ALL STAR COMICS # 8 CGC 7.5 1st APP.WONDER WOMEN 1941
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Description:

ALL STAR COMICS #8

Publisher: DC Comics
Date Issued: Dec 1941

Condition: CGC 7.5 VF-

Page Quality: Cream to Off White Pages

SCARCE & UNDERVALUED !! A single 9.0 is the highest to exist followed by a a single 8.5 & 2 8.0's. that's it. !! And They are NEVER for sale !! If you want the 1st appearacnce of a KEY DC 1940's ICON, without dropping a million bucks, THIS IS IT !! The one & O N L Y 7.5 copy to exist. This is a very tight 7.5 with deep color saturation, Perfect centering, AND NO DATES or pencil marks & tremendous eye appeal !! Adding to the lack of supply & increasing demand for Key 1st appearances of iconic Characters (of which Wonder Woman is.) is a new television series featuring the worlds most famous super heroine. You will regret NOT buying this after it is sold, because, this is your only shot !!

CGC # 0128736003

The Book:

All Star Comics 8 CGC 6.0 FN 1st app Wonder Woman 1942

This is an undervalued book. Really, it should be top ten instead of top twenty.

If only she'd been on the cover of this or Sensation #1 were her first appearance, this book would be worth 2-3x what it's worth now. As it stands, it's still cool, but it's in the same ballpark value as Sensation #1 and Wonder Woman #1, which just isn't right for such a significant first appearance.

Commentary over. Filter has another gem on his hands!

Showcase #4 CGC 8.0 VF Universal

An old label Showcase #4. That is all.

WILL EISNER – THE SPIRIT 1949 Page!

Not the flashiest page of all time, but it's definitely got the goods. Solid, atmospheric art by one of the greats.

MICHAEL TURNER WITCHBLADE issue 11 page 5

Some of you guys who never pay attention to anything after John Byrne stopped doing X-Men or Jack Kirby stopped doing Fantastic Four ought to be aware that Michael Turner was phenomenal. Just thought you should know.

MIRACLEMAN #15 CGC 9.8 RARE DEATH ISSUE

I haven't been following this book, but it's still a fun book to share.

Sensation Comics # 1 – Wonder Woman January DC 1942

Just in time for the Wonder Woman TV show announcement.

Showcase Presents Green Lantern – #22 ~ 1959

A copy reportedly from an original owner collection. Looks like a well-loved collection. I like seeing those almost as much as I like seeing the obsessive condition freaks because I love the idea that people just read these things to death.

Action Comics #252 VF- 7.5 1st Supergirl DC 1959

That's a great book. Not just that copy (which is nice,) but the issue in general.

Captain America #14 CGC 9.2 Timely 1942 OW-W

That's a great cover and a great copy… win-win!

Turner – Ballistic 3 original cover sexy & inked

I remember distinctly, seeing this cover on the stands. It's where I first noticed Turner, even though I didn't actually read his work until Witchblade.

Hitch/Guice – NEW AVENGERS FINALE Art WOLVERINE Splash

Hitch doesn't reproduce well on the internet any more. The textures of his work, especially with Guice inking, are too small for pixels to deal with. this piece is likely a stunner in person.
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Okay, maybe not the only two (you might want an All Star #8, too.) Still, this is a nice duo and Wonder Woman is a hell of a character.

Wonder Woman, to me, is wildly underappreciated by the collector community. Just like Superman and Batman she's been published continually since the 1940s and just like those two she's a huge fixture in current DC continuity.

We just need to get her a movie
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And if it did, it'd be a top five book. If there were any justice in this world All Star 8 would be a top fiver (having the first appearance of one of the "big three" after all,) but not having Wonder Woman on the (rather ugly) cover just kills it value-wise.

This is what it should have been: