Skipping over this result because… it can't be real, can it? I know PGX books take a penalty, but… the last FF#1 in 8.5 sold for 75k. PGX can't be an 80% penalty on one of the biggest books in the hobby, can it? You could make money on that even if it came back from CGC at maybe 6.5.
Anyway, on to the show:
CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 TIMELY GOOD 2.0
Winning bid: US $7,300.00 Seller: eides_entertainment ( 948 )
Description:
CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 TIMELY 1941 GOOD 2.0
Timely Comics, 3/41
Pages Are Off-white.
1 Inch By 2 inch Triangular Chunk Out Of Right Top Front Cover.
Mouse Chews Bottom 3 and 1/2 Inches Of Spine On Back Cover,
Minor Chews Thru Last 4 Pages, Small Punch Middle Bottom
Back Cover Affects Last Two Inside Pages.
Staples Are Solid On Front Cover And Excellent At Centerfold.
Centerfold Is Very Secure.
Guaranteed Absolutely No Restoration On This Book:
No Pieces Added, No Color Touch, No Trimming, No Cleaning,
No Pressing, No Tear Seals, No Glue, No Tape.
Raw From An Original Owner Collection.
Great Candidate For Professional Restoration.
The Pros (Susan Cicone, Tracey Heft, Matt Nelson And
Mike De Chellis) Can Easily Upgrade This To A 6.0 Or Better.
Hitler Cover. Nazi WWII Cover.
1st Appearance Captain America & Bucky.
1st Appearance Red Skull.
100% Joe Simon & Jack Kirby Art.
What is the best Golden Age comic for art and story?
Action #1 has the first Superman story with the usual pedestrian Siegel/Shuster work and a bunch of forgettable filler.
Detective #27 has the first Batman story with the usual plagiarized Bob Kane story and art and a bunch of forgettable filler.
Marvel Comics #1 has the first Human Torch story by hack Carl Burgos, the first Sub-Mariner story (reprinted?) by the under rated Bill Everett, plus a bunch of forgettable filler.
Whiz#2 , Sensation #1, All American #16, Flash #1 etc. same as above.
It wasn't til Superman #1, Batman #1 and (?) that a full comic of quality (?) work appears.
Superman #1 is really just reprints from the first four Action Comics and Siegel/Shuster were not the creme of comic book talent.
Batman #1 is the far better of the two books as it is original and by this time Bob Kane, plagiarist par excellence, was having Batman ghosted by true talents. The artists though were hobbled by having to imitate Bob's style or lack there of.
So what is the pound per pound champ of Golden Age Comics? Captain America #1 with the origin of Cap and Bucky, first apperance of Cap, Bucky and the Red Skull, 4 Cap stories (45 pages) and two filler stories by no less than Simon & Kirby. Hey its 100%Simon & Kirby. Folks, it just doesn't get any better than this.
And, aside from being the best book for art/story from the Golden Age, Cap #1 is probably the most undervalued comic of the Golden Age.
With the possibility of an upcoming quality (think Iron Man) Captain America movie from Marvel, consider the potential of this completely unrestored copy of this great book.
