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Adventure Comics #61 Mile High pedigree (DC, 19

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Adventure Comics #61 Mile High pedigree (DC, 19
Adventure Comics #61 Mile High pedigree (DC, 1941) CGC Apparent NM 9.4 Slight (P) White pages. Starman makes his first appearance in this issue, which begins a 12 issue run of Starman covers drawn by the great Jack Burnley. This key Golden Age DC comic also has Burnley art on Starman's debut story inside, along with artwork by such Golden Age luminaries as Creig Flessel for the Sandman story, and Bernard Baily on this issue's Hourman tale. Jerry Siegel's Federal Men are also in this issue. We would be remiss if we failed to drive home the fact that this gem of a comic is the one and only Mile High copy -- and it's got the looks (and CGC label) to prove it. Called "scarce" and rated a "7" by Ernie Gerber's The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books, there are only 21 to 50 copies estimated to exist. This is the highest CGC-graded copy of this issue to date, and a grand total of only 10 copies have currently been certified by CGC. For perspective, the highest graded unrestored copy only earned a grade of VF+. Upon inspection, this Mile High beauty appears perfect, but slight professional restoration earned this great comic a purple label; CGC notes, "Restoration includes: moderate amount of color touch on spine, tiny tear seal." Overstreet 2003 GD 2.0 value = $1,033; VG 4.0 value = $2,066; FN 6.0 value = $3,100; VF 8.0 value = $7,748. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.