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Captain America 1 Australian fn- $500 sold

 

Now this is a really scarce book, you will likely no see one of these again soon. I have searched information on this book all over and have found none. It is not even listed on the Australian Comics website. The price may seem strong, but I doubt that there are many of these around. I am however open to discussion on this one.

 

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Eerie Comics #1 (Thorpe & Porter, 1951) UK edition vg- $300 sold

 

a 2.0 sold on HA for $299 in 2005, the only copy on the census.

 

I "borrowed" their description, it's quite interesting:

 

This UK edition is of great historical importance in Britain's anti-comics campaign started by George Pumphrey. In fact, this very issue was the first horror comic Pumphrey had seen, and it prompted his starting the campaign that, like a similar one conducted by Dr. Fredric Wertham in the US, resulted in the banning of such horror comics in the UK. This comic book was denounced in the House of Commons in 1952, and Pumphrey's Guide for Parents and Teachers (1956) cites stories from this compilation, a derivative of Avon's publication in the US. Because parents were encouraged to destroy such offensive horror comic books, and since this book was specifically lambasted, few copies have survived.

 

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Captain America 1 Australian fn- $500

 

Now this is a really scarce book, you will likely no see one of these again soon. I have searched information on this book all over and have found none. It is not even listed on the Australian Comics website. The price may seem strong, but I doubt that there are many of these around. I am however open to discussion on this one.

 

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WOW nice!

 

Nothing on Google

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Captain America 1 Australian fn- $500

 

Now this is a really scarce book, you will likely no see one of these again soon. I have searched information on this book all over and have found none. It is not even listed on the Australian Comics website. The price may seem strong, but I doubt that there are many of these around. I am however open to discussion on this one.

 

15063753796_2fcf8a6f72_b.jpg

14900120970_810d3bba2e_b.jpg

 

WOW nice!

 

Nothing on Google

 

Sweet book :applause: . I live in Oz and have been collecting for a loooong time and I've NEVER seen one of these. Truly rare.

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