Chesler’s Major Victory Comics sequence from 1944-1945 is essentially composed of reprints, with a notable exception: the debut of Spider-Woman.
The short-lived Major Victory Comics sequence accommodates a spread of nice examples of the Chesler line. Even the superheroes and journey characters are off-beat and bizarre, and are typically seen by a horror-tinged lens at instances. Patriotic character Major Victory’s origin second is sparked by a personality referred to as Father Patriot, “a spirit born in 1776” who brings a soldier again to life after he died in a heroic second. Like a lot of the fabric on this sequence, that origin story from problem #1 is a reprint from earlier Chesler titles (within the case of Major Victory, his origin second first appeared in his debut in Dynamic Comics #1). But one of many notable exceptions to these reprints is the debut and solely look of a Golden Age character named Spider-Woman within the debut problem. You can get reasonably priced copies of the whole Major Victory Comics sequence, together with Major Victory Comics #1 (Harry ‘A’ Chesler, 1944) Condition: VG- with the primary and solely look of the Golden Age Spider-Woman up for public sale within the 2023 May 14-16 Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction #122320 at Heritage Auctions.
A caption blurb explains the character: “A web of mystery shrouds the weird figure who dwells in the Ozark wilds. Is she the beautiful daughter of the late Doctor Goddard, eccentric collector of insects? No one knows, for the Spider-Woman’s victims are too terrified to talk!”
Essentially, the character had a dressing up she might convert to appear to be one thing a lot scarier — an enormous spider. That and her father’s repute have been sufficient. That’s a basic Chesler-style tackle a superhero origin. An vital Chesler sequence that features the debut of an obscure however fascinating character, reasonably priced copies of the whole Major Victory Comics sequence, together with Major Victory Comics #1 (Harry ‘A’ Chesler, 1944) Condition: VG- with the primary and solely look of the Golden Age Spider-Woman up for public sale within the 2023 May 14-16 Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction #122320 at Heritage Auctions.
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