More Fun Comics #61 (DC, 1940) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $10,800.00
Sold: Jan 14, 2024
More Fun Comics #61 Values
Publisher: DC, 1940
About More Fun Comics #61
Howard Sherman classic Dr. Fate cover. Sherman and Bernard Baily art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Howard Sherman
Inks: Howard Sherman
STORY DETAILS
Characters: The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Chief; Clarice Winston; Wayne Grant; "The Spectre" [Gustaf Gilroy] (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: Detective Corrigan is given orders to hunt down and arrest the Spectre for doing such a good job rounding up the criminal element of the city and making the Police look bad...and he does arrest the "Spectre," only a false one!
Pages: 10.000
Script: Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils: Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks: Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters: Bernard Baily
Notes: The Spectre lives in Center City. Letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich. First line "No one knows that Jim Corrigan, hard-fisted detective, is in reality the earthbound Spectre..."
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 |
0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Total | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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