Captain America Comics #61 (Timely, 1947) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages. "The Red Skull Strikes Back!" This outstanding copy ha...
Auction amount: $10,350.00
Sold: Jul 7, 2002
Captain America Comics #61 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1947
About Captain America Comics #61
Red Skull / bondage cover and art by Syd Shores. Human Torch backup story. Mort Leav art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Syd Shores ?
Inks: Vince Alascia ?
Letters: typeset
Notes: Possible Shores pencils and Alascia inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Alascia in pencils and Mike Roy on inks.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes; Red Skull (villain)
Synopsis: The Red Skull disguises himself as an electrician and slips the condemned criminals notes to be ready to make a break for it. He tricks the warden into sitting in the electric chair and demands the prisoners be set free. He makes his escape and the warden calls in Cap and Bucky. In the ensuing battle the Skull falls to his apparent death at the bottom of a dam. Cap wonders if this time the Red Skull is really dead.
Pages: 12.000
Pencils: Al Avison ?
Inks: Syd Shores ?
Letters: typeset
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | 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 |
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Universal |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
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Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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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 |
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Restored |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
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