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Four Color #878
Price Variant ⋅ Dell ⋅ 1942
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Four Color #878
 
Low
$180
Mid
$600
High
$1.8k

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$0.15 price variant

Tales of Sword and Sorcery: Dagar the Invincible #1
Price Variant ⋅ Western ⋅ 1972
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Tales of Sword and Sorcery: Dagar the Invincible #1
 
Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50

Key Facts

$0.20 price variant

Star Trek #15
Price Variant ⋅ Western ⋅ 1967
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Star Trek #15
 
Low
$30
Mid
$100
High
$300

Key Facts

$0.20 price variant

Four Color #4
Price Variant ⋅ Dell ⋅ 1940
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Four Color #4
 
Low
$4.5k
Mid
$13.5k
High
$45k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Donald Duck in a standard size comic book

$0.15 price variant

Captain Atom #1
Price Variant ⋅ Nation-Wide ⋅ 1950
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Captain Atom #1
 
Low
$35
Mid
$110
High
$400

Key Facts

$0.10 price variant

Gunsmoke Western #68
Price Variant ⋅ Atlas ⋅ 1962
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Gunsmoke Western #68
 
Low
$60
Mid
$210
High
$900

Key Facts

One of three issues with the cover price blacked-out to account for a price change from $0.10 to $0.12

Copies exist that have the corrected price inside of the circle

See also: Journey Into Mystery #76 and Love Romances #97

Classics Illustrated #158
Price Variant ⋅ Gilberton ⋅ 1962
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Classics Illustrated #158
 
Low
$115
Mid
$310
High
$1.2k

Key Facts

1st appearance of James Bond in a comic book (British Edition of Classics Illustrated)

Multiple reprints exist that were published after December 1962

Adaptation of the film, released in theaters two months prior to the comic book adaptation

British pence price variant

Archie's Madhouse #22
Price Variant ⋅ Archie ⋅ 1962
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Archie's Madhouse #22
 
Low
$590
Mid
$2.7k
High
$7.6k

Key Facts

$0.15 cent price variant

1st appearance of Sabrina the Teenage Witch

1st appearance of Salem the cat, Sabrina's familiar

Batman #2
Price Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 1940
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Batman #2
 
Low
$0
Mid
$0
High
$0

Key Facts

$0.15 edition, presumably priced for the Canadian market

Value unknown

Legend of Zelda, The #1
Valiant ⋅ 1991
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Legend of Zelda, The #1
 
Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200

Key Facts

Reprint of stories from the The Legend of Zelda (1990) series

Cover art from the 1990 series is also reprinted and used for the 1991 series:

The 1990 series has a $1.95 cover price

The 1991 reprint series has a $1.50 cover price

Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
Price Variant ⋅ Spire ⋅ 1976
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Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
 
Low
$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

$0.49 price variant

Love Romances #97
Price Variant ⋅ Atlas ⋅ 1962
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Love Romances #97
 
Low
$60
Mid
$210
High
$900

Key Facts

One of three issues with the cover price blacked-out to account for a price change from $0.10 to $0.12

Copies exist that have the corrected price inside of the circle

See also: Journey Into Mystery #76 and Gunsmoke Western #68

Hansi The Girl Who Loved The Swastika #1
Price Variant ⋅ Spire ⋅ 1976
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Hansi The Girl Who Loved The Swastika #1
 
Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$80

Key Facts

$0.39 cent price variant

X-O Manowar #43
Price Variant ⋅ Valiant ⋅ 1995
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X-O Manowar #43
 
Low
$1
Mid
$3
High
$15

Key Facts

$2.50 price variant

Star Trek #2
Price Variant ⋅ Western ⋅ 1968
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Star Trek #2
 
Low
$35
Mid
$100
High
$350

Key Facts

$0.15 price variant with pin-up back cover featuring Captain Kirk and Spock

There are two versions of this cover - one with the pin-up photo which appears to be more common than the version with the fishing pole advertisement

As of March 2024 there exists 339 copies of the Standard issue, 25 of the Price Variant and 60 of the Price Variant with the back cover photo

Journey Into Mystery #76
Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1962
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Journey Into Mystery #76
 
Low
$60
Mid
$210
High
$1.1k

Key Facts

One of three issues with the cover price blacked-out to account for a price change from $0.10 to $0.12

Copies exist that have the corrected price inside of the circle

See also: Gunsmoke Western #68 and Love Romances #97

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