Marvel Mystery Comics #40 Billy Wright pedigree (Timely, 1943) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $21,510.00
Sold: Feb 24, 2012
Marvel Mystery Comics #40 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1943
About Marvel Mystery Comics #40
Classic Nazi zeppelin cover by Alex Schomburg. Harry Sahle, Syd Shores, and Bob Oksner art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed)
Inks: Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: A Japanese spy ring (villains, introductions)
Synopsis: The Japanese build an airfield beneath the sands of the Mojave desert in order to launch air strikes against San Francisco with planes that disperse a napalm-like substance. Torch and Toro track them down when the army fails to locate them.
Pages: 12.000
Pencils: Harry Sahle ?
Inks: Harry Sahle ?
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 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
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 |
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 |
Restored |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Total | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
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