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Series
Marvel Comics 1
Atlas Tales
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- October 1939
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Timely Publications
- Cover Credits
-
Frank Paul pencils attributed
Current market pricing for Marvel Comics #1 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 9.4 sold for $1,260,000 on November 21st, 2019.
Graded price ranges include CGC 5.0 $33,350 (1 comp); CGC 7.5 $83,650 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated July 19th, 2026.
Stories
Now I'll Tell One!
Credits
Fred Schwab pencils attributed
Contributors:
Bob Ford: Creator Credit
Greg Gatlin: Story Scan
Bob Ford: Creator Credit
Greg Gatlin: Story Scan
Notes: Inside Front Cover.
Reprinted In: Fantasy Masterpieces 9
Untitled Story
Credits
Paul Gustavson pencils signed
The Angel
starring
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Story Scan
Frank Motler: Story Scan
The Masked Raider
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Jungle Terror
Credits
Arthur Pinajian pencils signed
Notes: Signed Thom Dixon but in actuality the artist is Arthur Pinajian.
Burning Rubber
Credits
Raymond Gill script signed
Sam Gillman pencils signed
Adventures Of Ka-Zar The Great
Credits
Ben Thompson pencils signed
Market Pricing
Last Updated
2026-07-19 07:35:04
Last Graded Sale
CGC 9.4 sold for $1,260,000 on November 21st, 2019
Reported Sources
Heritage Auctions (press release)
Graded Price Ranges
CGC 5.0
$33,350 (1 comp)
CGC 7.5
$83,650 (1 comp)
CGC 9.0
$161,000 (1 comp)
CGC 9.4
$1,260,000 (1 comp)
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Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
9.4
$1,260,000
November 21st, 2019
Heritage Auctions (press release)
Issue Overview
Marvel Comics #1 was published by Timely Publications in October 1939. It is part of the Marvel Comics series, which ran from October 1939 to October 1939.
Cover credits include Frank Paul.
Atlas Tales indexes 8 stories for this issue, including "Now I'll Tell One!." Indexed story credits include Fred Schwab and Carl Burgos, among others.