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Captain America Comics 72

Atlas Tales

PublishedMarch 1941 – September 1954
Issue Numbers1 – 73
Total Issues73
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Issue Information
Cover Date
May 1949
 
Cover Titles
Murder in the Mind!
 
Cover Credits
Al Avison pencils attributed
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How much is Captain America Comics #72 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Captain America Comics #72 shows a latest raw sale of FR 1.0 sold for $360.51 on August 7th, 2024, a latest graded sale of CGC 8.5 sold for $10,800 on February 7th, 2022.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $360.51 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.5 $896.25-$1,380 (2 comps); CGC 4.0 $1,440 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated September 20th, 2026.

Stories

Murder in the Mind

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Captain America starring
Job # 3233
Pages 12
Type art

The Magnificent Failure (John Sheldon The Man Who Failed!)

Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Witness starring
Job # 5184
Pages 7
Type art
Untitled Story
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 1
Type editorial
Notes: Editorial defending comics.

A Buddy of Mine

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # SL-3311
Pages 2
Type text

The Tricks of the Trickster

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Captain America starring
Job # 4483
Pages 7
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-09-20 07:35:03
Last Raw Sale FR 1.0 sold for $360.51 on August 7th, 2024
Last Graded Sale CGC 8.5 sold for $10,800 on February 7th, 2022
Sources Represented eBay via PriceCharting/Time Warp, Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $360.51 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.5 $896.25-$1,380 (2 comps)
CGC 4.0 $1,440 (1 comp)
CGC 4.5 $900-$1,860 (3 comps)
CGC 5.5 $1,920 (1 comp)
CGC 6.5 $1,740-$1,750 (2 comps)
CGC 7.0 $1,840-$4,080 (3 comps)
CGC 8.5 $10,800 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (15)
Grade
Price
Date
Provenance
Record
7.0
$4,080
January 14th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 (Timely, 1949) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white pages.
Sale record
7.0
$2,031.50
August 13th, 2006
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) pedigree (Timely, 1949) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages.
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7.0
$1,840
August 13th, 2005
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 (Timely, 1949) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white pages.
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6.5
$1,740
May 28th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 (Timely, 1949) CBCS FN+ 6.5 Off-white pages.
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6.5
$1,750
May 28th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 (Timely, 1949) CBCS FN+ 6.5 Off-white pages.
Sale record
5.5
$1,920
April 9th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 (Timely, 1949) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages.
Sale record
4.5
$1,320
November 26th, 2025
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 (Timely, 1949) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages.
Sale record
4.5
$1,860
November 26th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 (Timely, 1949) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages.
Sale record
4.5
$900
December 11th, 2022
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 (Timely, 1949) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages.
Sale record
4.0
$1,440
December 11th, 2022
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 (Timely, 1949) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white pages.
Sale record
3.5
$1,380
November 4th, 2025
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 (Timely, 1949) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white pages.
Sale record
3.5
$896.25
November 18th, 2007
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 (Timely, 1949) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white pages.
Sale record
GD
$884.50
July 7th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 (Timely, 1949) Condition: GD.
Sale record
FR 1.0
$360.51
August 7th, 2024
eBay via PriceCharting/Time Warp
Original listing is no longer available
-
$113.53
November 7th, 2010
Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #72 (Timely, 1949) Condition: Qualified FR/GD. Auction 110111, Lot 11134
Sale record
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Issue Overview

Captain America Comics #72 was published in May 1949. It is part of Captain America Comics, a superhero series that began in 1941.

Cover credits include Al Avison.

Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "Murder in the Mind."

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