Description: Rare WWII Comic: Gem Comics! This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: GEM COMICS #1 CGC 3.5 With Cream To Off-White Pages, From The Start Of 1945 By Spotlight Comics. This Was The Only Issue Produced By This Little Publisher So It's Considered A One-Shot, And It Boldly Displays One Of The Classic Wartime Bondage Covers. A Shapely Betty Page-Like Vixen Is Bound To The Post As The Witch Doctor Gestures With His Black Magic Incantations While The Jungle Natives Perform Their Sacrificial Voodoo Dance Around The Fire. This Obscure GGA Cover Is Scarce In Any Shape, So Don't Miss This Chance To Procure A Lovely Well-Preserved Example Or You May End Up Settling For A Photocopy Replica Instead. The Pre-Code Horror, Crime, And Science-Fiction Craze Was Still Years Away, Yet This Obscure Book Already Contained Lurid Content Including WWII Combat And/Or Cheesecake And Extreme Violence And/Or Dead Bodies And Other Classic Elements Of The Gritty Comics From Before The Advent Of The Comics Code Authority. THIS HAD AN ORIGINAL PRICE OF TEN CENTS. The Patriotic, Military, Suspense, War, Adventure & Superhero Themes Never Go Out Of Style! This hails from a cool, dry, smoke-free, climate-controlled environment. See the various pictures, although most give it a washed-out appearance, while it looks bold and brilliant in person. Crucial issue for any serious Golden-Age collector or cheesecake fiend or collector of scarce classic war comics. This interesting collectible will be carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery. SCARCE YET HISTORIC ISSUE FROM ONE OF THE ELUSIVE PUBLISHERS THAT IS ALMOST UNKNOWN, ~ A REAL SLEEPER. Any pre-code fan will want to see our ebay store, featuring many sweet horror, crime, GGA, war and sci-fi offerings. WE ACTIVELY BUY, SELL AND TRADE VINTAGE COMICS, SO PLEASE CONTACT US WITH IDEAS & OFFERS. KEY COMICS is a long-term top rated eBay Seller and CBM Market Report contributor and CGC Member Dealer that has specialized in vintage comics and comic-art for over three decades; Buy with confidence. WE LIST SCARCE INVESTMENT-GRADE COLLECTABLE COMICS FREQUENTLY, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN! We accept PayPal; checks/MO. * * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED * * International Customers Welcome. Please add $16 for Priority-Mail shipping with tracking within USA. Please contact us for current International Shipping Rates as the ebay shipping calculator is often inaccurate. Buy additional comics and save: just add $2 for each CGC/CBCS comic. KEY COMICS IS ALWAYS DEALING IN COMICS & ART! (1930's to `80's) Add keycomics to your Favorite Sellers list if you buy/sell/trade rare comics or comic artwork! For more samples from our diverse inventory, including Key Back-Issue Comics, plus more CGC golden-age comics, and rare Comic Line Art, and DC COVER ART from the historic Jack Adler Collection that we listed in assorted categories, please see our ebay store.
Price: 699.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2025-01-20T23:17:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Tradition: US Comics
Certification Number: 4339557003
Cover Artist: John Giunta
Series Title: Gem Comics
Grade: 3.5 Very Good-
Publisher: Spotlight Comics
Scarce Antique Comic Book: Adventure, War, Suspense, WWII; Classic Cover And Story
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1945
Type: Comic Book
Issue Number: 1
Era: Golden Age (1938-55)
Professional Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC)
Genre: Adventure, Air Force, Aviation, Crime & Thriller, Good Girl, Historical & Mythological, Military, Mystery, Navy, Noir, Occult, Patriotic, Political, Propaganda, Superheroes, Supernatural, Suspense, War, Weird
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
