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Title: ADVENTURE COMICS No. 53
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Publisher:Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics Inc.]
Date Published: August, 1940
Description: CGC certified: VG- (3.5). Off-white pages. Grader notes: Chip out top of front cover; moderate creasing to cover; moderate spine stress lines to cover; multiple tape spine; spine splits to cover; tears to cover. Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 3.0 sold for $359 in 2016; a 2.5 sold for $528 in 3/21; a 1.5 sold for $248 in 4/24. CGC Census: 28 graded copies (24 Universal, 1 Qualified, 3 Restored). Overstreet: '"1st app. Jimmy 'Minuteman' Martin & the Minutemen of America in Hourman.'" Credits: Cover: Bernard Baily. Scripts: Ken Fitch, Ed Winiarski, Russell Cole, Howard Purcell, Gordon Hall, Jerry Siegel, Gardner Fox, Alan Sulman, Bob Kane, Charles Biro. Art: Bernard Baily, Ed Winiarski, Russell Cole, Howard Purcell, Chad Grothkopf, Jack Lehti, Joe Sulman, Bob Kane, Charles Biro, Creig Flessel.************************ Consignments welcome for PBA's Fall 2024 Comic Book sales. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. Send inquiries to [email protected]. Coming Attractions: The DC Universe Collection Part 4: SUPERMAN. November 2024. Every ish of the Man of Steel's own title from 1939-2014, plus related mags featuring DC's Action Ace. Contact [email protected] to get on the notifications list. Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale. September 2024. Hundreds of great pulp mags, both graded and raw. To consign or request info, contact [email protected]. The Steve Ditko Collection Part 3. October 2024. Steve Ditko's own copies of Strange Tales featuring Doctor Strange, consigned by the Steve Ditko Estate and CGC certified from The Steve Ditko Collection, plus original art and rare ephemera. To consign Ditko comics and art, contact [email protected]. EC, MAD and Pre-Code Horror. Early 2025. Another four-color fear-fest from PBA, packed with history, lore, gags, bon mots, obscure musings. Consignments accepted now, the more lurid the better. EC, Superior, Ajax-Farrell, Comic Media, Story, Standard, Atlas, Avon, Master-Merit, Stanley Morse, etc. Seeking comics, original art, ephemera. Contact [email protected].

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