September 30, 1939

Marvel Comics #1

Key Issue: Origin Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett (first newsstand appearance); First 8 pages were produced for Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1; Introduction of Human Torch by Carl Burgos, Kazar the Great (First Tarzan clone) & Jungle Terror (only appearance); Introduc
Artist: Frank R. Paul

Carl Burgos

Paul Gustavson

Bill Everett

Al Anders

Art Pinajian

Sam Gilman

Ben Thompson

Fred Schwab

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Script Writer: Carl Burgos

Ray Gill

Bill Everett

Fred Schwab
Editor: Martin Goodman
Publisher: Marvel
Publication Date: Sep 30, 1939
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 68 pages

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Graded Population

CGC Title	Publisher	Date	Verify
Marvel Comics #1	Timely Comics	11/39	Verify

All Grades 67 Population Share	Universal 35 52.2% of pop	Signature 0 0% of pop	Restored 32 47.8% of pop	Qualified 0 0% of pop	Conserved 0 0% of pop
9.4	1 top 2.9%	0 --	2 top 6.3%	0 --	0 --
9.2	1 top 5.7%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
9.0	1 top 8.6%	0 --	1 top 9.4%	0 --	0 --
8.0	1 top 11.4%	0 --	3 top 18.8%	0 --	0 --
7.5	3 top 20%	0 --	3 top 28.1%	0 --	0 --
7.0	1 top 22.9%	0 --	6 top 46.9%	0 --	0 --
6.5	1 top 25.7%	0 --	3 top 56.3%	0 --	0 --
6.0	5 top 40%	0 --	5 top 71.9%	0 --	0 --
5.5	0 --	0 --	2 top 78.1%	0 --	0 --
5.0	0 --	0 --	1 top 81.3%	0 --	0 --
4.5	3 top 48.6%	0 --	2 top 87.5%	0 --	0 --
4.0	2 top 54.3%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
3.5	1 top 57.1%	0 --	1 top 90.6%	0 --	0 --
3.0	3 top 65.7%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
2.5	2 top 71.4%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
2.0	1 top 74.3%	0 --	1 top 93.8%	0 --	0 --
1.8	0 --	0 --	1 top 96.9%	0 --	0 --
1.5	1 top 77.1%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
1.0	1 top 80%	0 --	1 top 100%	0 --	0 --
0.5	7 top 100%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --

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