Star Spangled War Stories #96 (DC, 1961) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $1,800.00
Sold: Aug 4, 2019
Star Spangled War Stories #96 Values
Publisher: DC, 1961
About Star Spangled War Stories #96
War That Time Forgot cover by Russ Heath.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Jesse the "Professor"; Marty
Pencils: Ross Andru
Inks: Mike Esposito
Letters: Ira Schnapp
Notes: Russ Heath is listed for pencil and ink credits in Julius Schwartz's editorial records provided by DC Comics, but this is an error. The published cover is by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Jesse the "Professor"; Marty; four other unnamed Rangers
Synopsis: Marty and The Professor land on a mysterious island populated by giant animals, as the island finally sinks beneath the waves they make their escape in an oversized turtle egg shell.
Pages: 13.000
Script: Bob Haney
Pencils: Ross Andru
Inks: Mike Esposito
Reprints: 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #7 (February 1965)
Notes: Pencil credits and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. These records also give ink credits to Andru. First use of the phrase "The War That Time Forgot." Story in two parts of 8 pages and 5 pages.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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 |
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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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