Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
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2 dated observations. Last recorded 2026-11-01. Source record #22748
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | $33.63 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1977-06-01 |
| 9.2 | $56.65 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1977-06-01 |
| 9.6 | $187.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1977-06-01 |
| 9.8 | $170.17 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1977-06-01 |
| RAW | $4.58 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1977-06-01 |
| 10.0 | $221.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1977-06-01 |
| 4.0 | $7.87 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1977-06-01 |
| 6.0 | $19.51 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1977-06-01 |
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The table includes 8 guide observations and 0 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 25 graded copies for Ragman #5 (1977). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Junkyard of Death
Rory Regan) continues to run his pawn shop and helping various people with small loans. Meanwhile a meeting takes place in a meat packing plant in which a crime boss hires a henchman to recover the million dollars in cash which is hidden away in Rory's junkyard. The hired thug develops a plan whereby he will kidnap Opal. When Ragman comes to Opal's rescue he will eliminate Ragman and recover the million dollars in cash. The thugs kidnap Opal as she comes out of a club. Ragman comes to the rescue but Opal is shot in the process. He subdues the thugs but it seems that Opal passes away in his arms. Meanwhile back at the junkyard an old man lays on the ground trying to stay warm. He has a small fire going and he asks Teddy to bring him some more paper to feed the fire. Teddy who is blind feels around a stack of mattresses and discovers the wads of paper money. The boy heaps the piles of money into the fire unaware that he is burning a fortune. The hired thug witnesses the burning but Ragman apprehends him before he can hurt anyone else.
| Editor1_1 = Joe Kubert | Writer1_1 = Robert Kanigher | Penciler1_1 = Joe Kubert | Inker1_1 = Joe Kubert | Colorist1_1 = | Letterer1_1 =
| Quotation = Rory)-- Why don't you marry me? We can take Teddy out of the orphanage for good-- Instead of just visits! We'll **adopt** him! | Speaker = Bette Berg)
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Ragman) **Supporting Characters:** * Bette Berg) * Puss * Opal * Teddy (a blind-mute orphan) **Antagonists:** * The Syndicate ** Spider **Other Characters:** * Gerry Regan) * Joey * Mrs. Cohen * Senora Mendoza **Locations:** * Gotham City ** Rags 'n Tatters * Pet Land **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * Final issue of the series (although the last page states "Next issue on sale during the fourth week of May."). The cover for the cancelled Ragman #6 appears in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade Vol 1 2. * Ragman) and Bette Berg) appear next in Batman Family Vol 1 20. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Robert Kanigher
Interior art: Joe Kubert
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:894122
GCD: 31198
PANEL PROFITS: 22748