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Sub-Mariner Comics 28

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PublishedSpring 1941 – October 1955
Issue Numbers1 – 42
Total Issues42
Notes

Numbering continued as Official True Crime Cases (24-25), then resumed. Numbering continued as Amazing Mysteries (32-35), then resumed. Numbering continued as Best Love (33-36), then resumed.

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Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (1948) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
October 1948
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia Publisher
Manvis Publications, Inc.
 
Starring
Namora starring
The Sub-Mariner starring
 
Cover Credits
Syd Shores pencils guess
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How much is Sub-Mariner Comics #28 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Sub-Mariner Comics #28 shows a latest raw sale of GD sold for $179.25 on July 10th, 2016, a latest graded sale of CGC 5.0 sold for $1,440 on April 6th, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $179.25 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.0 $775.20 (1 comp); CGC 3.5 $406.30-$780 (2 comps).
Pricing data last updated September 15th, 2026.

Stories

A Case of King's Ransom

Credits
Bill Everett script guess Bill Everett pencils attributed Bill Everett inks guess Bill Everett letters attributed
The Sub-Mariner starring Namora starring
Job # SL-3328
Pages 12
Type art

Kids! Kids! Kids!

Credits
Bill Everett script guess Bill Everett pencils attributed Bill Everett inks guess Bill Everett letters attributed
The Sub-Mariner starring
Job # 3522
Pages 4
Type art
3718 Sub-Mariner Quiz Page! Page 1
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Sub-Mariner Quiz Page!

Job # 3718
Pages 1
Type activity page
Credits
Credits not yet documented

Imagination

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # SL-3126
Pages 2
Type text

The Test of Fear!

Credits
Bill Woolfolk script attributed Charles Nicholas pencils and inks guess
The Blonde Phantom starring
Job # 3382
Pages 6
Type art

Crime Makes the Writer!

Credits
Al Gabriele pencils and inks guess
The Sub-Mariner starring Namora starring
Job # 3562
Pages 5
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-09-15 07:35:04
Last Raw Sale GD sold for $179.25 on July 10th, 2016
Last Graded Sale CGC 5.0 sold for $1,440 on April 6th, 2025
Sources Represented Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $179.25 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.0 $775.20 (1 comp)
CGC 3.5 $406.30-$780 (2 comps)
CGC 4.5 $322 (1 comp)
CGC 5.0 $478-$4,320 (4 comps)
CGC 6.0 $956 (1 comp)
CGC 6.5 $1,320 (1 comp)
CGC 7.5 $414-$4,800 (5 comps)
CGC 8.0 $1,380 (1 comp)
CGC 9.2 $26,400 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (20)
Grade
Price
Date
Provenance
Record
9.2
$26,400
June 19th, 2021
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Timely, 1948) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages. Auction 7244, Lot 96086
Sale record
8.0
$1,380
May 25th, 2002
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC VF 8.0 Cream to off-white pages. Auction 12111, Lot 30787
Sale record
7.5
$4,800
September 15th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) pedigree (Timely, 1948) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white pages. Auction 7379, Lot 93282
Sale record
7.5
$1,434
November 22nd, 2014
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC VF- 7.5 Cream to off-white pages. Auction 7099, Lot 91324
Sale record
7.5
$1,099.40
September 15th, 2013
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC VF- 7.5 Cream to off-white pages. Auction 121337, Lot 14487
Sale record
7.5
$1,434
February 24th, 2012
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC VF- 7.5 Cream to off-white pages. Auction 7054, Lot 93224
Sale record
7.5
$956
August 12th, 2006
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) pedigree (Timely, 1948) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white pages. Auction 821, Lot 43210
Sale record
7.5
$414
March 9th, 2003
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC Apparent VF- 7.5 Moderate (P) Off-white to white pages. Auction 806, Lot 3317
Sale record
6.5
$1,320
May 3rd, 2020
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC FN+ 6.5 Cream to off-white pages. Auction 122018, Lot 11289
Sale record
6.0
$956
February 24th, 2012
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white pages. Auction 7054, Lot 93225
Sale record
5.0
$1,440
April 6th, 2025
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white pages. Auction 40216, Lot 93208
Sale record
5.0
$4,320
February 9th, 2023
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages. Auction 40216, Lot 81352
Sale record
5.0
$478
May 17th, 2014
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white pages. Auction 7093, Lot 93326
Sale record
5.0
$717
February 27th, 2010
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages. Auction 7017, Lot 95232
Sale record
4.5
$322
September 1st, 2002
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white pages. Auction 12091, Lot 32589
Sale record
3.5
$780
January 6th, 2020
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white pages. Auction 122001, Lot 11547
Sale record
3.5
$406.30
September 13th, 2015
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white pages. Auction 121537, Lot 12544
Sale record
3.0
$775.20
January 14th, 2025
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Cream to off-white pages. Auction 122502, Lot 13314
Sale record
GD
$179.25
July 10th, 2016
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 (Timely, 1948) Condition: GD. Auction 121628, Lot 12618
Sale record
-
$32
November 1st, 2009
Heritage Auctions Sub-Mariner Comics #28 Coverless. Auction 191110, Lot 11529
Sale record
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Issue Overview

Sub-Mariner Comics #28 was published by Manvis Publications, Inc. in October 1948. It is part of the Sub-Mariner Comics series, which ran from Spring 1941 to October 1955.

Cover credits include Syd Shores. This issue features Namora and The Sub-Mariner.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "A Case of King's Ransom." Indexed story credits include Bill Everett and Bill Woolfolk, among others.

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