Strange Tales #79 (Atlas, 1960) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $8,400.00
Sold: Jun 19, 2022
Strange Tales #79 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1960
About Strange Tales #79
Doctor Strange prototype story. Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko cover and art. Paul Reinman and Don Heck art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Steve Ditko
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Philip Lawson; Warlord Kaa (introduction)
Synopsis: A writer witnesses the landing of two-dimensional alien warriors disguised as shadows. The writer escapes and warns the authorities in time for the shadow warriors to be uncovered and driven away.
Pages: 7.000
Script: Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
Pencils: Jack Kirby [as Kirby] (signed)
Inks: Dick Ayers [as Ayers] (signed)
Letters: Ray Holloway ?
Reprints: Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #31 (October 1974)
Notes: Warlord Kaa next appears in Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #184 (February 1975). Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 3-7, 10-11 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 7).
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 |
|
Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 |
|
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
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 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
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