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Fawcett Publications is hardly the primary title that one thinks of relating to crime comedian books of the Fifties, however the writer greatest identified for Captain Marvel nonetheless produced one of probably the most infamous crime comedian points of that period. Underworld Crime #7 has a distinctively menacing cowl composition (recognized because the work of artist Edd Ashe, Jr) luridly coloured in a approach that made it stand out among the many competitors close to the height of the Pre-Code period. An notorious crime comedian that is not straightforward to get in any grade, there is a good copy of Underworld Crime #7 (Fawcett Publications, 1953) CGC FN- 5.5 Cream to off-white pages up for public sale within the 2022 October 27 – 28 Halloween Pre-Code Horror and Crime Comics Showcase Auction #40207 at Heritage Auctions.
Underworld Crime #7 is just not solely the final challenge of the collection, it is half of the tip of an period for Fawcett. The writer virtually actually knew by the point this challenge hit the stands that it will exit the comedian e-book enterprise. Publishing commerce magazines have been reporting that Fawcett was exiting the comedian e-book enterprise as early as mid-1953, with Author and Journalist elaborating that “Fawcett Publications, Inc., are dropping comics from their program and have sold all their comic book titles except the Marvels to Charlton Comics, Inc., Derby, Conn. Stories and artwork will be produced by the Al Fago Studios, 1472 Broadway, New York.” The ultimate Fawcett comedian e-book of this period was revealed inside 4 months of Underworld Crime #7 hitting the newsstands.
Fawcett had settled with DC Comics for $400,000 and a promise to cease publishing Captain Marvel & Co that yr after prolonged authorized battles over the character’s similarities to Superman. With their Gold Medal Books paperback line and different facets of the publishing enterprise booming, the writer determined to exit their whole comedian e-book enterprise when their superhero line-up was ended. The writer did reenter the sector to publish Dennis the Menace comedian books within the Nineteen Sixties.
There’s not too many excessive grade copies of this challenge on the market with solely seven entries above CGC 5.5 listed on the CGC Census. Considered by many as one of the most effective crime comedian e-book covers of its period, there is a good copy of Underworld Crime #7 (Fawcett Publications, 1953) CGC FN- 5.5 Cream to off-white pages up for public sale within the 2022 October 27 – 28 Halloween Pre-Code Horror and Crime Comics Showcase Auction #40207 at Heritage Auctions. If you have by no means bid at Heritage Auctions earlier than, you may get additional info, you may try their FAQ on the bidding course of and associated issues.
Underworld Crime #7 (Fawcett Publications, 1953) CGC FN- 5.5 Cream to off-white pages. Bondage and soldering iron torture cowl by Edd Ashe. This was the final challenge of the title. Overstreet 2022 FN 6.0 worth = $1,623. CGC census 10/22: 4 in 5.5, 7 larger.
CGC Grader Notes:
handle/date/title stamp heart of entrance cowl
crease left backside of again cowl
gentle, a number of crease full backside of entrance cowl breaks coloration
readers crease entrance cowl breaks coloration
small stain heart of entrance cowl
small stain proper heart of again cowlView the certification for CGC Certification ID 1236072001.
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