CATMAN COMICS #17 — CGC 1.5 (FA/GD)
Continental Magazines · January 1943 · Cream to Off-White Pages
DAVIS CRIPPEN ("D" COPY) PEDIGREE
CGC Certification #1446082008

A pedigreed wartime Cat-Man in a CGC Universal (blue label) holder. Please read the condition notes below before bidding — this is an honest low-grade copy with disclosed defects, offered for its pedigree, cover and scarcity.

Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) pedigree

CGC has designated this copy Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) on the label — one of the recognized Golden Age collections noted by CGC. Pedigree designation is permanent, appears on the label, and is what separates this from an ordinary low-grade copy. Collectors building pedigree runs will know exactly what this is.

WWII home-front war bond cover

One of the more desirable patriotic covers in the run. A field of red-and-white stripes, "BUY BONDS" at lower left and "BUY STAMPS" at lower right, with a big yellow star framing head shots of The Catman and The Kitten — Cat-Man grinning under green cat eyes, Kitten beside him. Surrounding star insets spotlight the supporting cast: The Deacon, Blackout, The Ragman, The Hood, and Little Leaders. Signed Chas. M. Quinlan at bottom center.

Additional CGC label notations: The Hood story · Comic Book Impact (CBI) rating of 6

Credits

• Cover and art: Charles Quinlan
• Art: Sol Brodsky, Al Palais and Dan Barry — Brodsky became one of the central production figures at Marvel Comics, and Barry went on to a long, celebrated run on the Flash Gordon newspaper strip

Back cover bonus

Full-page ad from Jim Prentice, Electric Game Co., Holyoke, Mass. — "famous inventor of Electric Football, Baseball, etc." — announcing "BOMB 'EM WITH BLAST 'EM, The Amazing NEW Battle Game." Complete with battle sets for Madagascar, Midway and the Solomon Islands, a swastika-marked plane going down over the islands, and "DAD, You're SUNK!" $1 postpaid, money back guarantee. An outstanding 1943 home-front period piece in its own right.

Condition notes — please read

CGC 1.5 with Cream to Off-White page quality. CGC has notated on the label:

• "Spine of cover completely split & cover detached"

Additional wear visible in the photos includes paper loss and chipping along the left edge and lower left corner, general edge and corner wear, surface soiling, and staining. The cover still displays well face-out and the Quinlan artwork reads clearly.

Photos show the actual book being sold. Please examine them closely and ask any questions before bidding.

Shipping

Ships fully protected: slab bagged, corner-protected, and boxed with rigid backing in a double-walled carton. Insured with tracking. Questions welcome.