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Marvel Mystery Comics 9

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Curated Charlton tales, timelines, and cover art notes.

Published December 1939 – June 1949
Issue Numbers 2 – 92
Total Issues 91
Continued From Marvel Comics
Continues To Marvel Tales
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How much is Marvel Mystery Comics #9 worth? Current market pricing for Marvel Mystery Comics #9 shows a latest raw sale of FR sold for $2,390 on May 2nd, 2010, a latest graded sale of CGC GD 2.0 sold for $66,000 on September 13th, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $2,390 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 0.5 $26,400 (1 comp); CGC 2.0 $66,000 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated April 20th, 2026.

Marvel Mystery Comics #9 (1940) | Charlton Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
July 1940
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Timely Publications
 
Starring
The Human Torch starring
The Sub-Mariner starring
 
Cover Credits
Alex Schomburg pencils attributed

Issue Overview

Marvel Mystery Comics #9 was published by Timely Publications in July 1940. It is part of Marvel Mystery Comics, a superhero series that began in 1939.

Cover credits include Alex Schomburg. This issue features The Human Torch and The Sub-Mariner.

Atlas Tales indexes 9 stories for this issue, including "The Battle of the Century!." Indexed story credits include John Compton and Bill Everett, among others.

Stories

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Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 1
Type house ad
Notes: Inside front cover.
Ad fro Mystic 3 and Daring Comics 5.
The Battle of the Century! Page 1
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The Battle of the Century!

Pages 22
Type art
Credits
John Compton script signed Bill Everett pencils signed Carl Burgos inks signed
The Human Torch starring The Sub-Mariner starring
Notes: Credits read "By Bill Everett and Carl Burgos with John Compton".
Reprinted In: Fantasy Masterpieces 8

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Credits
Paul Gustavson pencils signed
The Angel starring
Pages 8
Type art

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Credits
Al Anders pencils attributed
The Masked Rider starring
Pages 8
Type art

High Steel

Credits
John Compton script signed Robert Hughes pencils attributed
Pages 2
Type text

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Credits
Steve Dahlman pencils signed
Electro, The Marvel of the Age starring
Pages 8
Type art

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Credits
Bob Davis script signed Irwin Hasen pencils signed
Ferret Mystery Detective starring
Pages 6
Type art
Notes: Bob Davis signed as Stockbridge Winslow.

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Credits
Ben Thompson pencils attributed
Ka-Zar the Great starring
Pages 9
Type art

The Under-World

Credits
Lewis Glanzman pencils signed
Pages 1
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-04-20 09:21:20
Last Raw Sale FR sold for $2,390 on May 2nd, 2010
Last Graded Sale CGC GD 2.0 sold for $66,000 on September 13th, 2025
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Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $2,390 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 0.5 $26,400 (1 comp)
CGC 2.0 $66,000 (1 comp)
CGC 2.5 $5,228.13-$10,157.50 (2 comps)
CGC 3.0 $28,800 (2 comps)
CGC 3.5 $20,400 (1 comp)
CGC 4.0 $3,734.38-$35,850 (2 comps)
CGC 4.5 $5,975-$26,290 (3 comps)
CGC 5.0 $3,600-$107,550 (3 comps)
CGC 5.5 $5,760 (1 comp)
CGC 6.0 $7,677.50-$38,400 (2 comps)
CGC 7.5 $3,107-$26,755 (4 comps)
CGC 9.2 $102,523 (1 comp)
CGC 9.4 $107,550 (1 comp)
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$2,390
May 2nd, 2010
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