Magnus Robot Fighter #1 (Gold Key, 1963) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $3,600.00
Sold: Apr 21, 2019
Magnus, Robot Fighter #1 Values
Publisher: Western, 1963
About Magnus, Robot Fighter #1
Origin and first appearance of Magnus. Aliens series begins with their first appearance. Russ Manning story, painted cover, and art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Russ Manning (sketch); George Wilson (painted)
Inks: George Wilson (painted)
Colors: George Wilson (painted)
Letters: typeset
Notes: Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).
Reprints: Magnus, Robot Fighter (Western, 1963 series) #22 (May 1968)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Magnus (first appearance, origin); 1A (first appearance); Leeja Clane (first appearance); H8 (first appearance, a robot, villain, destroyed)
Synopsis: 1A takes Magnus to North Am where he begins his crusade against evil robots by stopping the Polrob Chief H8.
Pages: 27.000
Script: Russ Manning
Pencils: Russ Manning
Inks: Russ Manning
Reprints: Magnus, Robot Fighter (Western, 1963 series) #22 (May 1968)
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 |
Universal |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 |
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Signature Series |
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 | 1 |
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309 |
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