Marvel Boy #2 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Marvel, 1951) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white pages....

Record Price at Heritage Auctions: $10,200.00

Sold: Jun 19, 2021

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Publisher: Marvel, 1951

About Marvel Boy #2

Last issue of the title. Becomes Astonishing with next issue. Exploding Capitol building cover by Russ Heath. Story art by Bill Everett.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Zero Hour?

Characters: Marvel Boy [Bob Grayson]

Colors: Stan Goldberg

Letters: typeset

Notes: Previous credit for cover art to Russ Heath was over-ambitious. Colors: Goldberg credited by himself.

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: The Zero Hour!

Characters: Marvel Boy [Bob Grayson]; Matthew Grayson; Saramin

Synopsis: The Eastern Union helps the United Nations repel an attack by the Astro-men, only to betray them.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Bill Everett ?

Pencils: Bill Everett

Inks: Bill Everett

Notes: An announcement in the upper margin of each page explains that Marvel Boy will be retitled "Astonishing" beginning with the next issue.

Title: Blast of Doom!

Characters: Marvel Boy [Bob Grayson]; Pete Mason; Starr Rider

Synopsis: Soviet agents sabotage Marvel Boy's friends' mine.

Pages: 4.000

Script: Bill Everett ?

Pencils: Bill Everett

Inks: Bill Everett

Notes: An announcement in the upper margin of each page explains that Marvel Boy will be retitled "Astonishing" beginning with the next issue. Story takes place after the third Marvel Boy story in this issue.

Title: Planetary Error

Characters: Paular Nine; Miss Em; time travel; destruction of the earth; Venus; Earth-Venus Cosmic War; education

Synopsis: In the future, a young boy is sent on a history assignment to the past where he mistakenly destroys the earth.

Pages: 4.000

Pencils: Bill La Cava ?

Notes: Notes in upper margin of each page indicate in that Marvel Boy will be retitled "Astonishing" beginning with the next issue.

Title: Circus Terror

Characters: Marvel Boy [Bob Grayson]; Starr Ryder; Pete Mason; Marvo

Synopsis: The owner of a circus attempts insurance fraud.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Bill Everett ?

Pencils: Bill Everett

Inks: Bill Everett

Letters: Bill Everett

Notes: Story is out of order in that Marvel Boy meets Starr Ryder for the first time in this story but she is already well known to him in the 2nd story ("Blast of Doom!") in this issue. An announcement in the upper margin of each page explains that Marvel Boy will be retitled "Astonishing" beginning with the next issue. Bob Grayson is an insurance investigator in this story.

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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
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