America's Greatest Comics
Fawcett // 1941 - Summer 1943
Issue count: 8
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America’s Greatest Comics was a series from the Golden Age of Comics featuring superheroes such as Captain Marvel, Bulletman, Minute Man, Spy Smasher, and Mr. Scarlet, and even more heroes who made their appearance after issue #1. It was Fawcett Publications’ first square bound comic, and it featured 100 pages of action-packed stories. The first issue was released in 1941 and there was a 5-month delay before issue #2. After that, the comics came out once every three months, until the final issue was released in 1943. In the first few issues, the stories were 15-20 pages long and featured several superheroes meeting and working together to save the planet from villains and major threats.
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Issue #1
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What's America's Greatest Comics #1 worth in 2024?
The top price for America's Greatest Comics (1941): #1 is $9775, paid in July 2002 for a 9.4 graded copy. More recent prices paid include $3102, paid in October 2022 for a 6.0 graded copy and $1800, paid in March 2022 5.0 graded copy. The lowest price is $147, paid in October 2022 for a 0.3 graded copy. Like certain other Golden Age issues even the lowest grades of some value for collectors.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #1 of America's Greatest Comics (1941) was published in September 1941 with a cover price of 15 cents. Peciled and inked by Mac Raboy, C. C. Beck, Phil Bard, Tom McNamara, Charles Sultan, and Don Rico. Written by Joseph J. Millard and Tom McNamara.
Key Facts About the Comic
Captain Marvel, Bullet Man, Minute Man, Mr. Scarlet, and Spy Smasher run toward the reader on the cover art.
Story Synopsis
This issue features stories of Golden Age heroes of Fawcett Publications!
- 20 page Captain Marvel story "Ghost of the Deep"
- 18 page Bulletman story "The Riddle of the Ages"
- 2 page text story "Death Doesn't Whisper"
- 18 page Minute Man story "Minute Man Meets Mr. Skeleton"
- 2 page Chubby story
- 18 page Spy Smasher story "The Coming of America-Smasher"
- 15 page Mr. Scarlet story "The Death Battalion"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $490 | $850 | $2,025 | $9,775 | $9,775 |
Issue #2
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What's America's Greatest Comics #2 worth in 2024?
The top price for America's Greatest Comics (1941): #2 is $776, paid in July 2003 for a 8.0 graded copy. More recent prices include $501, paid in December 2020 for a 6.5 graded copy and $420, paid for 4.5 graded copy. Its lowest price is $130, paid in September 2019 for a 0.5 graded copy.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #2 of America's Greatest Comics (1941) was published in the spring of 1942. Penciled and inked by Mac Raboy, C. C. Beck, Phil Bard, and Tom McNamara. Written by Tom McNamara and Otto Binder.
Key Facts About the Comic
Captain Marvel bursts through a star on the cover art.
Story Synopsis
The issue features the Gold Age adventures of Fawcett's stable of super heroes!
- 20 page Captain Marvel story "The Park Robberies"
- 18 page Bulletman story "The Return of the Black Rat"
- 2 page text story "The Camera Sees Death"
- 18 page Minute Man story "The Return of the Black Poet"
- 2 page Chubby filler
- 18 page Spy Smasher story "The Spy Smasher Movie Peril"
- 1 page Strange But True story
- 15 page Mr. Scarlet and Pinky story "Crimes For a Penny"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $180 | $100 | $360 | $775 | $0 | $775 |
Issue #3
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What's America's Greatest Comics #3 worth in 2024?
The top price for America's Greatest Comics (1941): #3 is $633, paid in March 2014 for a 8.0 graded copy. Other more recent prices include $408, paid in March 2021 for a 5.5 graded copy and $130, paid in January 2020 for a 1.5 graded copy.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #3 of America's Greatest Comics (1941) was published during the summer of 1942. Penciled and inked by Mac Raboy, C. C. Beck, Phil Bard, & Don Rico. Written by Pauline Tyson Stephens.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features Captain Marvel, Bullet Man, and Spy Smasher enter Japan with their sleeves rolled up.
Story Synopsis
This issue features stories of Captain Marvel and other Golden Age heroes of Fawcett!
- 21 page Captain Marvel story "The Magno-Ray"
- 15 page Mr. Scarlet story "The Baffling Morto"
- 18 page Spy Smasher story "Leads the Freedom Fight"
- 2 page text story "Aaron's Perfect Plans"
- 20 page Minute Man story "The Baffling Case of the Murdered Millionaire"
- 1 page Strange But True filler
- 15 page Bulletman story "The Man Who Lived a Million Years"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $300 | $410 | $625 | $0 | $900 |
Issue #4
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What's America's Greatest Comics #4 worth in 2024?
The top price for America's Greatest Comics (1941): #4 is $1315, paid in May 2011 for a 9.2 graded copy. More recent prices include $576, paid for a 6.5 graded copy in August 2022 and $375, paid for 4.0 graded copy in November 2022.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #4 of America's Greatest Comics (1941) was published in the fall of 1942. Penciled and inked by C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Alex Blum, Tom McNamara, Phil Bard, Clem Weisbacker, and Charles Sultan. Written by Tom McNamara and Nathaniel Nitkin.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features Captain Marvel leaping from a plane.
Story Synopsis
This issue feature thrilling stories of Captain Marvel and the other Golden Age heroes of Fawcett Publications!
- 20 page Captain Marvel story "The Bumble-Brained Bridegroom"
- 14 page Spy Smasher story "Who Said the Pacific Islands Are Conquered?"
