NEW ADVENTURE COMICS #27 * CGC 8.0 * ACTION #1 Ad * 2nd Highest-Graded Copy

Heading: Highest-Grade Copy Ever Offered at Auction
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Title: NEW ADVENTURE COMICS No. 27
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Publisher:DC [Indicia: Detective Comics Inc.]
Date Published: June, 1938
Description: CGC certified: VF (8.0). Grader's notes: "Erasure mark front cover; writing indent front cover; light spine stress lines to cover." Cream to off-white pages. Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION.

GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. Highest-graded sale is a 6.0 that sold for $16,800 in 1/22.

Overstreet: "Has house ad for Action Comics #1 showing B&W image of cover (early published image of Superman)." CGC Census: 14 graded copies (11 Universal, 2 Qualified, 1 Restored). This is the 2nd highest-graded copy, following a 9.2. Gerber's Photo-Journal Guide Scarcity Index: 7 ("Scarce: 21-50 copies").

Credits: Cover: Creig Flessel. Scripts: Homer Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Tom Hickey, Bob Kane, Joe Donohoe, Ray Burley, Ed Winiarski, Bill Ely, Russell Cole, Bernard Baily, Sven Elven, Fred Schwab?, Jim Chambers. Art: Homer Fleming, Joe Shuster, Tom Hickey, Bob Kane, Joe Donohoe, Ray Burley, Ed Winiarski, Bill Ely, Russell Cole, Bernard Baily, Sven Elven, Fred Schwab, Jim Chambers.Last of the Levine Collection: Ian Levine, the influential and controversial British music man whose records have sold over 40 million units, can justly consider The DC Universe Collection to be the greatest accomplishment in a life of great accomplishments. Ian's quest to own a copy of every single comic book published by DC for retail distribution (as well as hundreds of promo comics and giveaways) was a monumental effort that spanned decades. Ian's obsessive nature may have ruffled a few feathers along the way, but finally, in 2004, he bagged the most elusive DC quarry of all: New Adventure Comics #s 26 and 27.

The DC Universe Collection copy of New Adventure #27, featuring an ad for Superman's debut in Action Comics #1, is the second-highest grade copy on the CGC Census, and the highest-grade copy ever offered at auction. This book's incredible provenance, as one of the last two rarities completing Ian Levine's epic quest, assures its status as a landmark mag.****************************************
The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION comprises over 40,000 comic books, encompassing every single DC comic published for retail sale from 1934 to 2014. The collection was amassed by British music producer Ian Levine over the course of several decades, and it's been hailed as the single greatest collecting accomplishment in comic book history. This collection served as the basis for former DC Comics president Paul Levitz's monumental book 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking, published by Taschen in 2017. PBA is proud to present this epic collection in a series of themed sales, including The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION Part 3: The GOLDEN AGE, coming this summer. To join the DC Universe Collection notifications list, contact pba@pbagalleries.com.

Enjoying PBA's DC Universe Collection: Pre-Hero, Ashcans and Oddities sale? A very small number of softcover and limited edition hardcover auction catalogues are available for purchase. The catalogues are fully illustrated, thoroughly researched, and make excellent reference works for DC diehards. To order a copy, or to inquire about consignment opportunities, contact Ivan Briggs, PBA's Director of Comics: ivan@pbagalleries.com.