MARVEL MYSTERY #21
CGC G/VG: 3.0
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SOLD ON: Thursday, 03/26/2015 12:31 PM
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PUBLISHER: Timely
COMMENTS: ow/white pgs; tp on int cvr
Alex Schomburg classic Nazi Submerging Fortress cvr; 1st appearance of the Patriot; Sub-Mariner pin-up back cvr; text story by Stan Lee
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Alex Schomburg classic Nazi Submerging Fortress cvr; 1st appearance of the Patriot; Sub-Mariner pin-up back cvr; text story by Stan Lee
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ow/white pgs; tp on int cvr
Alex Schomburg classic Nazi Submerging Fortress cvr; 1st appearance of the Patriot; Sub-Mariner pin-up back cvr; text story by Stan Lee
This rare classic comic includes epic early WWII battles for the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner, with Alex Schomburg’s wild battle cover capturing the Torch and Toro fighting in the Mediterranean Sea. Meanwhile, Prince Namor battles Nazis in a lake near New York City, and Ka-Zar takes on Italian soldiers in the Congo. This beloved book is also notable for being an exceptional gathering of Golden Age talent, with work by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, and more!
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."
Alex Schomburg classic Nazi Submerging Fortress cvr; 1st appearance of the Patriot; Sub-Mariner pin-up back cvr; text story by Stan Lee
This rare classic comic includes epic early WWII battles for the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner, with Alex Schomburg’s wild battle cover capturing the Torch and Toro fighting in the Mediterranean Sea. Meanwhile, Prince Namor battles Nazis in a lake near New York City, and Ka-Zar takes on Italian soldiers in the Congo. This beloved book is also notable for being an exceptional gathering of Golden Age talent, with work by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, and more!
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."