Aquaman #42 (DC, 1968) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $1,080.00
Sold: Nov 19, 2024
Aquaman #42 Values
Publisher: DC, 1968
About Aquaman #42
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Aquaman; Black Manta
Pencils: Nick Cardy
Inks: Nick Cardy
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Aquaman; Aqualad (flashback); Mera (flashback); Aquagirl [Tula]; Aquababy; Narkran; Atlanteans; Black Manta (villain); Maarzons (undersea race); Atlantean doctors; Atlantean nurse
Synopsis: Aquaman's search for Mera leads him to an undersea race known as the Maarzons. He finds that Black Manta rules the Maarzons, and he must battle Black Manta in a duel to find out information about what happened to Mera. Meanwhile, Narkran, whom Aquaman left to rule Atlantis in his absence, is turning into a tyrant.
Pages: 21.670
Script: Steve Skeates
Pencils: Jim Aparo
Inks: Jim Aparo
Letters: Jim Aparo
Reprints: Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #493 (November 1982)
Notes: Story continued from Aquaman #41, story continues in Aquaman #43. Story across 23 pages but page 9 is a 2/3-page and pages 16 and 23 are 1/2-pages.
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 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 211 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
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 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 215 |
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