Strange Tales #104 (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....
Auction amount: $5,676.25
Sold: Feb 24, 2012
Strange Tales #104 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1963
About Strange Tales #104
First appearance of Paste-Pot Pete (who later becomes the Trapster). Human Torch story. Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers cover and art. Steve Ditko and Paul Reinman art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Dick Ayers
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek
Notes: Stan Goldberg colorist credit removed due to lack of attribution. (16/03/2010)
Reprints: Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #6 (January 1967)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski] (introduction)
Synopsis: Human Torch stops Paste-Pot Pete from stealing an experimental missile from the military.
Pages: 13.000
Script: Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Dick Ayers
Letters: Artie Simek
Reprints: The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #4 (March 1975), | Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #6 (January 1967)
Notes: Paste-Pot Pete next appears in issue #110 (July 1963). Pete became The Trapster in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #38 (May 1965). This is the first time a villain in this series escaped at the end. A genuine animosity seems to have developed very quickly, perhaps as a result of such a "ridiculous" looking baddie almost killing Johnny during their fight. Don Simpson paid tribute to Pete (and Spider-Man) with his character "The Slick" in Bizarre Heroes.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| 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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Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 301 |
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Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
|
CGCxJSA |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 30 | 26 | 33 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 320 |
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