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Marvel Mystery Comics 81
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Issue Information
- Cover Date
- March 1947
- Sighted Date Stamp
-
JAN 24 1947
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Marvel Comics, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- The Mystery of the Crimson Terror!
- Starring
-
The Human Torch starring
Toro the Flaming Kid starring
- Cover Credits
-
Martin Nodell pencils and inks guess
- Contributions
-
Frank Motler: Issue Information
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Current market pricing for Marvel Mystery Comics #81 shows a latest raw sale of GD sold for $191.20 on August 19th, 2007, a latest graded sale of CGC 5.5 sold for $990 on January 16th, 2023.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $191.20 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.0 $95.60 (1 comp); CGC 3.5 $250.95-$262.90 (2 comps).
Pricing data last updated August 25th, 2026.
Stories
The Crimson Terror
Credits
Jimmy Thompson pencils attributed
Jimmy Thompson inks attributed
The Human Torch
starring
The Laughing Killer
Credits
Al Gabriele pencils guess
Allen Simon inks guess
The Sub-Mariner
starring
The Password Is Murder (Chapter VI)
Miss America
starring
Airline Mystery
Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Mother Goose Murders
Credits
Bill Woolfolk script attributed
Mike Sekowsky pencils guess
Young Allies
starring
Prison Plunder
Credits
Bill Woolfolk script attributed
Gustav Schrotter pencils and inks guess
Notes: Characters: Betty Ross; Enoch Dart
Market Pricing
Last Updated
2026-08-25 07:35:04
Last Raw Sale
GD sold for $191.20 on August 19th, 2007
Last Graded Sale
CGC 5.5 sold for $990 on January 16th, 2023
Sources Represented
Heritage Auctions
Raw Price Ranges
Fair/Good
$191.20 (1 comp)
Graded Price Ranges
CGC 3.0
$95.60 (1 comp)
CGC 3.5
$250.95-$262.90 (2 comps)
CGC 5.5
$990 (1 comp)
CGC 6.5
$433.79-$450 (2 comps)
CGC 7.0
$1,920 (1 comp)
CGC 7.5
$501.90-$657.25 (2 comps)
CGC 8.0
$896.25-$956 (2 comps)
CGC 8.5
$1,015.75-$1,912 (3 comps)
CGC 9.0
$1,552.50-$1,680 (2 comps)
Featured eBay Matches
View Sold Comps (22)
Grade
Price
Date
Provenance
Record
9.0
$1,680
May 18th, 2019
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Cream to off-white pages.
9.0
$1,552.50
August 13th, 2005
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 Ohio pedigree (Timely, 1947) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages.
8.5
$1,440
March 16th, 2020
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages.
8.5
$1,912
May 12th, 2018
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages.
8.5
$1,015.75
August 7th, 2010
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC VF+ 8.5 Cream to off-white pages.
8.0
$956
May 22nd, 2010
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC VF 8.0 Cream to off-white pages.
8.0
$896.25
August 15th, 2009
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC VF 8.0 Cream to off-white pages.
7.5
$501.90
September 27th, 2015
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC VF- 7.5 Light tan to off-white pages.
7.5
$657.25
February 21st, 2015
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC VF- 7.5 Light tan to off-white pages.
7.0
$1,920
May 2nd, 2022
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Timely, 1947) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages.
6.5
$433.79
May 17th, 2014
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC FN+ 6.5 Cream to off-white pages.
6.5
$450
March 9th, 2003
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white to white pages.
5.5
$990
January 16th, 2023
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages.
Very Good
$358.50
November 15th, 2015
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) Condition: VG.
Very Good
$286.80
April 19th, 2009
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) Condition: VG.
3.5
$250.95
October 6th, 2013
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC Apparent VG- 3.5 Slight (A) Off-white pages.
3.5
$262.90
January 27th, 2013
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white to white pages.
3.5
$262.90
March 18th, 2012
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC Apparent VG- 3.5 Slight (A) Off-white pages.
Good/Very Good
$215.10
September 7th, 2014
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) Condition: GD/VG.
3.0
$95.60
March 2nd, 2008
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) CGC Qualified GD/VG 3.0 Off-white pages.
GD
$191.20
August 19th, 2007
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) Condition: GD.
Apparent Good/Very Good
$336
July 29th, 2018
Heritage Auctions Marvel Mystery Comics #81 (Timely, 1947) Condition: Apparent GD/VG.
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Issue Overview
Marvel Mystery Comics #81 was published by Marvel Comics, Inc. in March 1947. It is part of Marvel Mystery Comics, a superhero series that began in 1939.
Cover credits include Martin Nodell. This issue features The Human Torch and Toro the Flaming Kid.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "The Crimson Terror." Indexed story credits include Jimmy Thompson and Al Gabriele, among others.