Space Detective #1 (Avon, 1951) Condition: Apparent VF+....
Auction amount: $1,553.50
Sold: Feb 14, 2010
Space Detective #1 Values
Publisher: Avon, 1951
About Space Detective #1
Rod Hathaway, Space Detective begins. First appearance of Avenger. Contains the drug-related story "Opium Smugglers of Venus" and an atomic explosion panel. Wally Wood and Joe Orlando cover and art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Joe Orlando
Inks: Wally Wood
Reprints: Space Detective (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #8 (1958)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: The Avenger [Rod Hathaway] (first appearance); Teena [Dot Kenny] (first appearance); Maag (villain; first appearance)
Pages: 8.000
Script: Walter Gibson
Pencils: Joe Orlando
Inks: Wally Wood
Letters: typeset
Reprints: Strange Planets (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #10 (1963)
Notes: The Avenger may be billed as "Space Detective" to keep him from infringing on ME's Avenger character.
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 |
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Universal |
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
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