Sword of Sorcery #4 (DC, 1973) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $49.00
Sold: Apr 25, 2023
Sword of Sorcery #4 Values
Publisher: DC, 1973
About Sword of Sorcery #4
Contains "The Cloud of Hate" adapted from a Fritz Lieber story. Howard Chaykin cover. and art. Walt Simonson art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Howard Chaykin (signed)
Inks: Walt Simonson ?
STORY DETAILS
Synopsis: Fafhrd and the Mouser defeat an ectoplasmic cloud of murderous hatred.
Pages: 14.000
Script: Fritz Leiber (story); Denny O'Neil (script)
Pencils: Howard Chaykin [as Chaykin Inc.]; Walt Simonson [as Chaykin Inc.]; Sal Amendola [as Chaykin Inc.]
Inks: Sal Amendola [as Chaykin Inc.]
Letters: Milt Snapinn ?
Notes: Adapted from Leiber's "The Cloud of Hate." According to Tim Barnes, in the letters column of Alter Ego #106, Walt Simonson said he and Chaykin split the pencilling of pages with one penciling 6 pages and the other 8 pages, the top of the splash page was pencilled by Amendola, and Amendola inked the whole thing. Nick Caputo previously suggested inking assistance by Frank Springer, Vincente Alcazar, Walt Simonson and Steve Mitchell.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
|
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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