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G.I. Combat #44 (DC, 1957) CGC VF/NM 9.0 c/ow

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G.I. Combat #44 (DC, 1957) CGC VF/NM 9.0 c/ow
<B>G.I. Combat #44 (DC, 1957) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Cream to off-white pages.</B></I> "First DC issue!" should be emblazoned on the cover! That wasn't the style in '57, but this <I>was</B></I> the first<I> </B></I>issue DC put out after taking over the series from Quality. DC wasted no time putting top talent on the book, with Jerry Grandenetti doing the grey tone cover and Joe Kubert, Russ Heath, and Ross Andru penciling the interior. This is the only copy graded above 7.5 by CGC to date. Overstreet 2007 VF/NM 9.0 value = $675; NM- 9.2 value = $950. CGC census 6/07: 1 in 9.0, none higher. <I> From the Keith Marlow Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Comics - Slabbed (certified) (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)