LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Feb. Vintage Comics & Comic Art #827  / 

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Kite Fun Book Donald Duck Pacific Gas and Elec.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Comics Start Price:2,400.00 USD Estimated At:8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
Kite Fun Book Donald Duck Pacific Gas and Elec.
<B>Kite Fun Book #nn Donald Duck (Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 1954) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages.</B></I> The only copy CGC has certified of the PG&E version to date, this is also the only copy we have ever seen. It's called "scarce" by Overstreet, and appears to be even less common than the "Southern California Edison" version which we've seen on just two occasions (as the names imply, both of these promotional comics were only distributed on the West Coast). A couple of panels of this version are different than the "Edison" version, changed to show the different sponsor. Carl Barks fans have known about this one for a while -- the 1977 Overstreet guide assigned the PG&E version a higher value than the likes of <B>All-American</B></I> #16 or <B>All-Star</B></I> #3! Since this changes hands so seldom and "highest-graded" copies of Barks books are so hot right now, this stands as one of the biggest wild cards in the present auction. Overstreet 2007 NM- 9.2 value = $3,000. CGC census 1/08 for the PG&E version: 1 in 9.6, none higher. <I>From the Robert M. Overstreet 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>)
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