RareHighGrade Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Looks like a very sharp Adventure 38 will be coming up on Heritage: Adventure Comics #38 (DC, 1939) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white | LotID #39003 | Heritage Auctions (ha.com) Yorick, Primetime and Sarg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 As well as a lower grade Adv. 39 that looks nice for its grade. Primetime and Yorick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 4:16 PM, RareHighGrade said: As well as a lower grade Adv. 39 that looks nice for its grade. Have HA recognized Flanagan on their new labels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 2:59 PM, Sarg said: Have HA recognized Flanagan on their new labels? Both of these books were certified in 2007, before we learned from Creig Flessel that these are Flanagan covers. IngelsFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 For the record, I don't recall that Flessel specifically said that Adventure 38 is Flanagan. And although it is a "jungle cover," the Adventure 38 art does look distinct from other covers that are attributed to Flanagan, such as Adventures 37 and 39. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 3:23 PM, RareHighGrade said: For the record, I don't recall that Flessel specifically said that Adventure 38 is Flanagan. And although it is a "jungle cover," the Adventure 38 art does look distinct from other covers that are attributed to Flanagan, such as Adventures 37 and 39. Are you on the fence regarding the Flanagan attribution? The shading of facial features in the figure of Adventure 38 is something Flanagan had done before. Here's an example from 1929. aardvark88, Pat Calhoun and Primetime 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) On 10/25/2021 at 3:23 PM, RareHighGrade said: I don't recall that Flessel specifically said that Adventure 38 is Flanagan. And although it is a "jungle cover," the Adventure 38 art does look distinct from other covers that are attributed to Flanagan, such as Adventures 37 and 39. The foliage on Adv. Comics 38 cover looks like Flanagan's style compared to Adv. Comics 39. Edited October 27, 2021 by aardvark88 sp. Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) Error corrected! Nice. The better comparison of 38 is to 36. Edited October 27, 2021 by Yorick problem resolved Primetime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 2:13 PM, RareHighGrade said: a very sharp Adventure 38 will be coming up on Heritage On 10/25/2021 at 2:16 PM, RareHighGrade said: As well as a lower grade Adv. 39 that looks nice for its grade. Those both went a bit higher than I expected. I had a hope of maybe throwing down a bid on the 38, but as soon as the live bidding started... it was over. At least HA recognizes the proper artistic attribution rather than what the label's stated. Primetime and IngelsFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Adv. 38 - $12,000; Adv. 39 - $3,840. These are record prices that far exceed previous sales. IngelsFan, Primetime, Frisco Larson and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 On 10/31/2021 at 6:40 PM, RareHighGrade said: Adv. 38 - $12,000; Adv. 39 - $3,840. These are record prices that far exceed previous sales. Certainly more than I figured they'd end at. They ARE two of the more desirable covers though. Issues #23 - 39 are where the humor covers disappear and are replaced by the adventure themed covers and the prices paid really reflect that. This level of money being paid MAY have something to do with the recent availability of quite a few on the market recently. In a few month period, Heritage themselves have offered nearly a dozen Adventure & New Adventure issues, more than I've seen available at one time in a LONG time. Low census numbers and a growing desire for true rarity are shooting these books upward into the pre hero Detective territory. I guess they couldn't remain inexpensive forever .... Sarg and IngelsFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 On 10/31/2021 at 4:40 PM, RareHighGrade said: Adv. 38 - $12,000; Adv. 39 - $3,840. These are record prices that far exceed previous sales. Big money 💰, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 On 11/2/2021 at 1:48 AM, Primetime said: Big money 💰, Peter Just goes to show that the current soaring market is affecting all genres and not just the Promising ones. IngelsFan, Electron, Yorick and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 On 11/2/2021 at 10:57 AM, RareHighGrade said: Just goes to show that the current soaring market is affecting all genres and not just the Promising ones. The other early DCs they had (an extensively restored New Adventure and a restored More Fun) ALSO brought strong bids. IngelsFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 On 11/2/2021 at 10:00 AM, Frisco Larson said: The other early DCs they had (an extensively restored New Adventure and a restored More Fun) ALSO brought strong bids. I thought I might be able to grab the restored 1.8 More Fun 18 that previously sold for around $250. I guess people know what's inside those.... IngelsFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 On 11/2/2021 at 11:07 AM, Yorick said: I thought I might be able to grab the restored 1.8 More Fun 18 that previously sold for around $250. I guess people know what's inside those.... Are you referring to a S&S Superman tryout in the Dr. Occult story? I don't believe those went past issue no. 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 On 11/2/2021 at 5:37 PM, RareHighGrade said: Are you referring to a S&S Superman tryout in the Dr. Occult story? I don't believe those went past issue no. 17. Although I like Dr Occult, I'm more interested in the fantastic interior artwork by Leo O'Mealia. MF18 didn't have a very good scan in the "DC Before Superman" book. RareHighGrade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo_7071 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 On 11/2/2021 at 2:07 PM, Yorick said: I thought I might be able to grab the restored 1.8 More Fun 18 that previously sold for around $250. I guess people know what's inside those.... Alas, poor Yorick, he missed out on his book! (Sorry, I couldn't resist.) Great thread! It looks like Flanagan's finest work was was outside of the comic industry, but of his comic book covers, I think like the More Fun 45 the best. Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 Anyone care to see some more early Flanagan painted work (1922)? If not, too bad. Here is a pretty scarce tourism booklet with an interior advertisement for "Nature Underground." mwotka, IngelsFan, Surfing Alien and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 I won the recently listed HA offering of a Wu Fang #1. Most I've ever paid for a pulp.... but with all those interior illustrations, it was worth it! mwotka, telerites and Morganmi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
