Price history & market evidence
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2 | $597.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1952-11-01 |
| RAW | $131.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1952-11-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 10 graded copies for Strange Adventures #26 (1952). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Captain Comet vs. Miss Universe!
Dr. Zackro summons a woman from 100,000 years in the future in order to avoid a meteor heading to Earth.
| StoryTitle2 = Gateway to the Future | Synopsis2 = Capt. Trenty from 1777 Washington's Chivalry time-travels to 1952 through a mysterious whirpool.
| StoryTitle3 = The Master of Mind over Matter | Synopsis3 =
| StoryTitle4 = Mars... on Channel 8! | Synopsis4 = Bob Tarrant develops a TV that can tunes on Mars.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Captain Comet) **Supporting Characters:** * Prof. Zackro) * Miss Universe **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * Midwest City **Items:** * Time Hook **Vehicles:** * Cometeer (vehicle)) * Columbia (super-liner)
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Capt. Robert Tentry **Supporting Characters:** * George Washington) **Other Characters:** * Paul Revere) **Locations:** * 1777, summer * 1778, February, 9th (actually 22nd, Gregorian Calendar) * 1952 ** Washington, D.C. *** Washington Monument **Items:** * **Vehicles:** * automobile|A horseless carriage
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Derek Blake * Elmo the Great **Antagonists:** * Unnamed alien **Other Characters:** * A female audience volunteer * Cops **Locations:** * Bijou Theatre **Items:** * **Vehicles:**
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Bob Tarrant **Antagonists:** * Eric Mills, ex-movie director * A Martian) **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * Hollywood ** Panacentury Motion Picture Studios * Mars (planet)) **Items:** * A TV that can tune on Mars * Daily Star (newpaper) * Daily Eagle (newspaper) **Vehicles:**
| Notes = * "The Master of Mind over Matter" is reprinted in Detective Comics Vol 1 396. * The Martian featured in fourth story is red-skinned and dwarvish. In this point of time, Martian Manhunter had not debuted and Martians were shown in DC Comics with inconsistent appearance. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: John Broome, Jack Miller
Interior art: Murphy Anderson, Bob Oksner, Gil Kane
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:1031526
GCD: 10056
PANEL PROFITS: 2407942