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excellent Frank. What a "one-shot" Timely cover artist CJM turned out to be

1.8

I’ll repost here from the Cap 1/Bat 1 thread: I suspect the mice chew had a big affect on final price as well as this copy bouncing around without a permanent home leaving a friend to several dealers and auctions after. It was in a 3.5 holder for years. I can’t see the bump to a 4.0 with all the chew through the entire book. $135k+ would have kept it in price point line with the 2.5 that just sold for $86k. I think this selling for 3.0 money is perhaps on point.

I suspect the mice chew had a big affect on final price as well as this copy bouncing around without a permanent home leaving a friend to several dealers and auctions after. It was in a 3.5 holder for years. I can’t see the bump to a 4.0 with all the chew through the entire book. $135k+ would have kept it in price point line with the 2.5 that just sold for $86k. I think this selling for 3.0 money is perhaps on point.

thanks Peter

yah, splash page to Tec 37 shows him in his gangster mobile LOL. Thanks Clark...the Action 7 went to a happy, new owner

those are the best panels from that story in the 29

agreed. The Torch and Subby were outright wild and so unique at that time. It's hard to "see" what Goodman saw in a somewhat common, plain looking hero like Angel/Zorro-like. Give me the flame and pointed ears dude!

great R & D Frank . Yep, Moe has incorrectly been credited to the cover to Marvel Mystery 2 in a lot of sources. CJM did the Marvel 2 cover and the signed interior text story. What is interesting is Moe was a Funnies staff member, so she conceivably could have drawn the cover on #2. The art comparison above is CJM (especially the National 2 panel) likeness. Even more interesting is how Everett's unused Subby cover for MM2 may have determined who received the honors to draw the second Marvel issue of all time..? It's odd to think that Goodman would approve a somewhat inexperienced cover artist (CJM) at that time to draw the MM2 cover. The backgrounds and bombs give hints to being Frank R. Paul's work from his pulp covers. Goodman believed the Angel would be a hit so I can understand him scratching (last minute?) Everett's Subby cover. Gustavson was busy doing the interior Angel stories. I would think Paul would have been given a shot at the #2 cover given that #1 sold out.

Nice Richard. The 19 and 21 were highly sought after and scarce in the 1990s. I have seen more surface the past ten years for sure. Great book.

The great woowoo

Thanks buddy! Book has been SOLD. Thanks for everyone’s interest. Thread closed.

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love the March 26th arrival date.

Congrats. That's one of @Bunky Brian's favorite funny books

Tec 29 up to a 3.0 - Sometimes I miss that book, and would like to get a copy back one day. OCT Marvel 1 - any grade; greatest comic book ever published

I was happy to help my friend purchase it.

got a few offers on the table I'm considering. Thanks to all that have inquired. I will close this thread at some point on Sunday, June 28th

now's @woowoo 's BIG chance, since he's always poking for an Action 7

Jon, the salesman

hola Pablo

thread krapping

Thanks Jeff