Fantastic Comics #1
Highlights from Potter & Potter Auctions' Golden Age and Pre-Code Horror: The Comic Book Collection of Stephen J. Farber sale on January 11:
* Fantastic Comics #1 (Fox Features Synd., 1939). The issue contains the origin and first appearance of Samson. Classic Japanese war cover by Lou Fine. Alex Blum and Don Rico also contributed art to the issue. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
* All Star Comics #3 (D.C. Comics, 1940). An important Golden Age comic featuring the origin and first appearance of the Justice Society of America, and it marks the first Atom cover appearance. E.E. Hibbard cover and interior art. Currently 30th on Overstreet’s list of Top 100 Golden Age Comics. Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
* Captain America Comics #1 (Timely Comics, 1941). The origin and first appearance of Captain America is one of the ten most valuable comic books (currently #7 on Overstreet’s list of Top 100 Golden Age Comics). Joe Simon and Jack Kirby cover art featuring Captain America punching Hitler, which came just months before the U.S. would enter WWII, at a time when most comics were referring to the Nazi menace in an inexplicit way. Captain America’s most memorable villain, the Red Skull, first appeared in this issue, as did his sidekick Bucky. Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000
* Diary of Horror #1 White Mountain Pedigree (Avon, 1951). Al Hollingsworth bondage, skull, “good girl” cover and art. Everett Raymond Kinstler frontispiece. This was the only issue of the title. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
* Eerie Comics #1 (Avon, 1947). The first all-horror comic book. Bondage cover. Joe Kubert and Bob Fujitani art. Currently #2 on Overstreet’s Top Ten Horror Comics list. Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
