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Western Picture Stories #1 Windy City pedigree (Comics

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Western Picture Stories #1 Windy City pedigree (Comics
<B>Western Picture Stories #1 Windy City pedigree (Comics Magazine, 1937) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white pages.</B></I> Not only is this issue considered the first Western comic (tied for the honor with Chesler's <B>Star Ranger</B></I>), it's one of the first comic books to focus on a single theme, at a time when most series were a mix of very different genres a la <B>Famous Funnies</B></I>. This cover is the only time we've seen Will Eisner called <I>Bill</B></I> Eisner, but it's quite early in that great artist's career, appearing just half a year after his debut in <B>Wow</B></I> #1. The cover art is credited to William Allison. This copy's in amazing shape for a pre-Golden Age book, and we'll note that it's graded higher than the Mile High copy. Overstreet 2006 VF/NM 9.0 value = $1,903; NM- 9.2 value = $2,600. CGC census 10/06: 1 in 9.0, none higher.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Slabbed Comic (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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