Showcasing some Debuts
Showcase 62
Return to Image Gallery >
|
COMIC DETAILS
|
Comic Description:
|
Showcase 62 Universal
|
|
Grade:
|
9.6
|
|
Page Quality:
|
WHITE
|
|
Pedigree:
|
John G. Fantucchio
|
|
Certification #:
|
1495578010
|
|
Owner:
|
Mississippi Mudcats
|
SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
This May/June 1966 issue of Showcase introduced the Inferior Five, a parody of popular superheroes of the day, the Inferior Five mocked not only DC's own Justice League, but took humorous shots at many of the Marvel heroes of the day as well!
This issue has proven to be rather rare in the high grades. Our 9.6 is the highest graded that CGC has ever assigned this issue and it's 1 of only 5 examples ever awarded this top grade. It also hails from the John Fantucchio Collection. Fantucchio was a well-known artist in '60s fandom, drawing covers for RBCC and the Comic Buyers Guide (including the #1 cover), and even worked as an illustrator for the CIA from 1963 to 1988. During this time he amassed full runs of Marvel, DC, Gold Key, Charlton, ACG and Dell, among others, keeping them locked away and untouched, which resulted in uniformly high grades and near perfect cover inks. After his passing in 2016, the family auctioned the collection through Comiclink. Even though the books have no distinctive markings, many were CGC graded.
We acquired the book from the 12/10/2024 CL Auction.
2025 Update: I see there is now a 9.8 in the census, to quote Forest Gum S*** Happens.
|
|
|