Description: Rare Forties War Comic: Captain Aero This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: CAPTAIN AERO #23 CGC 4.5 With Exceptional Off-White To White Pages, From 1945, By Continental Comics. This Displays One Of L.B. Cole's Classic Wartime Aviation Covers With A Pair Of American Fighter Planes Attacking A Japanese Destroyer, Exploding The Massive Enemy Ship, Against A Striking Orange Background. The Capt. Aero Lead Story Was Drawn By The Masterful Rudy Palais, Who Also Drew The Finale, Starring The Sky Scouts. The "Blimp Blitz" Tale Is By The Skilled Al Hollingsworth. The Renowned Prolific Carmine Infantino Drew The "Interceptor Command" War Story. The "Red Cross" Tale Features The Superhero Saving Some War Heroes In Danger, Courtesy Of Maurice Del Bourgo. Nina Albright Drew The Anti-Japanese Miss Victory Story, Humiliating Nippon. Most Stories Include Airplanes In Action! This Essential Golden-Age Comic Was Released In The Middle Of 1945, -- Around The Same Time As The Second Of His Iconic Mask Comics. Both Mask Issues Have Already Become Too Expensive For Most Collectors, And It's Likely His Other Early Efforts Will Gain Steam As More Fans Around The Globe Discover His Inimitable Timeless Style, While Supplies Of Intact Examples Remain Sparse. This Elusive Issue By Arguably The Hottest Artist In The Medium Is Crucial To Any Advanced Collector But It's Long Been Scarce In Any Shape, So Don't Miss This Chance To Procure A Lovely Well-Preserved Example Or You May End Up Settling For A Photocopy Replica Instead. The Pre-Code Horror, Crime, And Science-Fiction Craze Was Still Years Away, Yet This Obscure Continental Title Already Contained Lurid Content Including WWII Combat And Cheesecake And Extreme Violence And/Or Treating Police Contemptuously And Good Girl Art And Other Classic Elements Of The Gritty Comics From Before The Advent Of The Comics Code Authority. The Patriotic, Pulp Fiction, Anti-Nazi, Suspense, War, Good-Girl And True Crime & Detective Themes Never Go Out Of Style! This hails from a cool, dry, smoke-free, climate-controlled environment. See the various pictures, although most give it a washed-out appearance when it looks bold and brilliant in person. Important issue for any Golden-Age WWII comic collector or Cole fiend or collector of scarce classic cover comics. MATERIAL LIKE THIS SPOTLIGHTING ICONIC THEMES OF CINEMA, TELEVISION, POP CULTURE AND LITERATURE NEVER LOSES APPEAL. This interesting collectible will be carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery. SCARCE HISTORIC ISSUE FROM ONE OF THE ELUSIVE TITLES THAT IS JUST STARTING TO RECEIVE ITS DUE ACCLAIM. Any pre-code fan will want to see our ebay store, featuring many sweet horror, crime, GGA, war and sci-fi offerings. WE ACTIVELY BUY, SELL AND TRADE VINTAGE COMICS, SO PLEASE CONTACT US WITH IDEAS & OFFERS. Many of you long-term fans have dealt with us through our ads in CBM, CBG, O.P.G., etc. (Comic Book Marketplace, Comics Buyer's Guide, Overstreet Price Guide, Wizard, Comic Source, Combo, +...) KEY COMICS is a long-term top rated eBay Seller and CBM Market Report contributor and CGC Member Dealer that has specialized in vintage comics and comic-art for well over three decades; Buy with confidence. WE LIST SCARCE INVESTMENT-GRADE COLLECTABLE COMICS FREQUENTLY, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN! We accept PayPal; checks/MO. * * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED * * International Customers Welcome. Please add $16 for Priority-Mail shipping with tracking within USA. Please contact us for current International Shipping Rates as the ebay shipping calculator is often inaccurate. Buy additional comics and save: just add $2 for each CGC/CBCS comic. KEY COMICS IS ALWAYS DEALING IN COMICS & ART! (1930's to `80's) Add keycomics to your Favorite Sellers list if you buy/sell/trade rare comics or comic artwork! For more samples from our diverse inventory, including Key Back-Issue Comics, plus more CGC golden-age comics, and rare Comic Line Art, and DC COVER ART from the historic Jack Adler Collection that we listed in assorted categories, please see our ebay store.
Price: 699.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2024-08-30T19:12:36.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Artist/Writer: Carmine Infantino, Rudy Palais, Nina Albright, Al Hollingsworth
Tradition: US Comics
Certification Number: 1129332003
Cover Artist: L.B. Cole
Series Title: Captain Aero
Grade: 4.5 Very Good+
Publisher: Continental
Scarce Antique Comic Book: Aviation, War, Suspense, Air-Combat; Classic Cover And Story
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1945
Type: Comic Book
Format: Single Issue
Issue Number: 23
Era: Golden Age (1938-55)
Professional Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC)
Genre: Adventure, Air Force, Army, Aviation, Crime & Thriller, Good Girl, Historical & Mythological, Horror & Sci-Fi, Military, Monster, Mystery, Noir, Occult, Patriotic, Propaganda, Superheroes, Supernatural, Suspense, War, Weird
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
