Summer Kickoff Comics & Toys 06'26
Lot 327:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Collection of Five Vintage DC Comics Including Shazam, Detective Comics, and The Flash
This lot consists of five vintage DC comic books from the Silver and Bronze Ages, featuring various oversized formats including 100-page Super Spectaculars and 80-page Giants. The collection includes the following issues: Shazam! number 15 (December 1974), a 100-page Super Spectacular priced at 60 cents, featuring Captain Marvel meeting Superman with Lex Luthor and Mr. Mind; Shazam! number 2 (April 1973), priced at 20 cents and subtitled The Original Captain Marvel; The Flash number 169 (May 1967), an 80-page Giant issue G-34 priced at 25 cents, which is a collection of reprint stories; Detective Comics number 445 (March 1975), a 100-page issue priced at 60 cents featuring The Bat-Murderer cover story and backup features starring Roy Raymond, Elongated Man, Robin, Dr. Mid-Nite, and Star Hawkins; and The Brave and the Bold number 116 (January 1975), a 100-page issue priced at 60 cents featuring a Batman and The Spectre team-up titled Grasp of the Killer Cult, with additional stories featuring the Teen Titans, The Silent Knight, and Wonder Woman. All items were published by DC Comics (National Periodical Publications) and are in raw, uncertified condition.
Condition report:
The comics are in overall mid-grade to low-mid-grade condition, showing typical signs of wear for vintage paper ephemera. Common defects include spine stress lines, color-breaking creases, spine rolling, and edge wear. Shazam! number 15 displays visible spine stress and corner creasing. Shazam! number 2 shows spine wear with color breaks and surface scuffing. The Flash number 169 has moderate spine wear and creasing at the upper-right corner. Detective Comics number 445 exhibits spine rolling and minor foxing or staining in the white header section. The Brave and the Bold number 116 shows corner blunting and general edge wear. Covers on all five issues remain attached. Pages show tanning consistent with age.
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