ZIP COMICS #5
CGC NM+: 9.6
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Friday, 06/10/2022 11:53 PM
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PUBLISHER: MLJ
COMMENTS: white pages; QES certified - criteria met: preferred staple placement + perfect staple area + perfect spine + perfect cover edges + deep color strike ()
classic Charles Biro cover/art
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest Graded
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classic Charles Biro cover/art
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest Graded
DESCRIPTION
white pages; QES certified - criteria met: preferred staple placement + perfect staple area + perfect spine + perfect cover edges + deep color strike ()
classic Charles Biro cover/art
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest Graded
Zip Comics #5 is another impressive showcase for the original Man of Steel, as Steel Sterling takes apart an Axis air strike right among the clouds! It's another classic (pre) WWII cover from Charles Biro, whose work has kept the rare Zip run going as one of the Golden Age's most collectible series. This is exactly the kind of wild imagery that kept MLJ Publishing moving plenty of comics just when the competition was booming. Steel (who'd immersed himself in a chemical bath to harden his skin and avenge his father's murder by gangsters) also takes the lead story as he saves a factory from saboteurs. Collectors also cherish this issue for a Scarlet Avenger story featuring Texa, the Amazonian villain who only made three appearances in the title. She's seen here in her final story, being foiled from using a dirigible to create new slaves by seizing vicious criminals from Alcatraz.
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Overstreet Guide 2021 NM- (9.2) value =3,250
Visit the QES website.
classic Charles Biro cover/art
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest Graded
Zip Comics #5 is another impressive showcase for the original Man of Steel, as Steel Sterling takes apart an Axis air strike right among the clouds! It's another classic (pre) WWII cover from Charles Biro, whose work has kept the rare Zip run going as one of the Golden Age's most collectible series. This is exactly the kind of wild imagery that kept MLJ Publishing moving plenty of comics just when the competition was booming. Steel (who'd immersed himself in a chemical bath to harden his skin and avenge his father's murder by gangsters) also takes the lead story as he saves a factory from saboteurs. Collectors also cherish this issue for a Scarlet Avenger story featuring Texa, the Amazonian villain who only made three appearances in the title. She's seen here in her final story, being foiled from using a dirigible to create new slaves by seizing vicious criminals from Alcatraz.
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Overstreet Guide 2021 NM- (9.2) value =3,250
Visit the QES website.