Adventure Comics #440 (DC, 1975) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $1,020.00
Sold: Feb 7, 2022
Adventure Comics #440 Values
Publisher: DC, 1975
About Adventure Comics #440
Featuring the Spectre (Jim Corrigan). New Spectre origin. Last Spectre story in series. Seven Soldiers of Victory backup story. Crimson Avenger & Wing chapter. Jim Aparo cover and art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Jim Aparo [as JA] (signed)
Inks: Jim Aparo [as JA] (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Gwendolyn Sterling; God (voice); Louie (villain, street vendor, death); "Ducky" McLaren (villain, death); Mitch (villain, death); Mugsy (villain, death); Al (villain, death)
Synopsis: Jim Corrigan is returned to human form from his ghostly duty as the Spectre only to be gunned down by "Ducky" McLaren. Corrigan becomes the Spectre again and takes his vengeance on the McLaren gang.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Michael Fleisher (credited)
Pencils: Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks: Jim Aparo (signed)
Letters: Jim Aparo
Notes: Continued from previous issue. Series continues in Dr. Thirteen, Ghostbreaker feature in Ghosts (DC, 1971 series) #97-99 (February-April 1981), by different talent, then with inventory scripts left by Fleisher with new Aparo art in Wrath of the Spectre #4 (August 1988).
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | NG | PG | CVR | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
|
Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
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