Here is an affordable copy of a scarce golden age book. Feel free to make an offer. I tried to price fairly based on the little bit of sales data there is. Below is a very specific observation of details and an opinion of the grade. I do not guarantee that that is the grade a 3rd party grader will assign, but it will give you a good idea. If you have any questions, please ask! All-Star Comics #2 aka No. 378571 published by All-American Comics as a DC Publication in the Fall of 1940. All-Star Comics was first published in May of 1940 as a means to showcase several of DC’s rising stars in their own 8-page long stories and this issue sees the title’s debut of The Green Lantern (by Martin Nodell and Bill Finger) and Johnny Thunderbolt (aka Johnny Thunder – unsigned). Also featured in this issue is Hawkman (by Shelly), The Spectre (by Jerry “Superman” Siegel and Bernard Baily), The Sandman (unsigned), Red, White and Blue (unsigned), the short-story “The Invisible Star” (by Evelyn Gaines), Hour-Man (by Bernard Baily), and The Flash by Gardner Fox and E. This issue also precedes issue #3 which features the founding of The Justice Society of America. We have heavily documented the condition of the book in the photographs section which will be described below along with an overall consensus listed after the bullet points.. Photo 1 – Cover image. This will show a 1 missing corner from the upper right edge which looks to have been cleanly scissored off. The cover is rolled roughly 1/4 along the spine with the original upper staple intact through the entire book but the bottom staple is gone. A series of splits along the spine have occurred wit the bottom 3″ x 1/4″ of the spine missing. The cover still has nicely vibrant colors but has some light printed letters and numbers by someone who had no idea it’s scarcity and the value this book would command decades later! There is a 3/4 split along the outer edge (through The Flash’s arm) and some creasing, splits and missing black ink that run from the middle of the outer edge to the bottom. Photo 2 – Inside front cover. This more accurately details the actual missing bits from the front cover and displays the darkening of what was once an off-white image. Photo 3 – Back cover image. While the outer edges of the back cover are in decent shape with a decent off-white to cream appearance you will notice a light crumple along the middle of the bottom edge and some splits along the spine. The top spine shows a 1/2″ tear, the middle of the spine shows a crumple, the bottom staple has an 1″ long tear along the bottom of where the staple was and the bottom corner of the spine is chewed up missing about a 1/2″ x 1″ piece. Photo 4 – Inside back cover. This photo will illustrate some of the missing pieces along the bottom of the spine more clearly than the last. You will notice an overall darkened cream color but the black inks are still in good shape, sharp and legible. Photo 5 – Interior Page 57 – The Flash. An interior shot showcasing the still vibrant colors despite the aging of the original off-white paper. The print and image clarity is still very sharp throughout the interior of the book but one will notice a darkening along the bottom edge of the paper due to years in less-than-ideal storage. Photo 6 – Interior Page 1 – Hawkman This photo shows the last of the “graffiti” in the book along the top edge. Colors and contrast are still nice with sharp lettering against the off-white to cream paper. One split/tear exists along the middle of the outer edge which is roughly 1/4 into the book but which does not continue after page 3. Photo 7 – Interior Page 9 – Green Lantern. This photo displays the color integrity of the interior as well as the image clarity and sharpness which exists throughout. A small 1/8 split along the bottom left edge of the book runs through the next 3 pages. Photo 8 – Interior Page 24 – The Sandman. Once again you can see the brilliant colors and sharpness here against off-white to cream pages as well as some of the aging along the bottom and top edge of the book. Photo 9 – Interior Page 18 – The Spectre. This page shows the only extensive damage found in the interior of the book with a 1/2″ intact split on the bottom right edge and the a zig-zag of a missing piece along the top left edge which was incurred when someone decided to tear off the “extra paper that overshot the top of the book and was a common printing defect during this era. The missing piece does not impinge upon the image itself. Photo 10 – Front spine. This image best shows the extent of the damage along the spine of the book. Despite the fact that there is a good deal of damage done to the cover of the book the top staple has retained the integrity of the binding and none of the pages have pulled off. The pages turn just fine but this will need to be handled delicately to maintain the binding integrity assuming this will be a “reader’s” copy. The individual pages and overall comic remains very flat save for the rolled spine. While exterior colors are dulled somewhat the quality of the interiors of this book is what really saves it from a lower grade. While the inside images are clear and the colors are strikingly vibrant, the pulpy white parts of the paper bely the age of this artifact. Despite that, the book remains a very pleasing overall experience and the images retain much of their initial quality. While investors may look at this as an opportunity for some restoration work to increase overall appeal an avid comic fan, anachronist or antiquarian will delight in pouring over this rarity from the aptly named Golden Age of the funny books! As anally-retentive collectors we do not hesitate to grade this a Good condition 2.0 copy. The item “All Star Comics (1940-1978) #2 SCARCE GOLDEN AGE KEY” is in sale since Tuesday, November 28, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Comics\Golden Age (1938-55)\Superhero”. The seller is “josongbluesky” and is located in Dallas, North Carolina. 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• Publisher: DC
• Graded by: CGC