American Update: The Bute Collection: Young Men with the Human Torch, Captain America & the Sub-Mariner
*Miscellaneous 1940-1959: From the prestigious Bute Collection this week, a trio of Young Men, with the Atlas 1950s revival of the classic Timely heroes. Under the Atlas banner, the Timely heroes lived again in the 1950s, and took over the final five issues of the title Young Men from #24 to #28. We have the final three of those in the Bute Collection (thus far) from 1954. Not commonly seen (especially in the UK), we expect interest in these will be high.
PICTURED: YOUNG MEN ALL SOLD
#26 VG/FN £575 Human Torch by Burgos, Captain America by Romita, Sub-Mariner by Everett. Solid copy, flat with staples firmly attached at spine and centrefold. Only very light edge and corner wear. Supple off-white pages. Some of the blacks on the cover look more grey, but we suspect this is an original printing feature – otherwise this would easily grade FN or better. A lovely copy. High resolution images are available on request.
#27 FN £675 Human Torch by Burgos, Captain America by Romita, Sub-Mariner by Everett. Death of Golden Age Red Skull. Unfaded colour cover, sharp corners, firm staples and lovely interiors. Minimal edge and corner wear. A superb copy. High resolution images are available on request.
#28 FA+ £175 Human Torch by Burgos, Captain America by Romita, Sub-Mariner by Everett. Final issue in series. Presents well, good cover colour and gloss, but taped spine and flaking/erosion of upper and lower back cover corners. Added staples. Some pages are coming loose with a hint of brittleness.