almost mythic amongst Golden Age collectors. The two editions of these impossibly rare 128-page collections seem to have been only distributed in New York City and Canada. The titles repackaged the contents of different books, as detailed below. (Alex Schomburg's cover is from Marvel Mystery Comics #33.) No matter the books, though, these Annuals seem to have become more rare and sought-after than the original titles!This is the first copy of this extremely rare book that we have ever offered. Period. Not only incredibly rare, but in unusually nice shape for a book of this type from the period, still showing strong reds and a sturdy spine, and unrestored, as well. In fact, this is the highest graded copy known to exist. Extremely scarce, in terrific shape, untouched by restoration, plus containing a variant interior, this is unheard of. For serious Timely
collectors, this is the caviar book of the auction.
Overstreet Guide 2012 FN+ (6.5) value = $26,250
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
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us at 1.888.779.7377 or 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.).
Artist 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."
Schomburg Torch/Sub-Mariner cover; RARE!!! 132 pages.
Highest Graded
Marvel Mystery Comics Annual is a title that's become almost mythic amongst Golden Age collectors. The two editions of these impossibly rare 128-page collections seem to have been only distributed in New York City and Canada. The titles repackaged the contents of different books, as detailed below. (Alex Schomburg's cover is from Marvel Mystery Comics #33.) No matter the books, though, these Annuals seem to have become more rare and sought-after than the original titles!This is the first copy of this extremely rare book that we have ever offered. Period. Not only incredibly rare, but in unusually nice shape for a book of this type from the period, still showing strong reds and a sturdy spine, and unrestored, as well. In fact, this is the highest graded copy known to exist. Extremely scarce, in terrific shape, untouched by restoration, plus containing a variant interior, this is unheard of. For serious Timely
collectors, this is the caviar book of the auction.
Overstreet Guide 2012 FN+ (6.5) value = $26,250
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
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us at 1.888.779.7377 or 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.).
Artist 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."