Lot 107 
107
Phantom-Hefte
Comic-Hefte, geb. in 5 Bden., 1952.
Estimate:
€ 400 / $ 428 Sold:
€ 2,760 / $ 2,953 (incl. surcharge)
The complete first three years of the famous phantom comics, extremely rare in this completeness and condition! - One of the most important comic series of the German post-war era, an adaptation of the American publications from the 1930s. The issues comprise, besides the Phantom-series, also the following: Prinz Eisenherz, Blondie, Hopalong Cassidy, Kater Felix, Mandra, Rip Korby, Bob und Frank, Der Oberst und die Herzogin, King, der Grenzreiter, Gorden, Klein Margot, Lilo, Petz und sein magischer Knopf, Steve Canyon, Nipp und Nupp, Schifferkarl (later Popeye!), Theobald, Der kleine König, Bernhard Breitenbarth, Oma, Alois, Asop, Bobo, Der alberne Fredie, Hans Wagemut, Karl Späher, Oliver und Zwillinge. Part of the nice cover illustration was taken from the Hollywood film "Prince Valiant" (German Prinz Eisenherz, US premiere 5 April 1954, German premiere 12 August 1954, with J. Mason and J. Leigh.
At hand (in the single vols.): I: Year 1952, issues 1-10. - II: Year 1953, issues 1-13. - III: Year 1953, issues 14-26. - IV: Year 1954: issue 1 - Year 1955, issue 2 (series Phantom 13 issues). - V: Year 1954 issues - Year 1955, issue 4 (series Prinz Eisenherz, 14 issues). - As some other comics in those days, some 6 issues of the year 1954 were put on the index right after their release, where they remained up until 2002 (when the ban was automatically lifted because of a new law). - Even though they were printed in large amounts - "Durchschnittlich drei bis fünf Millionen Comics wurden in den ersten fünfziger Jahren monatlich auf den westdeutschen Markt geworfen" [transl.:"An average of three to five million comics were printed every month in the early 50s for the West German market"] (H. D. Zimmermann,Vom Geist der Superhelden.Berlin 1970. p. 58) - series in such a completeness and good condition are very scarce today. - Slightly browned in places, just very few marginal defects and tears, bindings somewhat loosened. All in all well-preserved and clean.
The complete first three years (1952-54) of the famous phantom comics, together 63 issues, extremely rare in this completeness and condition! - One of the most important comic series of the German post-war era, an adaptation of the American publications from the 1930s. With many other comic series besides the Phantom. Part of the nice cover illustration was taken from the Hollywood film "Prince Valiant". Even though they were printed in large amounts, series in such a completeness and good condition are very scarce today. Contemp. half cloth bindings. - Slightly browned in places, just very few marginal defects and tears, bindings somewhat loosened. All in all well-preserved and clean.
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107
Phantom-Hefte
Comic-Hefte, geb. in 5 Bden., 1952.
Estimate:
€ 400 / $ 428 Sold:
€ 2,760 / $ 2,953 (incl. surcharge)
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