Captain Atom #78 (Charlton, 1965) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $660.00
Sold: Sep 3, 2024
Captain Atom #78 Values
Publisher: Charlton, 1965
About Captain Atom #78
First issue of the title formerly known as Strange Suspense Stories. First new Captain Atom story since 10/61. Captain Atom's origin is retold. Steve Ditko cover and art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Captain Atom [Captain Allen Adam]
Pencils: Steve Ditko
Inks: Steve Ditko
Letters: Jon D'Agostino
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Captain Atom [Captain Allen Adam]; Professor Arnold Jupe; Leah Jupe; General Brill; Don (Astronaut); Lt. Colonel Morse (Astronaut); Colonel Sandoval
Synopsis: Captain Atom must rescue Professor Jupe and his daughter from aliens who have brainwashed him into working for them on killer missles.
Pages: 20.000
Script: Joe Gill
Pencils: Steve Ditko
Inks: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
Letters: Jon D'Agostino
Notes: Brief recap of origin.
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 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
|
Qualified |
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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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