DETECTIVE COMICS (1937-2011; 2016-) #2
CGC F/VF: 7.0
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Thursday, 08/30/2018 12:19 PM
$21,111
Sold For
18
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS: crm/ow pgs; Eldon Denini Copy!
rare in any grade; Shuster art (3/37)
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rare in any grade; Shuster art (3/37)
DESCRIPTION
crm/ow pgs; Eldon Denini Copy!
rare in any grade; Shuster art (3/37)
Detective Comics #2 stepped away from the debut issue's Yellow Peril to focus on good old American criminals. Creig Flessel was also ready to settle in as the book's primary cover artist, establishing the gritty moods and milieu of the early run of Detective Comics. The title would soon become the darkest and certainly most atmospheric of all Golden Age DC titles, and one which excited readers even before Batman would swing into action to take over the title. The first several years of this compelling comic remain among the most revered and collectible of all Golden Age books. The finely-wrought covers by pulp maestros Craig Flessel were also ushering in a new age of creatives, with Detective Comics #2 featuring work by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster just a year away from Superman's debut in Action Comics #1.
This comic is originally from the collection of Eldon Dedini, prolific New Yorker and Playboy illustrator and cartoonist. It was bought off the newsstand by Dedini, who created his own stenciled numbering system to catalog his collection.
Overstreet Guide 2017 F/VF (7.0) value = $28,500.
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
Artist Information
Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.
rare in any grade; Shuster art (3/37)
Detective Comics #2 stepped away from the debut issue's Yellow Peril to focus on good old American criminals. Creig Flessel was also ready to settle in as the book's primary cover artist, establishing the gritty moods and milieu of the early run of Detective Comics. The title would soon become the darkest and certainly most atmospheric of all Golden Age DC titles, and one which excited readers even before Batman would swing into action to take over the title. The first several years of this compelling comic remain among the most revered and collectible of all Golden Age books. The finely-wrought covers by pulp maestros Craig Flessel were also ushering in a new age of creatives, with Detective Comics #2 featuring work by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster just a year away from Superman's debut in Action Comics #1.
This comic is originally from the collection of Eldon Dedini, prolific New Yorker and Playboy illustrator and cartoonist. It was bought off the newsstand by Dedini, who created his own stenciled numbering system to catalog his collection.
Overstreet Guide 2017 F/VF (7.0) value = $28,500.
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
Artist Information
Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.