DETECTIVE COMICS (1937-2011; 2016-) #1
CGC VG+: 4.5
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Thursday, 08/30/2018 12:18 PM
$36,000
Sold For
28
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS: crm/ow pgs; Eldon Denini Copy!
1st Slam Bradley/Spy by Siegel & Shuster; SEMINAL KEY, the title that put the "D.C." in DC Comics!
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1st Slam Bradley/Spy by Siegel & Shuster; SEMINAL KEY, the title that put the "D.C." in DC Comics!
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crm/ow pgs; Eldon Denini Copy!
1st Slam Bradley/Spy by Siegel & Shuster; SEMINAL KEY, the title that put the "D.C." in DC Comics!
Detective Comics #1 isn't just the start of Detective. This is the historical artifact that launched Detective Comics, Inc., later famously abbreviated to become DC Comics. Detective itself would go on to an initial print run longer than any other DC title. That legendary stint began with this classic Yellow Peril cover by Vin Sullivan, which helped to lure in the vital pulp market. (DC scribe Gene Luen Yang would do an impressive job retconning the image in New Super-Man #8 .) Printed more than a year before Action Comics #1 — with Batman's debut years away with Detective Comics #27 — this comic set the stage for the two-fisted heroes who'd later take on the growing threat of Nazism.
Of course, Detective Comics #1 is also a cornerstone in the cutthroat history of the early industry. In debt after creating the comic book market with 1935's New Fun, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson turned to distributor Harry Donenfeld to finance Detective . Donenfeld agreed if Wheeler-Nicholson brought in accountant Jack Liebowitz as a partner to create a new company. Detective Comics, Inc. was soon forced into bankruptcy by Donenfeld. Liebowitz joined Donenfeld in acquiring Wheeler-Nicholson's other assets, and the former bookkeeper would continue a reign at DC Comics into the early 1990s.
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This comic is originally from the collection of Eldon Dedini, prolific New Yorker and Playboy illustrator and cartoonist. It was bought off the newsstand by Dedini, who created his own stenciled numbering system to catalog his collection. While the cover exhibits minor wear, there are only six copies graded higher so it's tough to find the comic in any condition. The gravitas of this book weighs heavily as this is the starting place of great things to come, and should be the target of anyone who considers themselves a serious collector.
Overstreet Guide 2017 VG+ (4.5) value = $30,375.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in, for the approval to take effect.
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
Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.
1st Slam Bradley/Spy by Siegel & Shuster; SEMINAL KEY, the title that put the "D.C." in DC Comics!
Detective Comics #1 isn't just the start of Detective. This is the historical artifact that launched Detective Comics, Inc., later famously abbreviated to become DC Comics. Detective itself would go on to an initial print run longer than any other DC title. That legendary stint began with this classic Yellow Peril cover by Vin Sullivan, which helped to lure in the vital pulp market. (DC scribe Gene Luen Yang would do an impressive job retconning the image in New Super-Man #8 .) Printed more than a year before Action Comics #1 — with Batman's debut years away with Detective Comics #27 — this comic set the stage for the two-fisted heroes who'd later take on the growing threat of Nazism.
Of course, Detective Comics #1 is also a cornerstone in the cutthroat history of the early industry. In debt after creating the comic book market with 1935's New Fun, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson turned to distributor Harry Donenfeld to finance Detective . Donenfeld agreed if Wheeler-Nicholson brought in accountant Jack Liebowitz as a partner to create a new company. Detective Comics, Inc. was soon forced into bankruptcy by Donenfeld. Liebowitz joined Donenfeld in acquiring Wheeler-Nicholson's other assets, and the former bookkeeper would continue a reign at DC Comics into the early 1990s.
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This comic is originally from the collection of Eldon Dedini, prolific New Yorker and Playboy illustrator and cartoonist. It was bought off the newsstand by Dedini, who created his own stenciled numbering system to catalog his collection. While the cover exhibits minor wear, there are only six copies graded higher so it's tough to find the comic in any condition. The gravitas of this book weighs heavily as this is the starting place of great things to come, and should be the target of anyone who considers themselves a serious collector.
Overstreet Guide 2017 VG+ (4.5) value = $30,375.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in, for the approval to take effect.
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
Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.