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 | $23.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1973-01-01 |
| 6.0 | $28.13 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1973-01-01 |
| 8.0 | $49.95 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1973-01-01 |
| 9.2 | $109.19 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1973-01-01 |
| 9.4 | $138.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1973-01-01 |
| 9.6 | $330.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1973-01-01 |
| 9.8 | $300.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1973-01-01 |
| RAW | $12.46 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1973-01-01 |
| 10.0 | $390.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1973-01-01 |
| 9.8 | $77.00 | 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 305 graded copies for Werewolf By Night #3 (1973). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Mystery of the Mad Monk!
Father Ramón Jóquez peruses the mystic tome known as the Darkhold. Suddenly, a grey mist begins pouring from the pages, infecting him. He telephones Jack Russell in a panic, but the mist consumes him.
Jack hops into his car and begins racing towards the rectory in Tugunga Canyon. As he’s driving, the full moon rises and Jack transforms into the Werewolf. He leaps from the vehicle, sending the car careening off the edge of a cliff.
Back at the Russell estate, Lissa overhears her father on the telephone. He confesses to his part in a conspiracy to murder his late wife, Laura. Lissa runs out of the house and races towards Buck's place.
As the evening grows, the Werewolf instinctively makes his way towards Father Jóquez' rectory. When he arrives, he finds that Father Jóquez' body has been taken over by the spirit of a 12th century monk named Aelfric. Aelfric reveals that in the year 1179 he took possession of the scrolls of Chthon – scrolls that would one day become better known as the Darkhold. Fully aware of the curse that has plagued the Russell family, Aelfric seeks to take control of the Werewolf.
Using his magic, Aelfric secures the Werewolf to the wall of the rectory, while simultaneously releasing a plague known as the Grey Death upon the land. The Werewolf breaks free, and Aelfric summons a bull-headed servant named Dragonus to combat him. Dragonus charges at the werewolf, but Jack ducks out of the way. The monster's body plunges into Aelfric, goring him with his horns. Aelfric's soul is released, but Father Jóquez dies from the injuries.
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| Notes = * The origin of Aelfric, the Mad Monk is revealed in this issue. Flashback sequences take place in the year 1179.
* Aelfric, the Mad Monk and Dragonus also appear in flashback in the second story in Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Vol 1 12.
* Philip Russell appeared last in Werewolf by Night Vol 1 1.
* Gregory Russoff appears in a flashback which takes place after the flashback featured in Werewolf by Night Vol 1 2.
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Creative credits
Writers: Gerry Conway
Interior art: Mike Ploog
Color: Stan Goldberg
Source records & attribution
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