GREEN GIANT COMICS (1940) #1
CGC VF-: 7.5
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Wednesday, 06/14/2017 2:07 PM
$5,400
Sold For
19
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PUBLISHER: Pelican
COMMENTS: lt tan/ow pages; Sl(A-1) sm amt ct, all wraps reinf, cvr reinf, pcs added to cvr
Scarce; Origin Colossus; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
Jon Berk Collection
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Scarce; Origin Colossus; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
Jon Berk Collection
DESCRIPTION
lt tan/ow pages; Sl(A-1) sm amt ct, all wraps reinf, cvr reinf, pcs added to cvr
Scarce; Origin Colossus; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
Jon Berk Collection
Green Giant Comics #1 was only (and barely) distributed in New York City as an experiment by New Jersey's Moreau Publishing, with the company trying to take advantage of when their 40-page color press wasn't being used by clients. Over 84 years later, only six copies are listed on the CGC Census. The lack of a cover price or date supports the company's claim that issues of this book never even reached the newsstands.
The impressive Green Giant cover design is by an unknown artist, and it's hard not to wonder if Pelican Publications heard from the lawyers of a certain canned food manufacturer with an oversized mascot. For added importance, the comic even includes five pages from the never-distributed Motion Picture Funnies Weekly. All of this establishes Green Giant Comics #1 as one of the Golden Ages' most notorious rarities, with a compelling backstory that inspires fans of obscure Golden Age books into bidding frenzies.
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 6 month, interest free, time payment plan with a 20% non-refundable deposit. Time Payments invoices can only be paid by cash, check, money order or wire transfer. LEARN MORE
Artist Information
Louis Kenneth Fine was born in New York. He studied at the Grand Central Art School and Pratt Institute. He was partially crippled by childhood polio and longed to be an illustrator. Among his major influences were Dean Cornwell, J.C. Leyendecker, and Heinrich Kley. Fine joined the Eisner-Iger comic shop in 1938 and soon was drawing for the Fiction House and Fox lines on such features as 'Wilton of the West', 'The Count of Monte Cristo', and 'The Flame'. Within a short time he became one of their best artists. He drew parts of the 'Jumbo' and 'Sheena' comics, and he also produced several adventure comics. Between 1939 and 1943, he worked for the Arnold's Quality Comics group. He produced 'Black Condor', 'Stormy Foster' and several issues of 'Uncle Sam'. From early on, Fine's specialty was covers, and he turned out dozens of them. Lou Fine left the comic book industry in 1944 and moved into drawing Sunday advertising strips for the funnies. On his advertising work, he cooperated extensively with Don Komisarow. Together, they created characters like 'Charlie McCarthy' and 'Mr. Coffee Nerves' for Chase and Sanborn Coffee, and 'Sam Spade' for Wildroot Cream Oil. They also made 'The Thropp Family' for Liberty magazine, using the combined signature of Donlou (scripts by Lawrence Lariar). Next, Fine drew two newspaper strips, 'Adam Ames', and 'Peter Scratch', about a tough private eye who lived with his mother. Fine died in 1971 and according to Will Eisner, he was one of the greatest draftsmen ever.
Scarce; Origin Colossus; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
Jon Berk Collection
Green Giant Comics #1 was only (and barely) distributed in New York City as an experiment by New Jersey's Moreau Publishing, with the company trying to take advantage of when their 40-page color press wasn't being used by clients. Over 84 years later, only six copies are listed on the CGC Census. The lack of a cover price or date supports the company's claim that issues of this book never even reached the newsstands.
The impressive Green Giant cover design is by an unknown artist, and it's hard not to wonder if Pelican Publications heard from the lawyers of a certain canned food manufacturer with an oversized mascot. For added importance, the comic even includes five pages from the never-distributed Motion Picture Funnies Weekly. All of this establishes Green Giant Comics #1 as one of the Golden Ages' most notorious rarities, with a compelling backstory that inspires fans of obscure Golden Age books into bidding frenzies.
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 6 month, interest free, time payment plan with a 20% non-refundable deposit. Time Payments invoices can only be paid by cash, check, money order or wire transfer. LEARN MORE
Artist Information
Louis Kenneth Fine was born in New York. He studied at the Grand Central Art School and Pratt Institute. He was partially crippled by childhood polio and longed to be an illustrator. Among his major influences were Dean Cornwell, J.C. Leyendecker, and Heinrich Kley. Fine joined the Eisner-Iger comic shop in 1938 and soon was drawing for the Fiction House and Fox lines on such features as 'Wilton of the West', 'The Count of Monte Cristo', and 'The Flame'. Within a short time he became one of their best artists. He drew parts of the 'Jumbo' and 'Sheena' comics, and he also produced several adventure comics. Between 1939 and 1943, he worked for the Arnold's Quality Comics group. He produced 'Black Condor', 'Stormy Foster' and several issues of 'Uncle Sam'. From early on, Fine's specialty was covers, and he turned out dozens of them. Lou Fine left the comic book industry in 1944 and moved into drawing Sunday advertising strips for the funnies. On his advertising work, he cooperated extensively with Don Komisarow. Together, they created characters like 'Charlie McCarthy' and 'Mr. Coffee Nerves' for Chase and Sanborn Coffee, and 'Sam Spade' for Wildroot Cream Oil. They also made 'The Thropp Family' for Liberty magazine, using the combined signature of Donlou (scripts by Lawrence Lariar). Next, Fine drew two newspaper strips, 'Adam Ames', and 'Peter Scratch', about a tough private eye who lived with his mother. Fine died in 1971 and according to Will Eisner, he was one of the greatest draftsmen ever.