Aquaman #39 (DC, 1968) CGC NM+ 9.6 Cream to off-white pages....
Record Price at Heritage Auctions: $456.00
Sold: Dec 2, 2025
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Publisher: DC, 1968
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Aquaman
Pencils: Nick Cardy
Inks: Nick Cardy
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Aquaman; Aqualad; Mera; Aliena (villain); Ka'arl (villain)
Synopsis: The alien femme fatale Aliena manipulates Aquaman into digging up the alien substance utrium from the bottom of the sea. The substance had been placed there by an alien police force in order to scare off the fugitive Ka-arl. Aliena falls in love with Aquaman and is unable to kill him. She gives her life to save him from Ka'arl.
Pages: 21.500
Script: Bob Haney
Pencils: Nick Cardy (signed)
Inks: Nick Cardy (signed)
Notes: Story across 23 pages in three parts of 8.5, 8.5, and 4.5 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
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 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
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