AVENGER, THE (SPAIN) V1 #1 Pulp
CGC VF+: 8.5
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May 1948; Justicia Sociedad Anonima (#176)
ow/white pages; foreign edition
A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION"Hombres Audaces" started being published by Editorial Molino in Spain in 1936 and stopped a few months later because of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Issues 1-4 from 1936 are scarce and are the only Spanish issues of The Shadow that were printed in Spain before the Spanish Civil War broke out. Molino then moved to Argentina and continued publishing from 1936 until 1953, as Editorial Molino Argentina, for a total of 373 issues.
They resumed publishing in Spain in 1941, and some titles exist in both editions with different covers. Hombres Audaces reprinted The Shadow (La Sombra), Doc Savage, Bill Barnes, Pete Rice and The Avenger, mostly with the original covers.
The collection has two numberings, a general one (from #1 to #373) and a separate one for each character. Some issues of the Argentinian edition were never published in Spain, but Molino kept the Argentinian numbering on the spine of the issues published in Spain.
Overall, the pulps were not published in chronological order, many issues being skipped (probably due to censorship problems) and others switched around. For Bill Barnes, character and airplane names were changed, paragraphs skipped and others inserted in order to adapt the plot to its random publishing order.
Under Fascist dictator Francisco Franco's regime, repression of political and cultural liberalism was a primary motivator for censors editing various literary works. Some censors had alternative reasons for censoring literary works of foreign authors which was not motivated by Franco's ideology. This was done on grounds that pluralism and cultural diversity would present threats to Spanish unity. Some writers also participated in self-censorship, aware that they were writing for censors that would review their work.”
Consignment Pedigree:
Skye Ott's Family Legacy Collection & Komic Kazi International are among the most popular and well-known collectors of rare International Editions Globally.
Founded by Mr. Ott and assisted by his sons, Skye, Stefan, and Shawn this family owned and run operation has been collecting vintage comic books and comic art for over 50 years.
Their total collection includes over 100,000+ rare international issues and thousands of pieces of original published comic book art from across the globe. Both the rarity and high state of condition of their holdings cannot be overstated.
Komic Kazi International is highly involved in educating the public on the importance of Brazilian comic book history with social media pages on Flickr, Instagram, and Facebook having nearly 15,000 detailed and organized images of the rarest international comic books.
Their total number of views as of the beginning of 2023 is over 21,000,000+ with over 133,000 views reached in a single day.
CGC: Brazilian Comics & The Golden Age
ow/white pages; foreign edition
A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION"Hombres Audaces" started being published by Editorial Molino in Spain in 1936 and stopped a few months later because of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Issues 1-4 from 1936 are scarce and are the only Spanish issues of The Shadow that were printed in Spain before the Spanish Civil War broke out. Molino then moved to Argentina and continued publishing from 1936 until 1953, as Editorial Molino Argentina, for a total of 373 issues.
They resumed publishing in Spain in 1941, and some titles exist in both editions with different covers. Hombres Audaces reprinted The Shadow (La Sombra), Doc Savage, Bill Barnes, Pete Rice and The Avenger, mostly with the original covers.
The collection has two numberings, a general one (from #1 to #373) and a separate one for each character. Some issues of the Argentinian edition were never published in Spain, but Molino kept the Argentinian numbering on the spine of the issues published in Spain.
Overall, the pulps were not published in chronological order, many issues being skipped (probably due to censorship problems) and others switched around. For Bill Barnes, character and airplane names were changed, paragraphs skipped and others inserted in order to adapt the plot to its random publishing order.
Under Fascist dictator Francisco Franco's regime, repression of political and cultural liberalism was a primary motivator for censors editing various literary works. Some censors had alternative reasons for censoring literary works of foreign authors which was not motivated by Franco's ideology. This was done on grounds that pluralism and cultural diversity would present threats to Spanish unity. Some writers also participated in self-censorship, aware that they were writing for censors that would review their work.”
Consignment Pedigree:
Skye Ott's Family Legacy Collection & Komic Kazi International are among the most popular and well-known collectors of rare International Editions Globally.
Founded by Mr. Ott and assisted by his sons, Skye, Stefan, and Shawn this family owned and run operation has been collecting vintage comic books and comic art for over 50 years.
Their total collection includes over 100,000+ rare international issues and thousands of pieces of original published comic book art from across the globe. Both the rarity and high state of condition of their holdings cannot be overstated.
Komic Kazi International is highly involved in educating the public on the importance of Brazilian comic book history with social media pages on Flickr, Instagram, and Facebook having nearly 15,000 detailed and organized images of the rarest international comic books.
Their total number of views as of the beginning of 2023 is over 21,000,000+ with over 133,000 views reached in a single day.
CGC: Brazilian Comics & The Golden Age
ow/white pages; foreign edition
A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION