The Human Torch #31 (Timely, 1948) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white pages. Toro makes his last appearance of the series here, and he'...
Auction amount: $805.00
Sold: Aug 13, 2005
The Human Torch #31 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1948
About The Human Torch #31
Namora crossover in Sub-Mariner story. Last Toro appearance in the title. Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Art by Sekowsky, Gene Colan, and Syd Shores.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Mike Sekowsky ?
Notes: Inker credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006).
STORY DETAILS
Characters: The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; The Gambler (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: The Gambler bets a mob that he can spring their boss from jail. He poses as a doctor and gets the man released. When Torch and Toro foil one of his crimes, he bets his life that Torch and Toro will die. When he fails in his bid to kill them, he spins a roulette wheel attached to dynamite in his riverboat which kills him.
Pages: 10.000
Script: Bill Woolfolk
Notes: Unknown pencils per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Syd Shores. Inker credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006). Writer's credit from Woolfolk's record book, via Martin O'Hearn. Story written in October 1947.
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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 |
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Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
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