Lot # 1444: 1942 Timely Comics Captain America Comics #18 Classic Cover by Al Avison - CGC 1.8 Restored Slight (C-1)

The Golden Age of comic books was still young when this 9/42 Timely Comics Captain America Comics #18 issue was published. The brainchild of Otto Binder, Al Avison, Syd Shores and others, this early issue sees Cap and Bucky facing the "Yellow Peril", including a fierce sword-wielding demon. CGC has placed this WWII era comic in a Restored Grade holder, with a rating of 1.8, Slightly Brittle Pages, Slight (C-1). Label notes are "Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. Otto Binder story, Al Avison cover, Al Avison, Syd Shores, Don Rico and Al Gabriele art. Classic cover. Sentinels of Liberty contest with Red Skull on interior cover.".