COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Showcase 35 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Western Penn
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Certification #:
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4190257001
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Showcase #35 is the last 10-cent issue and features the second appearance of the silver-age Atom. In the cover story, “The Dooms From Beyond!", Dr. Gordon Doolin is preparing to look for funding to build a hospital in a third world country, he learns that he's really the heir to the Heath fortune. In spite of the fact that there is a family curse, Doolin legally changes his name back to Heath to collect the fortune before the deadline.
Taking up residence in his grandfather's old home, Doolin apparently becomes a target of the ancient curse. Ray Palmer gets involved because Jean is the lawyer in charge of executing the will. As the Atom, Ray manages to protect Doolin from the various apparent curses, incorporating the various elements. However, the Atom soon learns that all of these "curses" are really machines created by somebody on the property wanting to kill Doolin. When Atom discovers that the last curse, that of the element of Earth really turns out to be a bomb hidden in a globe, he disarms it. Atom catches the crook when he invites everyone into the den as Ray Palmer. When the groundskeeper flees to avoid being killed, he gives himself away. Atom captures him, and Doolin is awarded his inheritances.
Our 9.8, like our #34 and #36, all of which were acquired together, comes from the Western Penn Collection. It’s also the single highest graded copy in existence and I believe the first 9.8 in the Showcase title. We acquired it from a friend and fellow collector in February 2023.
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