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Marvel Mystery Comics 9

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PublishedDecember 1939 – June 1949
Issue Numbers2 – 92
Total Issues91
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Marvel Mystery Comics #9 (1940) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
July 1940
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Timely Publications
 
Starring
The Human Torch starring
The Sub-Mariner starring
 
Cover Credits
Alex Schomburg pencils attributed
How much is Marvel Mystery Comics #9 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Marvel Mystery Comics #9 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 3.0 sold for $26,840 on February 26th, 2026.
Graded price ranges include CGC 2.5 $5,228.13-$7,767.50 (2 comps); CGC 3.0 $26,840-$28,800 (2 comps).
Pricing data last updated July 19th, 2026.

Stories

Untitled Story
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 1
Type house ad
Notes: Inside front cover.
Ad fro Mystic 3 and Daring Comics 5.
The Battle of the Century! Page 1
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The Battle of the Century!

Pages 22
Type art
Credits
John Compton script signed Bill Everett pencils signed Carl Burgos inks signed
The Human Torch starring The Sub-Mariner starring
Notes: Credits read "By Bill Everett and Carl Burgos with John Compton".
Reprinted In: Fantasy Masterpieces 8
Untitled Story
Credits
Paul Gustavson pencils signed
The Angel starring
Pages 8
Type art
Untitled Story
Credits
Al Anders pencils attributed
The Masked Rider starring
Pages 8
Type art

High Steel

Credits
John Compton script signed Robert Hughes pencils attributed
Pages 2
Type text
Untitled Story
Credits
Steve Dahlman pencils signed
Electro, The Marvel of the Age starring
Pages 8
Type art
Untitled Story
Credits
Bob Davis script signed Irwin Hasen pencils signed
Ferret Mystery Detective starring
Pages 6
Type art
Notes: Bob Davis signed as Stockbridge Winslow.
Untitled Story
Credits
Ben Thompson pencils attributed
Ka-Zar the Great starring
Pages 9
Type art

The Under-World

Credits
Lewis Glanzman pencils signed
Pages 1
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-07-19 07:35:04
Last Graded Sale CGC 3.0 sold for $26,840 on February 26th, 2026
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 2.5 $5,228.13-$7,767.50 (2 comps)
CGC 3.0 $26,840-$28,800 (2 comps)
CGC 4.0 $3,107-$10,157.50 (2 comps)
CGC 4.5 $3,734.38-$10,755 (2 comps)
CGC 5.0 $5,760-$20,315 (2 comps)
CGC 6.0 $26,400-$66,000 (2 comps)
CGC 7.5 $26,290-$35,850 (2 comps)
CGC 9.4 $107,550 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (3)
Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
9.4
$107,550
May 21st, 2009
Heritage Auctions Auction 7007, Lot 91044
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6.0
$66,000
September 11th, 2025
Heritage Auctions Auction 7423, Lot 91012
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3.0
$26,840
February 26th, 2026
Heritage Auctions Auction 7461, Lot 91065
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Issue Overview

Marvel Mystery Comics #9 was published by Timely Publications in July 1940. It is part of Marvel Mystery Comics, a superhero series that began in 1939.

Cover credits include Alex Schomburg. This issue features The Human Torch and The Sub-Mariner.

Atlas Tales indexes 9 stories for this issue, including "The Battle of the Century!." Indexed story credits include John Compton and Bill Everett, among others.

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