Strange Worlds #1 (Avon, 1950) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $5,520.00
Sold: Nov 24, 2024
Strange Worlds #1 Values
Publisher: Avon, 1950
About Strange Worlds #1
Features the first sword-and-sorcery story to appear in comics: "Crom the Barbarian", written by Gardner Fox and drawn by John Giunta. Also contains the story "Dead Man's Tale" by iconic pulp author Henry Kuttner (under the pseudonym "E. J. Bellin"), and a Kenton of the Star Patrol story with art by Joe Kubert and Carmine Infantino. Rocket ship cover is by Gene Fawcette.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Inks: Gene Fawcette
STORY DETAILS
Pages: 8.000
Script: John B. Michel [as John Michel] (credited)
Pencils: Joe Kubert (credited)
Inks: Carmine Infantino
Reprints: Out of This World Adventures (Avon, 1950 series) #2 (December 1950)
Notes: Writer and aritst credited in "Out of This World Adventures" #2 (December 1950). Inking credit by Jim Vadeboncoeur. Writer previously listed as by Gardner Fox.
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
|
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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
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