Price history & market evidence
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $28.64 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1969-09-01 |
| 6.0 | $60.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1969-09-01 |
| 8.0 | $99.97 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1969-09-01 |
| 9.2 | $139.02 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1969-09-01 |
| 9.4 | $270.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1969-09-01 |
| 9.6 | $1,375.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1969-09-01 |
| 9.8 | $1,249.97 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1969-09-01 |
| RAW | $16.90 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1969-09-01 |
| 10.0 | $1,625.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1969-09-01 |
| 9.8 | $75.00 | 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 358 graded copies for Tower of Shadows #1 (1969). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
At the Stroke of Midnight!
Lou) and Marie) search the Mansion Lou inherited from the uncle he killed, for the treasure they know he had. Once they find the treasure, and deck themselves out to look like a King and Queen, a mysterious door opens leading to revolutionary France, where the peasants are screaming for the heads of the King and Queen.
| StoryTitle2 = From Beyond the Brink! | Writer2_1 = Johnny Craig | Penciler2_1 = Johnny Craig | Penciler2_2 = John Romita | Inker2_1 = Johnny Craig | Inker2_2 = John Romita | Colorist2_1 = N/A | Letterer2_1 = Artie Simek | Editor2_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Arthur Watson) **Supporting Characters:** * Digger) * Hayden Hathaway) * Madame Angelica)
**Other Characters:** * Lord) * Janie Watson) (Arthur's pregnant wife) * Devil_(Earth-616)) * Spiritual Research Society * Unnamed phony spiritualists * Hathaway's family (Ghosts) **Races and Species:** * Humans) (flashback) * Ghosts (flashback) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** North America *** United States of America
**Vehicles:** * Arthur Watson)'s car
| Synopsis2 = Arthur) follows Mr. Hathaway) around in an attempt to write his biography. He cannot figure out why Mr. Hathaway is so passionate about debunking seances. Finally, they find a medium he can't prove false. Madame Angelica) reveals that the spirits had already told her what he was searching for. He had already been dead for years, and needed help finding the doorway to the afterlife. Arthur is now depressed since no one would believe him if he publishes what he saw.
| StoryTitle3 = A Time to Die! | Writer3_1 = Stan Lee | Penciler3_1 = John Buscema | Inker3_1 = Don Heck | Colorist3_1 = N/A | Letterer3_1 = Sam Rosen | Editor3_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Arthur **Supporting Characters:** * Digger) **Antagonists:** * Sebastian Scrogg)
**Races and Species:** * Humans) * Toads * Turtles **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** Sebastian Scrogg)'s house **Items:** * Redwood Vital Fluid
**Events:** * Black Plague) Category:Black Plague (Event))
| Synopsis3 = Sebastian Scrogg) has been trying to create a potion of immortality for years. He shelters a fugitive, Arthur, because he will have to put up with whatever he makes him do, and however he treats him. Arthur assist Sebastian however he can. Eventually, Sebastian realizes that Redwood trees are practically immortal, and using sap from said tree, he finally succeeds. Before he can drink the potion, Arthur kills him, and drinks it himself. He becomes immortal by growing roots and effectively becoming a tree.
| Solicit = (September) Marvel's newest, most mysterious mag! Tales of weird and maddening menace, tinged with witch-craft and the dark unknown! And, talk about artwork! if a book of the macabre can be called beautiful, this is it! * (October) **AND, STILL ON SALE—** Maddening mystery by Lee, Steranko, Buscema, Craig! Like wow!
| Notes = ===Publication Notes=== * "At the Stroke of Midnight!" was reprinted in Vampire Tales Vol 1 2. * "At the Stroke of Midnight!" was originally entitled by Jim Steranko as "The Lurking Fear at Shadow House".
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Creative credits
Writers: Jim Steranko, Johnny Craig, Stan Lee
Interior art: Jim Steranko, Johnny Craig, John Romita, John Buscema
Color: Jim Steranko, N/A, N/A
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:1133756
GCD: 22978
PANEL PROFITS: 2455759