Add an exceedingly scarce late-1950s Atlas / Pre-Marvel Good Girl Art (GGA) gem to your collection 💃👠. Final issue of the run! Please inspect all photos for details.
Details:
• Title: Sherry the Showgirl (Issue #6)
• Publisher: Atlas Comics (Marvel Comics Group predecessor / Martin Goodman)
• Cover Date: June 1957 (10¢ original cover price)
• Creative Team:
- Cover Art: Al Hartley (classic Good Girl Art showing Sherry rehearsing in fishnet stockings)
- Stories & Features: Written by Stan Lee; interior artwork by Al Hartley
• Key Significance:
- Final issue of the scarce 6-issue 1950s Atlas run
- Classic Atlas GGA (Good Girl Art) cover featuring showgirl/pinup themes
- Published during the Atlas "implosion" era right before the Silver Age Marvel dawn; survival rates for late issues in this series are notoriously low
Condition Report:
• Front Cover: Saturated yellow background with vibrant red title inks; bottom edge shows significant rough trimming, chipping, and paper loss extending along the lower margin
• Spine & Edges: Heavy edge wear and chipping along the top and bottom borders; stress lines along the spine fold with staples intact
• Back Cover: Premium advertisement page intact with vintage edge tanning, small perimeter tears, and light staining along margins
• Interior: Bagged and boarded; complete readable newsprint interior with expected age tanning consistent with 1950s newsprint; no missing interior story pages or major coupon clippings
• Grade: Good (GD 2.0 range), primarily held down by the bottom edge chipping and perimeter paper loss
Returns and Shipping:
• Packaged with high-end collector care: bagged and boarded, secured between thick corrugated cardboard pads, and shipped flat in a rigid Gemini comic mailer via USPS Ground Advantage
• 30 day return policy with buyer paying return shipping