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Marvel Mystery Comics 26

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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 #26 worth? Current market pricing for Marvel Mystery Comics #26 shows a latest raw sale of Apparent GD sold for $1,740 on July 2nd, 2024, a latest graded sale of CGC 8.0 sold for $11,400 on April 18th, 2023.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $1,740 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 2.0 $2,737 (1 comp); CGC 3.0 $3,420.77 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated April 20th, 2026.

Marvel Mystery Comics #26 (1941) | Charlton Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
December 1941
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Timely Comics, Inc.
 
Starring
The Sub-Mariner starring
 
Cover Credits
Alex Schomburg pencils attributed
 
Contributions
Michaël Dewally: Cover Image

Issue Overview

Marvel Mystery Comics #26 was published by Timely Comics, Inc. in December 1941. It is part of Marvel Mystery Comics, a superhero series that began in 1939.

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

Atlas Tales indexes 12 stories for this issue, including "The Parrot Strikes Back!." Indexed story credits include Carl Burgos and Bill Everett, among others.

Stories

Untitled

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 1
Type house ad
Notes: Inside front cover black and white ad for Captain America 9.

The Parrot Strikes Back!

Credits
Carl Burgos pencils signed
The Human Torch starring Toro the Flaming Kid starring
Pages 15
Type art

Smashes A Nazi Uprising!

Credits
Bill Everett pencils signed
The Sub-Mariner starring
Pages 12
Type art

Untitled

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 1
Type house ad
Notes: Ad for The Human Torch 5(5).

Untitled

Credits
Al Avison pencils attributed (Avison and perhaps Hart on splash with Avison and perhaps Charles Wojtkoski (Nicolas).) Ernie Hart pencils and inks guess (Avison and perhaps Hart on splash.) Charles Nicholas pencils and inks guess ( Avison and perhaps Charles Wojtkoski (Nicolas) on the rest of the pages.)
The Vision starring
Contributors:
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Pages 7
Type art

The Truth

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 2
Type text
Notes: Signed by "Werstein".

Injured!

Credits
Ben Thompson pencils signed
Ka-Zar the Great starring
Pages 6
Type art

The Mystery of the Gold Mine Skeleton

Credits
Raymond Gill script signed Bob Oksner pencils signed
Terry Vance, The School Boy Sleuth starring
Pages 7
Type art

Smashes the Japanese Spy Ring

Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Patriot starring
Pages 5
Type art

The Case of the Armless Tiger Man

Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Angel starring
Pages 9
Type art

Untitled

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 1
Type house ad
Notes: Inside back cover black and white ad for Mystic Comics 7.

Untitled

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 1
Type house ad
Notes: Back cover ad for Sub-Mariner 3.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-04-20 16:23:20
Last Raw Sale Apparent GD sold for $1,740 on July 2nd, 2024
Last Graded Sale CGC 8.0 sold for $11,400 on April 18th, 2023
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $1,740 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 2.0 $2,737 (1 comp)
CGC 3.0 $3,420.77 (1 comp)
CGC 3.5 $3,840 (1 comp)
CGC 4.0 $3,720 (1 comp)
CGC 4.5 $2,160-$3,720 (3 comps)
CGC 5.0 $3,240-$6,000 (4 comps)
CGC 5.5 $189.10 (1 comp)
CGC 6.5 $836.50-$1,314.50 (2 comps)
CGC 7.0 $1,380-$1,434 (3 comps)
CGC 8.0 $5,040-$11,400 (2 comps)
CGC 8.5 $1,320 (1 comp)
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Date
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Apparent GD
$1,740
July 2nd, 2024
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