RARE SUPERMAN WITH NANCY AND SLUGGO NEWSPAPER PROMOTIONAL FROM HAKE COLLECTION & CPB.
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Winning Bid:
$3,162.50 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
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Bidding Ended:
Thursday, September 4, 2008 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, September 4, 2008 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #195-Part II
Items 994-2570 in Auction 195
Value Code:
K - $1,000 to $2,000 Help Icon
Item Description
This rare 1940s button is 2-3/16" with text on the rim "Sun-Times Comic Capers Club." Center has large illustrations of Superman flying while above are Nancy, Sluggo and the head of a parrot. Reverse has tin covering with horizontal bar pin. Hake book Collectible Pin-Back Buttons photo example Comic Character Section #316. Comes with Hake's COA. One of only 4 known. Our last undamaged example about a decade ago exceeded $2,300. This example has only the most trivial wear under magnification. There is a single tan age dot at the bottom of the letter "L" of "CLUB." Button displays Mint with this tiny exception. Also see two varieties of the Kellogg's Pep Superman button #1025.
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