Marvel Comics #1
Low $62k
Mid $470k
High $1.9M
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1st appearance of the Human Torch, Jim Hammond
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2nd appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner - 8 pages of the 12-page story reprinted from Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1
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1st appearance of Dorma, Namor's cousin
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1st appearance of Ka-Zar, David Rand
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1st appearance of Angel, Thomas Halloway, a private detective and vigilante
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1st appearance of the Masked Raider, Jim Gardley
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1st comic book published by Timely, later becomes Marvel
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Retitled Marvel Mystery Comics after this issue
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80,000 copies were produced of the first printing with an October 1939 date on the cover
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The second printing could be identified by the October 1939 date blacked out, replaced with November 1939
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The first printing sold out within a week and was quickly reprinted at a quantity of 800,000, the same as Superman #1
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Although published in October, the cover date was changed to have a longer on-sale period at newsstands
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💰 In March 2022, a 9.2 known as the Pay Copy due to publisher notations that tracked creator payouts sold for $2.42 million
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1st appearance of the Human Torch, Jim Hammond
-
2nd appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner - 8 pages of the 12-page story reprinted from Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1
-
1st appearance of Dorma, Namor's cousin
-
1st appearance of Ka-Zar, David Rand
-
1st appearance of Angel, Thomas Halloway, a private detective and vigilante
-
1st appearance of the Masked Raider, Jim Gardley
-
1st comic book published by Timely, later becomes Marvel
-
Retitled Marvel Mystery Comics after this issue
-
80,000 copies were produced of the first printing with an October 1939 date on the cover
-
The second printing could be identified by the October 1939 date blacked out, replaced with November 1939
-
The first printing sold out within a week and was quickly reprinted at a quantity of 800,000, the same as Superman #1
-
Although published in October, the cover date was changed to have a longer on-sale period at newsstands
-
💰 In March 2022, a 9.2 known as the Pay Copy due to publisher notations that tracked creator payouts sold for $2.42 million
Issue Details
Publisher | Timely |
Artist | Frank Paul |
Writer | Ray Gill |
Published | November 1939 |