BIG BOOK OF FUN COMICS #1
FN-: 5.5
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SOLD ON: Tuesday, 06/13/2017 1:12 PM
$2,850
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS: rice paper support inside of spine otherwise unrestored
rare rare and rare! 1936; 1st DC annual
Jon Berk Collection
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rare rare and rare! 1936; 1st DC annual
Jon Berk Collection
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rice paper support inside of spine otherwise unrestored
rare rare and rare! 1936; 1st DC annual
Jon Berk CollectionPredating not only the early superhero titles, but also Detective Comics 1, this incredibly rare and historic book was the first annual published by DC Comics, then known as National Periodical. After testing the market with the tabloid-sized New Fun, and the somewhat smaller New Comics 1, this comic helped to cement what would become the standard size for newsstand comic books. The title worked off the prevailing template of the day and featured a wide variety of adventure, funny animal, slapstick, pulp, and fantasy stories designed to appeal to the widest possible readership, much like the comic strip pages of the daily papers that had long driven sales and reader tastes. This ample tome was made up largely of reprints from the initial New Fun issues, shrunk down to what would become regular comic book size, paced to allow for maximum contrast and impact. The experiment was a partial success, as it sold well enough to keep the company going, but it would take some time for publisher Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson to really hit paydirt. Due to the low print run and huge size of the comic, it survives in painfully low numbers.
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
rare rare and rare! 1936; 1st DC annual
Jon Berk CollectionPredating not only the early superhero titles, but also Detective Comics 1, this incredibly rare and historic book was the first annual published by DC Comics, then known as National Periodical. After testing the market with the tabloid-sized New Fun, and the somewhat smaller New Comics 1, this comic helped to cement what would become the standard size for newsstand comic books. The title worked off the prevailing template of the day and featured a wide variety of adventure, funny animal, slapstick, pulp, and fantasy stories designed to appeal to the widest possible readership, much like the comic strip pages of the daily papers that had long driven sales and reader tastes. This ample tome was made up largely of reprints from the initial New Fun issues, shrunk down to what would become regular comic book size, paced to allow for maximum contrast and impact. The experiment was a partial success, as it sold well enough to keep the company going, but it would take some time for publisher Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson to really hit paydirt. Due to the low print run and huge size of the comic, it survives in painfully low numbers.
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