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Red Raven Comics #1 (Timely, 1940) CGC VG/FN 5.0

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:960.00 - 1,440.00 USD
Red Raven Comics #1 (Timely, 1940) CGC VG/FN 5.0
<B>Red Raven Comics #1 (Timely, 1940) CGC Apparent VG/FN 5.0 Moderate (P) Cream to off-white pages.</B></I> Jack Kirby's first work for Timely/Marvel was this one-shot, a comic we would rank among the hardest to find of Overstreet's top 100 Golden Age books. This has the distinction of being the first time the name "Jack Kirby" was signed to a comic (the artist, whose real name was Jacob Kurtzberg, had previously used "Jack Curtiss," "Curt Davis," and other pseudonyms). And this was just Timely's fourth title, trailing only <B>Marvel (Mystery)</B></I>, <B>Daring Mystery</B></I>, and <B>Mystic</B></I>. This issue marked the only Golden Age appearance of the title character, and the cover was the only time Kirby drew him (the artist's interior contributions were the "Mercury" and "Comet Pierce" features. Most surviving copies of this book have restoration of some kind, and the professional work here is unobtrusive. CGC notes, "Restoration includes: color touch, piece added, spine splits sealed, reinforced, staples cleaned." Overstreet 2007 GD 2.0 value = $1,133; VG 4.0 value = $2,266; FN 6.0 value = $3,400. <I> From the Fantastic Frank 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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