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Zap Comix #1 Plymell Edition (Apex Novelties, 1967) CGC VF- 7.5 Cream to off-white pages.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Comics Start Price:1,900.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
Zap Comix #1 Plymell Edition (Apex Novelties, 1967) CGC VF- 7.5 Cream to off-white pages.
<B>Zap Comix #1 Plymell Edition (Apex Novelties, 1967) CGC VF- 7.5 Cream to off-white pages.</B></I> "Hey man, wanna buy this groovy new comic book?" If you were wandering down Haight Street in San Francisco during the early months of 1968, you might have heard those words coming from Dana Crumb, as she hawked fresh copies of <B>Zap Comix</B></I> #1 out of an old baby buggy. Her then-husband Robert Crumb was there as well, probably not saying much. Neither of them could have had a clue as to the importance of that 25ó "baby" they were pushing. This book is the Underground equivalent of <B>Action Comics</B></I> #1, and the effects of this cultural time-bomb are still being felt today. This first printing is known for Charles Plymell, the printer who managed to sneak his name onto the back cover. Printing numbers vary depending on who is telling the story, but suffice to say no more than 5,000 copies were completed; the true number is closer to 1,500. Only a handful have surfaced to date; this copy, while not the best of the current 14 books graded by CGC, is a solid, attractive comic with no visible problems. With sales records being broken on a regular basis for this book, it's a safe bet to say this one has real potential. Jerry Weist listed the first printing of <B>Zap</B></I> #1 in his 2000 <B>Comic Art Price Guide</B></I> as having a value between $750 (FN) and $1,500 (NM). <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.