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Captain America Comics 42

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Curated Charlton tales, timelines, and cover art notes.

Published March 1941 – September 1954
Issue Numbers 1 – 73
Total Issues 73
Continues To Captain America's Weird Tales
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How much is Captain America Comics #42 worth? Current market pricing for Captain America Comics #42 shows a latest raw sale of PR sold for $143.40 on February 23rd, 2014, a latest graded sale of CGC CGC 6.0 sold for $2,220 on 2025-11-??.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $140 (1 comp); Very Good 3.0-4.0 $390-$410 (2 comps).
Graded price ranges include CGC 2.5 $575 (1 comp); CGC 3.0 $3,350 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated April 24th, 2026.

Captain America Comics #42 (1944) | Charlton Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
October 1944
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Complete Photo Story Corp.
 
Cover Credits
Alex Schomburg pencils attributed

Issue Overview

Captain America Comics #42 was published by Complete Photo Story Corp. in October 1944. It is part of Captain America Comics, a superhero series that began in 1941.

Cover credits include Alex Schomburg.

Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "Tojo's Terror Masters."

Stories

Tojo's Terror Masters

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Captain America starring Bucky starring
Pages 18
Type art

The Spy-Master of the Third Reich!

Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Human Torch starring Toro the Flaming Kid starring
Pages 7
Type art

Bottle Neck

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 2
Type text

Waters of Death!

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Captain America starring Bucky starring
Pages 10
Type art

The Baron of Horror Castle

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Captain America starring Bucky starring
Pages 10
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-04-24 13:20:59
Last Raw Sale PR sold for $143.40 on February 23rd, 2014
Last Graded Sale CGC CGC 6.0 sold for $2,220 on 2025-11-??
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions, Huggins and Scott Auction Archive

Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $140 (1 comp)
Very Good 3.0-4.0 $390-$410 (2 comps)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 2.5 $575 (1 comp)
CGC 3.0 $3,350 (1 comp)
CGC 3.5 $330 (1 comp)
CGC 4.0 $1,100 (1 comp)
CGC 4.5 $1,250-$1,400 (2 comps)
CGC 5.5 $190 (1 comp)
CGC 6.0 $2,200 (1 comp)
CGC 6.5 $2,300 (1 comp)
CGC 8.5 $2,250 (1 comp)
CGC 9.0 $2,300-$12,000 (3 comps)
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Price
Date
Source
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PR
$143.40
February 23rd, 2014
Heritage Auctions
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CGC 6.0
$2,220
2025-11-??
Huggins and Scott Auction Archive
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$1,095
June 5th, 2024
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