Hero for Hire #3 (Marvel, 1972) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $549.70
Sold: Jan 8, 2017
Hero for Hire #3 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1972
About Hero for Hire #3
Featuring Luke Cage. Billy Graham cover. Graham and George Tuska art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Luke Cage; Gideon Mace
Pencils: Billy Graham (signed)
Inks: Billy Graham (signed)
Letters: Morrie Kuramoto
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Luke Cage; Gideon Mace (villain; introduction); Owen Ridgely (introduction; death); Carol Ridgely (introduction)
Synopsis: Cage thwarts the retired, renegade Colonel Mace from enacting a para-military disruption of NYC so that a robbery of Wall Street can be undertaken.
Pages: 20.000
Script: Archie Goodwin
Pencils: George Tuska
Inks: Billy Graham
Letters: John Costanza
Notes: Story contains one-page origin synopsis in 'splash panel' format, with narration panels but no word balloons.
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
|
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
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