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Flash Comics  (1940)

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Flash Comics #1

Ashcan ⋅ Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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Flash Comics #1
 
Low
$1.4k
Mid
$5.5k
High
$18.5k

Key Facts

12-page black and white Ashcan, a way to establish copyright by printing small-quantities and distributing to show proof of intellectual property ownership

1st appearance of Captain Thunder (Billy Batson), renamed Captain Marvel to avoid more copyright issues from Fiction House's character Captain Terry Thunder

Fawcett couldn't use the title Flash Comics due to All-American Comics (DC) already having secured the rights

8 copies were printed in 1940 but prior to 1986, collectors were unaware of its existence

High value is from a 2008 sale of a 9.4 graded copy

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