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Auction archive: Lot number 61

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY Nos. 17 and 18 * Lot of Two Comic Books

Estimate
US$200 - US$300
Price realised:
US$250
Auction archive: Lot number 61

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY Nos. 17 and 18 * Lot of Two Comic Books

Estimate
US$200 - US$300
Price realised:
US$250
Beschreibung:

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY Nos. 17 and 18 * Lot of Two Comic Books Publisher: Atlas [Indicia: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.] Date Published: August-October 1954 Description: #17: VG+ (4.5). Light spine stress, two edge nicks, horizontal bindery crease to front cover, fine creases to top right corner, small bit of shmutz on back cover. White to off-white pages. Cover: Sol Brodsky. Art: Paul Hodge, Sid Check, Robert Q. Sale, Harry Anderson, Mort Lawrence. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade since 2007. A 4.0 sold for $201 in 12/20; a 5.0 sold for $350 in 12/21. #18: G/VG (3.0). Moderate spine stress, spine ends nicked, edgewear and Marvel chips, shadow and small abrasion to back cover from removed sticker, back cover edges toned. White to off-white pages. Potential to slab at 3.5. Cover: Carl Burgos. Art: Pete Tumlinson, Bill Walton, Mort Lawrence, Ed Winiarski. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 3.5 sold for $195 in 4/21. Skyscrapers shattered; hypodermic panel; Sid Check crams his tale "Machine Age" chock full of Wally Wood swipes; robot wrings guy's neck; dead man refuses autopsy; spicy Frederick's of Hollywood lingerie ad offers eye candy to onanists. A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com. Consignments welcome for PBA's Fall 2023 Comic Book sale. 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. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." — R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com. Coming soon: The DC Universe Collection, featuring over 40,000 comics, comprising every comic book published by DC for retail sale between 1934 and 2014. Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list. Item#: 357037 Headline: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #s 17 & 18 * Sid Check Rides Wally Wood's Coattails

Auction archive: Lot number 61
Auction:
Datum:
3 Aug 2023
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY Nos. 17 and 18 * Lot of Two Comic Books Publisher: Atlas [Indicia: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.] Date Published: August-October 1954 Description: #17: VG+ (4.5). Light spine stress, two edge nicks, horizontal bindery crease to front cover, fine creases to top right corner, small bit of shmutz on back cover. White to off-white pages. Cover: Sol Brodsky. Art: Paul Hodge, Sid Check, Robert Q. Sale, Harry Anderson, Mort Lawrence. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade since 2007. A 4.0 sold for $201 in 12/20; a 5.0 sold for $350 in 12/21. #18: G/VG (3.0). Moderate spine stress, spine ends nicked, edgewear and Marvel chips, shadow and small abrasion to back cover from removed sticker, back cover edges toned. White to off-white pages. Potential to slab at 3.5. Cover: Carl Burgos. Art: Pete Tumlinson, Bill Walton, Mort Lawrence, Ed Winiarski. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 3.5 sold for $195 in 4/21. Skyscrapers shattered; hypodermic panel; Sid Check crams his tale "Machine Age" chock full of Wally Wood swipes; robot wrings guy's neck; dead man refuses autopsy; spicy Frederick's of Hollywood lingerie ad offers eye candy to onanists. A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com. Consignments welcome for PBA's Fall 2023 Comic Book sale. 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. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." — R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com. Coming soon: The DC Universe Collection, featuring over 40,000 comics, comprising every comic book published by DC for retail sale between 1934 and 2014. Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list. Item#: 357037 Headline: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #s 17 & 18 * Sid Check Rides Wally Wood's Coattails

Auction archive: Lot number 61
Auction:
Datum:
3 Aug 2023
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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