Key Issue

September 10, 1968

Sub-Mariner #5

Key Issue

First appearance of Doctor Dorcas; First appearance of Tiger Shark

Artist

John Buscema

Sam Rosen

Publisher

Marvel

Script Writer

Roy Thomas

Editor

Stan Lee

Publication Date

Sep 10, 1968

Cover Price

$0.12

Page Count

36 pages

What's it Worth?

Building Tables

Graded Population

CGC Title	Publisher	Date	Verify
Sub-Mariner #5	Marvel Comics	9/68	Verify

All Grades 1,189 Population Share	Universal 1,119 94.1% of pop	Signature 59 5% of pop	Restored 11 0.9% of pop	Qualified 0 0% of pop	Conserved 0 0% of pop
9.8	2 top 0.2%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
9.6	29 top 2.8%	1 top 1.7%	0 --	0 --	0 --
9.4	55 top 7.7%	4 top 8.5%	0 --	0 --	0 --
9.2	69 top 13.9%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
9.0	82 top 21.2%	4 top 15.3%	1 top 9.1%	0 --	0 --
8.5	115 top 31.5%	4 top 22%	2 top 27.3%	0 --	0 --
8.0	121 top 42.3%	11 top 40.7%	1 top 36.4%	0 --	0 --
7.5	136 top 54.4%	9 top 55.9%	2 top 54.5%	0 --	0 --
7.0	129 top 66%	5 top 64.4%	3 top 81.8%	0 --	0 --
6.5	99 top 74.8%	5 top 72.9%	2 top 100%	0 --	0 --
6.0	78 top 81.8%	3 top 78%	0 --	0 --	0 --
5.5	56 top 86.8%	1 top 79.7%	0 --	0 --	0 --
5.0	46 top 90.9%	3 top 84.7%	0 --	0 --	0 --
4.5	41 top 94.5%	2 top 88.1%	0 --	0 --	0 --
4.0	27 top 97%	2 top 91.5%	0 --	0 --	0 --
3.5	13 top 98.1%	3 top 96.6%	0 --	0 --	0 --
3.0	9 top 98.9%	1 top 98.3%	0 --	0 --	0 --
2.5	8 top 99.6%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
2.0	2 top 99.8%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
1.8	0 --	1 top 100%	0 --	0 --	0 --
1.5	1 top 99.9%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
0.5	1 top 100%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
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