The Complete New Adventure Run, At Long Last 10 10

[Dark Knight]

Incredible feat and accomplishment, well done!  Now I know why you are Mr. RareHighGrade!

[fast eddie]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing!

[RareHighGrade]

Issue #16 has an interesting backstory.  The cover is based on Federal Men, one of Siegel and Shuster’s earliest works in the medium, with a monthly storyline that stood out for its unusual blend of crime and science fiction.  The cover of this issue is not signed, but looks exactly like Shuster’s artwork, so it was long believed that it represented the Siegel and Shuster team’s first cover (almost a year before Action #1).  But then Jon Berk interviewed Flessel, who disclosed that, in fact, he was the artist and that he had intentionally mimicked Shuster’s style so that the art would be an accurate representation of the strip.  

As a side note, this cover also represents the first (and only?) one devoted to soliciting readers to join a comic book fan club. 

No one has seen the Church copy of #16.  Mine is a raw non-pedigree, although it might be from the “penciled S” collection, despite missing the trademark “S.”

 

[adamstrange]

On 4/7/2024 at 2:37 PM, RareHighGrade said:

But then Jon Berk interviewed Flessel, who disclosed that, in fact, he was the artist and that he had intentionally mimicked Shuster’s style so that the art would be an accurate representation of the strip.  

Another example of why comic art attribution is difficult.

Federal Man's right hand is much better drawn than anything Shuster was capable of at the time.  There are other tells of Flessel's involvement, including the weight of the inking lines being much stronger than the Roy Crane inspired style of Shuster.

[plady69]

Best Golden Age thread since BangZoom showed us his incredible collection!

[Inaflash]

On 4/7/2024 at 6:41 AM, RareHighGrade said:

Issue #15 ushered in the first of the Flessel covers, and it’s a classic.  In Norman Rockwell style, the artwork evokes the carefree nature of boyhood, which is a continuing theme of Flessel’s covers until issue #23, when the subject matter became more mature and darker.

This issue is extremely difficult to find.  In fact, according to the CGC census, it is the rarest New Adventure issue, with only 3 Universal copies, none of which is high grade.  This rarity is reflected in the recent sale of Ian Levine’s former copy, a CGC 4.5 that sold for $12,500 last month.

My raw copy comes from the Church collection.

Love this one. Can’t wait to see the rest. Congratulations on this accomplishment.

[adamstrange]

On 4/7/2024 at 3:07 PM, plady69 said:

Best Golden Age thread since BangZoom showed us his incredible collection!

Or since RareHighGrade's pre-Bats Detective Thread.

https://boards.cgccomics.com/topic/284571-tecs-1-26-in-grade-the-quest-is-finally-over/

[buttock]

On 4/7/2024 at 12:37 PM, RareHighGrade said:

Issue #16 has an interesting backstory.  The cover is based on Federal Men, one of Siegel and Shuster’s earliest works in the medium, with a monthly storyline that stood out for its unusual blend of crime and science fiction.  The cover of this issue is not signed, but looks exactly like Shuster’s artwork, so it was long believed that it represented the Siegel and Shuster team’s first cover (almost a year before Action #1).  But then Jon Berk interviewed Flessel, who disclosed that, in fact, he was the artist and that he had intentionally mimicked Shuster’s style so that the art would be an accurate representation of the strip.  

As a side note, this cover also represents the first (and only?) one devoted to soliciting readers to join a comic book fan club. 

No one has seen the Church copy of #16.  Mine is a raw non-pedigree, although it might be from the “penciled S” collection, despite missing the trademark “S.”

 

A little clean, press, BLED whitening, and you'd have a real nice copy Peter!

[RareHighGrade]

#17 is another very tough issue that is rarely seen, with only 3 Universal copies on the census, none of which is high grade.  No one has seen the Church copy.  My copy is a raw non-pedigree, although, once again, it might be from the “penciled S” collection even though it doesn’t have the trademark “S.”

After this issue, most of the remaining books in my run are CGC graded.

 

[ttecwaf]

The guide lists #16 as the first non-funny cover.  It should be #15. 

[Robot Man]

On 4/7/2024 at 11:37 AM, RareHighGrade said:

Issue #16 has an interesting backstory.  The cover is based on Federal Men, one of Siegel and Shuster’s earliest works in the medium, with a monthly storyline that stood out for its unusual blend of crime and science fiction.  The cover of this issue is not signed, but looks exactly like Shuster’s artwork, so it was long believed that it represented the Siegel and Shuster team’s first cover (almost a year before Action #1).  But then Jon Berk interviewed Flessel, who disclosed that, in fact, he was the artist and that he had intentionally mimicked Shuster’s style so that the art would be an accurate representation of the strip.  

As a side note, this cover also represents the first (and only?) one devoted to soliciting readers to join a comic book fan club. 

No one has seen the Church copy of #16.  Mine is a raw non-pedigree, although it might be from the “penciled S” collection, despite missing the trademark “S.”

 

Great thread and what an accomplishment! Looking forward ti the rest! This is about all I can contribute...

[sfcityduck]

What's the last one you got and where?

Edited April 8 by sfcityduck

[Bronty]

amazing stuff Peter, kudos!

 

[Professor K]

Wow these are really nice copies so far. 

[adamstrange]

On 4/7/2024 at 10:10 PM, Professor K said:

Wow these are really nice copies so far. 

Buckle your seat belt!

[Professor K]

On 4/7/2024 at 10:14 PM, adamstrange said:

Buckle your seat belt!

 

[RareHighGrade]

On 4/7/2024 at 5:14 PM, sfcityduck said:

What's the last one you got and where?

The last book I obtained comes up a bit later in the run.  I'll flag it when I post the book.

[RareHighGrade]

#18 represents the first surfing cover on a comic book.  This is the Church copy, which was (under)graded by CGC as a 9.0 over 20 years ago.

 

[PreHero]

Very impressive!  After New Fun, this might be toughest run to complete.  Doubly impressive if rest of books are in grades close to those so far!!

[adamstrange]

On 4/8/2024 at 2:19 AM, PreHero said:

Doubly impressive if rest of books are in grades close to those so far!!

Better