Aquaman #56 Murphy Anderson File Copy (DC, 1971) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white pages....
Auction amount: $660.00
Sold: Dec 15, 2019
Aquaman #56 Values
Publisher: DC, 1971
About Aquaman #56
First appearance of the Crusader. Nick Cardy cover. Jim Aparo and Dick Giordano art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Aquaman
Pencils: Nick Cardy
Inks: Nick Cardy
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Aquaman; Crusader [Don Powers] (death); George; Ethel; Don (looks like Ed McMahon); Warren Savin (looks like Johnny Carson); Denise Lovely; Marvin Walson; Dr. William Neilson; "Shorty" Thomas; unnamed police officer; unnamed security guard; unnamed scientists; Karen; Karen's mother; Mrs. Selma Mae Stanley
Synopsis: A green slime coming out of Lake Erie threatens to overrun Detroit. Aquaman visits an old friend, Don Powers, owner of Powers Investigations, an investigation firm helping Detroit police fight crime. Powers' firm is also responsible for a satellite meant to stop crime but is also the cause of the slime. Powers is the Crusader, though losing his eyesight, he wants to continue fighting crime using the satellite. On a last patrol, Crusader dies from a fall from a building due to his deteriorating eyesight. Aquaman discovers his death, then breaks into Powers' business and destroys the satellite
Pages: 20.000
Script: Steve Skeates
Pencils: Jim Aparo
Inks: Jim Aparo
Letters: Jim Aparo
Notes: The story refers to the City of Detroit bordering Lake Erie. Detroit actually borders the Detroit River, which connects Lake St. Clair with Lake Erie. Neal Dennis is a reference to Dennis O'Neil. Slight crossover with Sub-Mariner #72 as confirmed in the introduction to Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner Volume 8.
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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
CGCxJSA |
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 | 0 | 1 |
|
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
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