DETECTIVE COMICS #10 * CGC 3.5 Restored

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Title: DETECTIVE COMICS No. 10
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Publisher:DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.]
Date Published: December, 1937
Description: CGC certified: VG- (3.5): Restored (C-1). Grader's notes: "Piece out left bottom of back cover; tape centerfold; tape right bottom of interior front cover; multiple spine split; multiple tape interior spine; small amount of color touch on top spine." Light tan to off-white pages. Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION.

GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A Restored 1.8 (C-3) sold for $737 in 2015. For comparison purposes, a Universal 3.5 sold for $3346 in 2017; more recently, a Universal 4.0 sold for $10,200 in 9/22.

CGC Census: 27 graded copies (16 Universal, 2 Conserved, 8 Restored, 1 Signature Series). Gerber Photo-Journal Guide Scarcity Index: 5 ("Less common than average: 200-1000 copies").

Credits: Cover: Creig Flessel. Scripts: Creig Flessel?, Whitney Ellsworth, Bill Ely, Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Vin Sullivan (credited as Vincent Sullivan), Russell Cole (credited as Alger), Jerry Siegel (credited as Jerome Siegel), Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming). Art: Creig Flessel, Whitney Ellsworth, Bill Ely, Sven Elven, Tom Hickey, Russell Cole (credited as Alger), Joe Shuster, Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming).More About the Major: "The Major established a newspaper syndicate in 1925, Wheeler-Nicholson, Inc., providing material, including comics, for newspapers. Besides the usual funny strips, Wheeler-Nicholson created strips from classic novels like Treasure Island, The Three Musketeers, and others. This was a precursor of what was to come. Although his newspaper syndicate did not last, his success as a writer enabled him to move his wife and children to Paris and to an ancient castle in Vic-sur-Aisne. The castle would appear several times in some of Wheeler-Nicholson's best stories including 'The Road Without Turning,' one of three short stories nominated for an O. Henry Award. With the advent of the Great Depression, Wheeler-Nicholson's earnings from writing dwindled, causing the family to return to the United States and face hardship like so many others." — Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson, "The Major Who Made Comics," Famous First Edition: New Fun #1, C-63. DC: 2019 (unpaginated).****************************************
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