Auctions: comic books September 1961
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Item #61029310
Tags: FlashFlash (1959 1st Series DC) 123 CGC 5.5
1st SA app. of GA Flash, 1st mention of Earth-2
Paper: Off white to white
Label #4061023003
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Starts Jul 6 Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. 1st Silver Age appearance of Golden Age Flash; 1st mention of an Earth-2 where Golden Age heroes live. Flash of Two Worlds!, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Barry Allen appears at the Community Center in Central City to perform for kids, and during one of his amazing tricks, is mysteriously transported to Keystone City, a place that he recalls that the original Flash once lived; The two meet and Barry surmises that Jay lives on a parallel Earth, one that evidently Earth-1 writer Gardner Fox tuned in on when he wrote the adventures of the Flash in the 1940's; Jay tells Barry that a crime wave has hit Keystone City and asks Barry for his help. Fastest Trips Around The World! fact page. Promo for Superman Annual #3 and Secret Origins #1. Promo for Batman Annual #1, pencils by Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff, and Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. Palisades Amusement Park ad with Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Item #60778373
Tags: Green LanternGreen Lantern (1960 2nd Series DC) 8 CGC 5.5
Paper: Off white to white
Includes certificate from the Jerome Wenker collection and the E. Nelson Bridwell collection.
Label #4388597009
Starts Jul 6 Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Jack Adler. The Challenge From 5700 A.D.!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; Zegors, a highly evolved gila monster form, have the earth under attack in 5700 AD, and the ruling Solarite council brings Hal Jordan to defeat them; He does so by destroying their main weapon and is returned to the present, with no knowledge of his adventure. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.