CGC notes, "From the collection of Ruben Blades." Overstreet 2021 FN 6.0 value = $756 VF 8.0 value = $1,613. One of five copies we've encountered to date. Gerber's Photo-Journal Guide to Comics rates this issue a "7" ("scarce") in its Scarcity Index. More Fun Comics #26 (DC, 1937) CGC FN+ 6.5 Cream to off-white pages. Features Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's Dr. CGC notes, "Restoration includes: Tape on cover and interior." Overstreet 2021 GD 2.0 value = $206. Bob Kane, Joe Shuster, and Bernard Baily art. More Fun Comics #36 (DC, 1938) CGC Apparent GD- 1.8 Slightly brittle pages. Creig Flessel cover. Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, and Bernard Baily art. More Fun Comics #37 (DC, 1938) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Cream to off-white pages. Creig Flessel cover. More Fun Comics #51 first published Spectre (DC, 1940) The first published appearance of an important DC Comics character, there's a More Fun Comics #51 (DC, 1940) CGC Apparent FN/VF 7.0 Extensive (P) Cream to off-white pages along with several other early issues of the series up for auction in the 2022 July 10-11 Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction #122228 at Heritage Auctions. While this is not as important as a "true" first appearance (the first published image of Batman appeared in Action Comics #12, in a similar situation), it is undoubtedly historically noteworthy, and serious collectors seek out this tough-to-get issue on that basis. Read 6 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. The character appears in a single panel advertisement at the end of the Buccaneer story in More Fun Comics #51 incorrectly colored. The debut of the Spectre in More Fun Comics #52 is an iconic moment in American comic book history, but it's not technically the character's first appearance. The early issues of the title are full of work by legendary comic book creators like Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Bernard Baily, Bob Kane, Creig Flessel, and others. Serious adventure artwork began to take over the title's covers in 1938. Originally a mix of humor and adventure features, the series contents and covers largely lived up to the notion of fun implied in the title in its earliest days. Excellent golden age craziness Reviewed in the United States on JVerified Purchase This volume's usually priced through the roof, but I finally managed to snag a cheap copy, and it's not disappointing. Launched in 1935 as New Fun and then continued as More Fun, More Fun Comics was the legacy of DC Comics' first ongoing series. 14 total ratings, 12 with reviews From the United States Rich M.
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