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Monkeyman

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  1. I think that could be a DeCarlo but I'm not certain.

     

    I'm not aware of an authoritative listing of his work. I think whatever information we collectors can contribute to sites like comics.org and atlastales.com can help. For Timely, I've always seen it mentioned that he started on Jeanie and then did Millie the Model and My Friend Irma. Based on what I have in my collection, it appears that he did a good number of Nellie the Nurse stories as well but except for one credited story in Millie #18, I've never seen those mentioned.

     

    Here's one of his covers on Oscar Comics #13. I can't find this documented anywhere but it's clearly representative of his early style for Timely.

     

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    This is DeCarlo and the girl sure looks like yours.

     

    Mike

     

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  2. An incomplete, coverless Tec 31 just sold on Heritage for $2,000.

     

    http://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/detective-comics-31-dc-1939-condition-pr/a/121612-13342.s?type=bidnotice-tracked-endofauction

     

    The description says that the first three wraps are missing, which is a lot of the Batman story. This seems like a lot of money for a few pages of a Batman story. Does anyone have a feel for the coverless/incomplete market?

     

    I'm also wondering how coverless copies are priced. It seems to me that a coverless copy of Tec 31 or 33 should sell for the same as a coverless copy of Tec 30, 32 or 34. Why would I pay more for a coverless copy of a classic cover comic than a coverless copy of the issue right beside? I guess that coverless copies could sell based on how cool the splash is, but it seems to me that they sell for a percentage of the price with a cover.

     

    Mike