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SOLD ON: Sunday, 03/17/2024 8:53 PM
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PUBLISHER: Livraria Civilizacao
COMMENTS: A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION
crm/ow pages; Foreign Edition
2nd comic book published in Brazil to solely feature the Phantom (1937).
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A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION
crm/ow pages; Foreign Edition
2nd comic book published in Brazil to solely feature the Phantom (1937).
"Os Piratas do Céo"
Edição Extraordinária do Correio Universal
Artist: Calmon Barreto
Published by Editor Livraria Civilização Brazil, 17.11.1937
Printed in B&W with spot color. Published in landscape format, the comic measures approximately 15" x 10.5" and contains 48 pages featuring the complete "Os Piratas do Céo" (aka the classic Lee Falk/Ray Moore story ‘"The Sky Band," originally published as the second serial story from the Phantom daily strip)
Sourcing materials from the 1930's is very difficult, and this rare edition displays incredibly.
Est. Value: $750 to $1,000
Correio Universal (which translates to ‘Universal Mail’) was published by Livraria Civilização in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Publication is dated November 17, 1937. This is the second comic book published in Brazil to solely feature the Phantom.
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