Hero for Hire #4 (Marvel, 1972) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $720.00
Sold: Feb 25, 2025
Hero for Hire #4 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1972
About Hero for Hire #4
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Luke Cage; Phantom; policeman
Pencils: Billy Graham (signed)
Inks: Billy Graham (signed)
Letters: John Costanza
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Luke Cage; Phil Fox (introduction); Adrian Loring (introduction, flashback); The Phantom [Armand Loring] (villain, introduction, death); Jaques (villain, introdcution); Jasper Brunt (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: A decades long inter-family feud over business erupts with one of the antagonists posing as a phantom. A suicidal plunge to the death on the part of one participants also brings the other to his doom, exacting revenge in a homicidal leap from a high office in a tall building which carries both characters down to the street. The transformation of the 42nd Street theaters from live play houses to 2nd run movie theaters is part of the background of this story, a theme which began when Cage first rented his office above a theater in #2. Brief one panel, partial synopsis of Cage's origin.
Pages: 20.000
Script: Archie Goodwin
Pencils: Billy Graham
Inks: Syd Shores
Letters: John Costanza
Notes: Printed credits give inking credit to Billy Graham. The Shores credit is from the letters page of HERO FOR HIRE #5.
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 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 122 |
|
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Signature Series |
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 | 0 | 1 |
|
CGCxJSA |
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 | 0 | 1 |
|
Restored |
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
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