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CGC certified: Fine (6.0), Restored (B-3). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: TOP & BOTTOM EDGE OF 1ST WRAP TRIMMED color touch on cover; creasing to cover; pieces added spine B-3; spine reinforced; spine stress lines to cover. Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. GPAnalysis: A restored 6.0 (MP, Cosmic Aeroplane pedigree, trimmed) sold for $5958 in 2010; a restored 6.0 (MP) sold for $5284 in 2010. More recently, a restored 5.0 (EP) sold for $33,600 in 6/24, and a restored 0.5 (B-5, centerfold married, wrong back cover) sold for $34,500 in 9/21. A Universal 6.0 sold for $120,000 in 2018; a Universal 1.5 sold for $85,000 in 9/22; a Universal 0.5 (centerfold and 3 pages missing, incomplete) sold for $27,600 in 6/23. CGC Census: 90 graded copies (47 Universal, 2 Qualified, 41 Restored). Credits: Cover: Sheldon Moldoff. Scripts: Gardner Fox, John Wentworth, Ed Wheelan, John Wentworth. Art: Harry Lampert, Sheldon Moldoff, Dennis Neville, Stan Asch, Sheldon Mayer, Ed Wheelan, George Storm. Overstreet: "The Flash (origin and 1st app.) by Harry Lampert; Hawkman (origin and 1st app.) by Gardner Fox; The Whip and Johnny Thunder (origin and 1st app.) by Stan Asch; 1st app. Shiera Sanders who later becomes Hawkgirl." "All-American's fourth title really added to the future DC Universe: Flash Comics #1 introduced the eponymous Fastest Man Alive, as Jay Garrick became a modern Mercury after a lab accident, and also Hawkman, in an origin in which his link to ancient Egyptians was revealed." — Paul Levitz, 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking. Taschen: 2010, p. 51. ************************ Consignments welcome for PBA's Fall 2024 Comic Book sales. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com. Coming Attractions: The DC Universe Collection Part 4: SUPERMAN. November 2024. Every ish of the Man of Steel's own title from 1939-2014, plus related mags featuring DC's Action Ace. Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list. Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale. September 2024. Hundreds of great pulp mags, both graded and raw. To consign or request info, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com. The Steve Ditko Collection Part 3. October 2024. Steve Ditko's own copies of Strange Tales featuring Doctor Strange, consigned by the Steve Ditko Estate and CGC certified from The Steve Ditko Collection, plus original art and rare ephemera. To consign Ditko comics and art, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com. EC, MAD and Pre-Code Horror. Early 2025. Another four-color fear-fest from PBA, packed with history, lore, gags, bon mots, obscure musings. Consignments accepted now, the more lurid the better. EC, Superior, Ajax-Farrell, Comic Media, Story, Standard, Atlas, Avon, Master-Merit, Stanley Morse, etc. Seeking comics, original art, ephemera. Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.