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Captain America Comics #74 (Timely, 1949) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages. The first of two issues subtitled "Weird Tales", it features a classic Red Skull cover and three horror stories. Overstreet lists this book as "scarce", and The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books rates it an "8" ("rare") on its Scarcity Index. To date, we've encountered only three copies with higher grades. The issue is currently ranked as one of Overstreet's Top 100 Golden Age Comics. Overstreet 2024 VF 8.0 value = $28,000. CGC census 1/26: 2 in 7.5, 2 higher.


CGC Grader Notes:
spine stress lines breaks color
wear all corners front cover breaks color
wear spine breaks color
very light crease right bottom of front cover breaks color
small stain left bottom of front cover

View the certification for CGC Certification ID 4655958001, including grader's notes if available and a link to the latest full census report for the issue.*

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