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Mister Mystery #2 "D" Copy CGC NM 9.4

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Mister Mystery #2  D  Copy CGC NM 9.4
<B>Mister Mystery #2 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) pedigree (MR Publications, 1951) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages.</B></I> What's harder to find in grade than a black cover? How about a black <I>paper</B></I> cover like this one? The cover with an "Alien"-like creature is the work of none other than Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, the artists who were also the <I>publishers</B></I> of this series (MR = <B>M</B></I>ike and <B>R</B></I>oss). Inside this pre-Code book, the tales introduced by the top-hatted Mister Mystery include one drawn by Jack Abel and another by an unknown artist doing a shameless Harvey Kurtzman imitation! Overstreet 2006 NM- 9.2 value = $810. CGC census 9/06: 2 in 9.4, none higher. <I>From the Crippen Collection</B></I>.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Slabbed Comic (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)