NEW ADVENTURE COMICS #24 * Taschen Copy

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Title: NEW ADVENTURE COMICS No. 24
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Publisher:DC [Indicia: Nicholson Publishing Co. Inc.]
Date Published: February, 1938
Description: CGC certified: Good (2.0). Grader's notes: "Detached centerfold; spine of cover completely split & re-attached with tape; tape cover; tape interior cover; light pieces out to cover; moderate staining to cover." Cream to off-white. Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION.

GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 3.0 sold for $600 in 2016.

CGC Census: 15 graded copies (13 Universal, 2 Restored). Gerber's Photo-Journal Guide Scarcity Index: 7 ("Scarce: 21-50 copies").

Credits: Cover: Creig Flessel. Scripts: Homer Fleming, Tom Hickey, Russell Cole, Bill Ely, Jerry Siegel, Merna Gamble, Sven Elven, Fred Guardineer, Joe Donohoe, Stan Asch, Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Ellis Edwards, Creig Flessel. Art: Homer Fleming, Tom Hickey, Russell Cole, Bill Ely, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Fred Guardineer, Joe Donohoe, Stan Asch, Munson Paddock, Ellis Edwards, Creig Flessel.Tapped by Taschen: The DC Universe Collection copy of New Adventure Comics #24 is illustrated in Taschen's 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking (p. 16), captioned: "Boomerang Jones was just one of several plainclothes heroes whose exploits filled this title's pages without producing a breakout hit. It would not be until Superman's influence was felt throughout comics, and the costumed Hourman burst on the scene in Adventure No. 48 (March 1940) that its cover star would be found."****************************************
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