What's More Fun Comics #73 worth in 2025?
GP Analysis reports that the first sale of the highest graded copy known brought $33,000 in 2002 and the last recorded sale brought $75,000 ten years later. It is impossible to estimate the value of a NM/MT or NM+ were such a book to surface. Rest assured it would be several hundred thousand dollars. A FN 6.0 sold for $55,000 in 2017, the only time an issue in that grade has ever sold. For perspective on the fully unrealized potential of the book in any grade we can look at a book in such poor condition it was registered as a “no grade”, coverless CGC PR 0.5 graded book that still brought $4,900 in 2019. If you find one of these books it’s only a matter of time before you are counting hundred dollar bills, that is, if you want to sell.
Why is this comic book valuable?
More Fun Comics #73 would introduce Arthur Curry, better known as Aquaman, Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in Nov 1941 a product of National Allied Publications the future DC Comics. This very same issue would also bring us Oliver Jonas Queen - The Green Arrow! Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp. Unbelieveable that these two would make their debut in the same book, things seemed to be moving so fast from 1938 to 1942 in the new world of comic books one could only imagine how crazy it must have been with all of these studios competing to get to the news stand before their competitors. Incredibly, most people didn't really think about keeping these seminal comics because of any anticipated value. Those who did certainly would reap the benefits of doing such a thing as the rarity of these issues especially when they contain first appearances like these, cannot be overstated. Only 30 unrestored issues in existence is almost unbelievable.
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,000 | $42,000 | $75,000 | $125,000 | $400,000 | $104,575 |