Slaw's Metal Men
Showcase 37

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Showcase #37 Universal
Grade: 8.5
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 1465454004
Owner: Wxman Slaw

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: Slaw's Metal Men
Date Added: 4/26/2017
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

Ahh...Showcase 37...The very first appearance of Dr. Will Magnus and his Metal Men. The Pre-Grail Grail of Metal Men. This is a beautiful comic with deep colors and white pages. It graded 8.5 because of a printer crease in the lower right and minor chipping along the top. I have seen many SC 37's with creases. I saw a auction 9.0 with more creases and color fading, so my copy should be a 9.0...then again, I am no grader!! I doubt I'd ever have the cash pile for an upgrade. I could have acquired the lone 9.4 for $23.5K in 2017...but out of my league as I am just a normal working class collector. Seems the SC37s paper quality was poor as many are in bad shape and disintegrating. I have raw poor copy and a good 6.0 reading copy. I owned a CGC 6.5 and a 8.0, which I sold to help acquire the 8.5. I don't have SC37-40 in a bound volume set, but looking for them.

This is the appearance of the "Flaming Doom", although it's not actually named, which is a a giant prehistoric Manta Ray...certainly no Godzilla!! Manta attacks the Chrysler Building in NYC, and has heat vision.

Grade Date: 02/28/2017
Purchase Date: 4/26/2017
  
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