COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Atom 38 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Pedigree:
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John G. Fantucchio
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Certification #:
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2087171006
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
In “Sinister Stopover... Earth!", Atom battles an alien called the Physalians who are made of molecular energy and come to Earth to feed upon nuclear energy, the only source that can keep them alive. However, in order to do so, they need to possess human bodies to operate as "vehicles" for the creatures. Atom, realizing that anyone who is used as a living vehicle for the Physalians would be exposed to a lethal dose of radiation, fights the leader of the Physalians and destroys their vessel.
Our WP 9.8 comes from the John Fantucchio Collection and is one of two highest graded copies in the census. 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 7/28/2018 CL auction.*
2024 Update: More grade inflation to report here, as now there are three 9.8s.
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