- 1 page Chubby filler
- 13 page Bulletman story "The Case of the Purple Blackout"
- 17 page Minute Man story "The Sands of Time"
- 11 page Mr. Scarlet story "The Crime College"
- 2 page none text story "Destroyer Gob"
- 13 page Commando Yank story "Commando Yank Cheats the Nazi Executioners"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $90 | $490 | $180 | $410 | $1,325 | $1,325 |
Issue #5
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What's America's Greatest Comics #5 worth in 2024?
The top price for America's Greatest Comics (1941): #5 is $717, paid in May 2009 for a 9.2 graded copy. Other more recent prices include $630, paid in February 2021 for a 8.0 graded copy and $235, paid in October 2022 for a 5.5 graded copy.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #5 of America's Greatest Comics (1941) was published in December 1942. Penciled and inked by C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Dave Berg, Mac Raboy, and Phil Bard. Written by Dave Berg and Nathaniel Nitkin.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features Captain Marvel chasing after a falling lightening bolt.
Story Synopsis
This issue features stories of the Gold Age Fawcett including Captain Marvel!
- 20 page Captain Marvel story "The Lost Lightning"
- 12 page Spy Smasher story "Battles the Bomber Birds"
- 18 page Bulletman story "The Plotter"
- 2 page text story "Sea Hunters"
- 12 page Minute Man story "The Goddess of Fire"
- 1 page Whipper-Snappers filler
- 12 page Mr. Scarlet story "The Phantom of Marston Manor"
- 15 page Commando Yank story "Joins Forces With the Paris Apaches"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $60 | $100 | $130 | $0 | $0 | $800 |
Issue #6
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What's America's Greatest Comics #6 worth in 2024?
The top price for America's Greatest Comics (1941): #6 is $1320, paid in January 2023 for a 9.0 graded copy. More prices include $900, paid in August 2022 for a 8.5 graded copy and $562, paid in November 2021 for a 7.0 graded copy.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #6 America's Greatest Comics (1941) published in February 1943. Penciled and inked by C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Dave Berg, Charles Sultan, Bob Hebboa, and Phil Bard. Written by Dave Berg, Otto Binder, and Nathaniel Nitkin.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features Captain Marvel firing a machine gun.
Story Synopsis
The issue features action packed stories of Captain Marvel and Fawcett's other Golden Age Heroes!
- 20 page Captain Marvel story "The Mystery of Jingle Jangle Jungle"
- 13 page Spy Smasher story "Menace Over Niagara Falls"
- 15 page Mr. Scarlet and Pinky story "The Case of the Crime Derby"
- 15 page Commando Yank story "The Land Where Darkness Reigns"
- 2 page text story "Bayou Turkey"
- 16 page Minute Man story "The Hypnotized Town"
- 16 page Bulletman story "The Baby Monster Mystery"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $150 | $200 | $300 | $1,025 | $1,325 |
V2 Issue #7
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What's America's Greatest Comics V2 #7 worth in 2024?
The top price for America's Greatest Comics (1941): #7 is $2629, paid in September 2006 for a 9.4 graded copy. More recent prices include $960, paid in January 2023 for a 9.0 graded copy and $276, paid in August 2022 for a 6.0 graded copy.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #7 of America's Greatest Comics (1941) was published in the Spring of 1943. Penciled and inked by C. C. Beck and Phil Bard. Written by Carl Formes.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features Captain Marvel showing a child a model of the world of tomorrow city.
Story Synopsis
This issue features action packed stories of Captain Marvel and the other Golden Age Fawcett heroes!
- 20 page Captain Marvel story "The World of Your Tomorrow"
- 16 page Bulletman story "The Killer-Diller Killers"
- 10 page Balbo, Boy Magician story "The Missing Rabbit"
- 12 page Commando Yank story "Danger At the Dike"
- 16 page Minute Man story "Minute Man In Berlin"
- 12 page Mr. Scarlet and Pinky story "The Riddle of the Runaway Room"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $150 | $280 | $320 | $2,625 | $2,625 |
V2 Issue #8
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What's America's Greatest Comics V2 #8 worth in 2024?
The top price for America's Greatest Comics (1941): #8 is $2151, paid in Feburary 2012 for a 9.6 graded copy. Another high price $1020 was paid in March 2020 for a 9.0 graded copy. More recent prices include $584, paid in June 2022 for a 7.0 graded copy and $256, paid in October 2022 for a 6.0 graded copy.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #8 of America's Greatest Comics (1941) was published in the Summer of 1943. Penciled and inked by C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Pete Riss, and Louis Cazeneuve. Written by Joseph J. Millard and Otto Binder.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features Billy Batson hyping up his alter ego Captain Marvel and the other Fawcett Heroes.
Story Synopsis
This issue features stories of Captain Marvel and the other Fawcett Golden Age Heroes!
- 19 page Captain Marvel story "Captain Marvel Plays Baseball On Mars"
- 1 page Silent Sims filler
- 15 page Captain Midnight and Spy Smasher story "The Race Around the World"
- 13 page Bulletman story "Meets Judge Lynch"
- 2 page text story "Flowers of Death"
- 16 page Spy Smasher story "The Filming of Spy Smasher's Downfall"
- 13 page Golden Arrow story "The Feud That Fizzled"
- 12 page Captain Marvel, Jr. story "Meets Mr. Morpheus"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $200 | $260 | $270 | $2,150 | $2,150 |