Price history & market evidence
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2 dated observations. Last recorded 2026-11-01. Source record #2414836
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | $239.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1957-10-01 |
| 9.2 | $311.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1957-10-01 |
| RAW | $35.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1957-10-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 11 graded copies for G.I. Combat #53 (1957). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
"The Paper Trap!"
| Synopsis2 = | Synopsis3 = | Synopsis4 =
| Editor1_1 = Robert Kanigher | Editor2_1 = Robert Kanigher | Editor3_1 = Robert Kanigher | Editor4_1 = Robert Kanigher
| Writer1_1 = Ed Herron | Writer2_1 = Bill Finger | Writer3_1 = Ed Herron | Writer4_1 = Robert Kanigher
| Penciler1_1 = Joe Kubert | Penciler2_1 = Jack Abel | Penciler3_1 = Jerry Grandenetti | Penciler4_1 = Carmine Infantino
| Inker1_1 = Joe Kubert | Inker2_1 = Jack Abel | Inker3_1 = Jerry Grandenetti | Inker4_1 = Robert Stuart
| Colorist1_1 =
| Letterer1_1 = Gaspar Saladino | Letterer2_1 = John Duffy | Letterer3_1 = Gaspar Saladino | Letterer4_1 = John Duffy
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Private Bob Hayes **Supporting Characters:** * Dog Company **Antagonists:** * Nazi Party **Vehicles:** * Nazi Half-Track * Nazi Tank
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Submarine Skipper * Bomber Pilot * G.I. Trooper **Antagonists:** * Nazi Party **Locations:** * Atlantic Ocean **Vehicles:** * Navy Submarine * Nazi Destroyer * American Bomber * Nazi Tank
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Able Company ** Private "Sleepy" Shane ** Private "Porky" Bowen ** Private Frankie Dell **Antagonists:** * Nazi Party **Locations:** * Town X * Town X-2 * Town X-3 **Vehicles:** * Nazi Half-Track
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Jimmy **Supporting Characters:** * United States Navy * United States Marine Corps **Antagonists:** * Nazi Party **Vehicles:** * A Nazi Zero Plane * U.S. Tank * Nazi Tank
| Notes = * Also in this issue: ** "Sgt. Route-Step O'Malley", a humor strip. Originally appeared in Star-Spangled War Stories #33. ** "Fighting Fifth Cavalry Regiment!", a telling of the Fifth Cavalry Regiment which was originally organized in 1855 under General Robert E. Lee's command. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Ed Herron, Bill Finger, Ed Herron, Robert Kanigher
Interior art: Joe Kubert, Jack Abel, Jerry Grandenetti, Carmine Infantino
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 13829
PANEL PROFITS: 2414836