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| Release: | 1955 |
| Cover: | 1955 |
E.C. (Educational Comics)
8.5$ 450.00
OGJackster's comics
Panic
#12
GAINES FILE COPYLast issue. Low Distribution.
8.5
CGC 8.5
8.5
CGC 8.5
8.5$ 450.00
Details
| Age | Atomic Age |
|---|---|
| Format | Comic |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Country | USA |
Personal
| My Rating |
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| Storage Box | CGC/CBCS Box #12 |
| Read | |
| Index | 7498 |
| Added Date | Jun 17, 2017 11:32:47 |
| Modified Date | May 05, 2025 21:57:26 |
Value
| Grade and value | 8.5 Very Fine + ($ 450.00) |
|---|---|
| Grade status | Slabbed and graded by CGC 8.5 |
| Slab Certification Number | CGC 8.5 - 0315085018 |
| Grader Notes | CGC 8.5 - 0315085018 Gaines File with COA |
| Key | Minor: GAINES FILE COPYLast issue. Low Distribution. |
| Purchased | Jun 07, 2017 for $ 375.00 at Comiclink |
Notes
Price: $375
Publisher: E.C. Comics
Condition: CGC 8.5 VF+
Page Quality: White Pages
Type of Holder: Universal
Degree Of Restoration: Unrestored
Pedigree or Highlight: GAINES FILE COPY
Item description:
1955, EC
ComicLink Comments:
Panic #12 is the toughest issue from this EC run to acquire in high grade. Just single examples at 9.2 and 9.4, with only 3 at 9.0 and this is the only CGC 8.5. This VF+ has sensational eye appeal and newsstand-fresh White Pages. top the CGC population.This book includes the File Copy certificate signed by Bill Gaines, Russ Cochran, & Bob Overstreet.
The Gaines File Copies are examples of each issue published that were personally hand-selected for quality by editor Bill Gaines, carefully wrapped, and stored safely for decades. They are recognized for near-perfect structure and very high page quality. As a rule, the best surviving examples of ECs are Gaines File Copies.
The overwhelming success of Mad naturally led to a host of imitators, and Panic was EC publisher Bill Gaines's own in-house companion to the wildly successful Mad, calling it 'the only authorized imitation.' Although Panic lasted just 12 issues and was edited by Al Feldstein and not Harvey Kurtzman, it is loaded with the same pointed and cutting parody as well as the same superstar lineup of artists, including Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando and even the one and only Basil Wolverton.