1944 Timely Comics Captain America Comics #42 - CGC 6.0

• Sold For: $2,220
• Year: 1944
• Auction: 2025 Fall
• Lot #: 1708
• Auction Category: Historical/Political/Pop Culture/Americana

Before he went into a deep freeze, Captain America was the star attraction for Timely Comics during the 1940s. The red, white and blue super-soldier swoops into action, with this 10/44 Timely Comics Captain America Comics #42 issue. The brand of mayhem charging up Alex Schomburg's front cover, is the epitome of the wild frontier that was the pre-code era. Bullets are flying, uniform guards are sprawled on the pavement, and Bucky is eagerly bashing the face of a bank robber with a baseball bat. If the cover thrills don't get you, the desirable 6.0, Cream to Off-White Pages grade from leading certification CGC surely will. As noted at bottom right of this incredibly vibrant Golden Age comic, the Human Torch appears in a backup story. Label notes are "Vince Alascia, Al Bellman and Syd Shores art, Alex Schomburg cover. Human Torch backup story.".