Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
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1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #3345962
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $144.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1948-01-01 |
| 6.0 | $180.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1948-01-01 |
| 8.0 | $2,105.86 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1948-01-01 |
| 9.2 | $5,930.09 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1948-01-01 |
| 9.4 | $4,320.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1948-01-01 |
| 9.6 | $56,306.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1948-01-01 |
| 9.8 | $51,187.08 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1948-01-01 |
| RAW | $103.49 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1948-01-01 |
| 10.0 | $66,543.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1948-01-01 |
| 9.4 | $625.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
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The table includes 9 guide observations and 1 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 28 graded copies for Western Comics #1 (1948). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Cowboy Marshal: "The Boss of Gila Gap"
| Synopsis2 = | Synopsis3 = | Synopsis4 =
| Editor1_1 = George Kashdan | Editor1_2 = Jack Schiff | Editor1_3 = Murray Boltinoff
| Writer1_1 = | Writer2_1 = | Writer3_1 = | Writer4_1 =
| Penciler1_1 = Edwin J. Smalle, Jr. | Penciler2_1 = Howard Post | Penciler3_1 = Mort Meskin | Penciler4_1 = Howard Sherman
| Inker1_1 = Edwin J. Smalle, Jr. | Inker2_1 = Howard Post | Inker3_1 = Mort Meskin | Inker4_1 = Howard Sherman
| Colorist1_1 =
| Letterer1_1 = | Letterer2_1 = Ira Schnapp | Letterer3_1 = Ira Schnapp | Letterer4_1 = Ira Schnapp
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Cowboy Marshal) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * American Old West
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Rodeo Rick) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * American Old West
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Vigilante (Greg Sanders)) **Supporting Characters:** * Stuff, the Chinatown Kid) **Antagonists:** * Jesse James) **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** *
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Wyoming Kid) **Supporting Characters:** * Racer) **Antagonists:** * Matt Lance **Other Characters:** * Bud Haskins * Hank Peavy **Locations:** * American Old West ** Wyoming
| Notes = * *Western Comics* was published on a bi-monthly shipping schedule. * The character of Jesse James that appears in the Vigilante story is not to be confused with the historical Jesse James).. This Jesse James was named after the infamous outlaw. He used the latter's image to gain notoriety in his own criminal career. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Interior art: Edwin J. Smalle, Jr., Howard Post, Mort Meskin, Howard Sherman
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:1207180
GCD: 6409
PANEL PROFITS: 3345962