The Champions #1 (Marvel, 1975) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $840.00
Sold: Feb 28, 2022
The Champions #1 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1975
About The Champions #1
Origin and first appearance of the Champions (Black Widow, Hercules, Ghost Rider, Angel, and Iceman). Venus, Pluto, Ares, and Hippolyta appearances. Gil Kane cover. Don Heck art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Gil Kane (signed)
Inks: Dan Adkins (signed)
Letters: Annette Kawecki ?
Notes: Kawecki credit per Nick Caputo. Marvel Comics Index #9A lists Jim Novak as letterer.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: The Champions [Hercules; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman] (introduction; origin); Venus; Pluto (villain); Ares (villain); Hippolyta (villain); Amazons (villain); Mutates (villain); Cerberus (villain); Harpies (villain); Ivan
Pages: 19.000
Script: Tony Isabella
Pencils: Don Heck
Inks: Mike Esposito
Letters: Dave Hunt
Notes: Angel's new costume designed by Len Wein and John Romita, according to the Champions #4 letters page.
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 |
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Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 66 | 90 | 110 | 136 | 135 | 181 | 282 | 290 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 1559 |
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Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
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Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 34 | 44 | 70 | 95 | 114 | 140 | 141 | 182 | 293 | 296 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 1614 |
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