DETECTIVE COMICS #19 * The Skinny on Slam

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Title: DETECTIVE COMICS No. 19
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Publisher:DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.]
Date Published: September, 1938
Description: CGC certified: VG- (3.5): Restored (C-1). Grader's notes: "Spine split 1st few wrap; small amount of glue on interior spine; small piece out spine; spine split sealed spine C-1". Slightly brittle pages. Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION.

GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A Restored 4.0 (C2) sold for $875 in 2015. For comparison purposes, a Universal 2.5 sold for $1509 in 2017.

CGC Census: 21 graded copies (15 Universal, 1 Conserved, 5 Restored). Gerber Photo-Journal Guide Scarcity Index: 5 ("Less common than average: 200-1000 copies").

Credits: Cover: Creig Flessel. Scripts: Gardner Fox, Vin Sullivan (signed as Don Vincent), George Newman, Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely), Jerry Siegel (credited as Siegel), Leo O'Mealia, Sax Rohmer, Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson? Art: Fred Guardineer, George Newman, Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely), Joe Shuster (credited as Shuster), Leo O'Mealia, Tom Hickey (signed as TH), Sven Elven, Don Lynch.The Skinny on "Slam", Pt. 2: "Slam was six-foot something, with arms like a bear's. His favorite punch was the turning uppercut, which was capable of belting a criminal Chinaman halfway across the room — and then out through the window onto the streets below. Slam's eyes always seemed half-closed, and his loop of black hair was always in his face. And he was always smiling. If Slam Bradley was looking for you, you best turn and run." — Brad Ricca, Super Boys: The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the Creators of Superman. St. Martin's Press, 2014, p. 114.****************************************
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