BLUE BEETLE (1939-50) #1
CGC F/VF: 7.0
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Tuesday, 06/03/2014 12:31 PM
$1,705
Sold For
27
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PUBLISHER: Fox
COMMENTS: off white pgs, minor ct cvr
origin of Blue Beetle; Lou Fine cvr
John Wise Collection
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origin of Blue Beetle; Lou Fine cvr
John Wise Collection
DESCRIPTION
off white pgs, minor ct cvr
origin of Blue Beetle; Lou Fine cvr
John Wise Collection
Blue Beetle #1 preserves the origin story of one of the comics' most enduring characters, beginning with police rookie Dan Garrett gaining superpowers from a super-vitamin given to him by visionary pharmacist Dr. Franz. Add in a bulletproof outfit, and the Blue Beetle was soon winning over fans as one of the earliest mystery men. DC Comics ended up owning the character by way of Charlton Comics, with the revamped Beetle ending up on the big-screen in 2023 as teenager Jaime Reyes. (Under the Charlton banner, the Beetle was Ted Kord, who'd taken on the role from a revamped version of Garrett.) The Blue Beetle remains a beloved character by both fans and creators, with speculation still hot about the character's future in James Gunn's emerging DC Universe.
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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.
Will Eisner is an American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur who's one of the earliest cartoonist to contribute to the comics industry. Will is famous for his experiments in content and form in comics as well as popularizing the term "Graphic Novel". Will Eisner's most recognized works are The Spirit and A contract with God.
origin of Blue Beetle; Lou Fine cvr
John Wise Collection
Blue Beetle #1 preserves the origin story of one of the comics' most enduring characters, beginning with police rookie Dan Garrett gaining superpowers from a super-vitamin given to him by visionary pharmacist Dr. Franz. Add in a bulletproof outfit, and the Blue Beetle was soon winning over fans as one of the earliest mystery men. DC Comics ended up owning the character by way of Charlton Comics, with the revamped Beetle ending up on the big-screen in 2023 as teenager Jaime Reyes. (Under the Charlton banner, the Beetle was Ted Kord, who'd taken on the role from a revamped version of Garrett.) The Blue Beetle remains a beloved character by both fans and creators, with speculation still hot about the character's future in James Gunn's emerging DC Universe.
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
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.
Will Eisner is an American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur who's one of the earliest cartoonist to contribute to the comics industry. Will is famous for his experiments in content and form in comics as well as popularizing the term "Graphic Novel". Will Eisner's most recognized works are The Spirit and A contract with God.