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Sub-Mariner Comics 12

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Published Spring 1941 – October 1955
Issue Numbers 1 – 42
Total Issues 42
Notes

Numbering continued as Official True Crime Cases (24-25), then resumed. Numbering continued as Amazing Mysteries (32-35), then resumed. Numbering continued as Best Love (33-36), then resumed.

Market Pricing

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How much is Sub-Mariner Comics #12 worth? Current market pricing for Sub-Mariner Comics #12 shows a latest raw sale of FR sold for $720 on March 22nd, 2021, a latest graded sale of CGC 5.5 sold for $2,160 on September 13th, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $725 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 0.5 $190 (1 comp); CGC 3.0 $825-$2,300 (2 comps).
Pricing data last updated April 23rd, 2026.

Issue Information
Cover Date
Winter 1943
 
Starring
The Sub-Mariner starring
The Angel starring
 
Cover Credits
Alex Schomburg pencils attributed

Issue Overview

Sub-Mariner Comics #12 was published in Winter 1943. It is part of the Sub-Mariner Comics series, which ran from Spring 1941 to October 1955.

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

Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "Stunning Blow to Nippon!." Indexed story credits include George Klein.

Stories

Notes: Recycling ad with Cap and Bucky.
Notes: Unknown pencils, some Klein-esque inks (see Klein shimmering halo page 5!). - Doc V.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-04-23 14:21:12
Last Raw Sale FR sold for $720 on March 22nd, 2021
Last Graded Sale CGC 5.5 sold for $2,160 on September 13th, 2025
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $725 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 0.5 $190 (1 comp)
CGC 3.0 $825-$2,300 (2 comps)
CGC 3.5 $850 (1 comp)
CGC 4.0 $3,950 (1 comp)
CGC 4.5 $2,000-$2,650 (2 comps)
CGC 5.0 $725 (1 comp)
CGC 5.5 $1,000-$2,200 (3 comps)
CGC 6.0 $625-$1,600 (3 comps)
CGC 6.5 $2,650 (1 comp)
CGC 7.0 $1,100 (1 comp)
CGC 7.5 $10,200 (1 comp)
CGC 8.0 $1,600-$4,800 (4 comps)
CGC 8.5 $1,350-$16,800 (2 comps)
View Sold Comps (5)
Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
FR
$720
March 22nd, 2021
Heritage Auctions
5.5
$2,160
September 13th, 2025
Heritage Auctions
-
$3,960
June 4th, 2024
Heritage Auctions
-
$2,280
October 10th, 2023
Heritage Auctions
-
$16,800
September 15th, 2024
Heritage Auctions

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