Phantom Comic Number #2 released 1st OCT 1948. What's it worth?

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Undamaged

Matt honey, I am a 30 year old, married mother of four cleaning out my dead grandfathers belongings, so before insulting me why don't you just pull your head in, and piss off if you have nothing useful to say

Answer 1

Need a bit more information for an accurate estimate.
I've checked a few price guides, and none seem to list this by title. I have, however, found a Phantom comic published by Gold Key in 1966 this is listed on a site at about $150.00 currently. This is the character The Phantom, the old pulp hero, which has been translated into several comic series as well as a number of movie and tv spin offs. Assuming this is the same character, and based upon the relative obscurity of your particular find, I would estimate that the value (dependent upon condition) could be anywhere from 100-10,000 dollars. Unforuntaly, your question lacks some information.
The best bet would be to either: 1) find a comic shop that does appraisals, 2) based upon the age, find an antique book dealer, or, 3) see if you can find one of those "Antiques Roadshow" like tours that do appraisals.
The drawbacks to each of these are as follows:
1) some comic dealers will not know what you have, as many are not really that interested in the industry but are only looking to sell to kids for the money or, worse, they will know what you have and try to tell you it is worth considerably less than it can actually get at sale and pressure you to sell it to them.
2) most antique book dealers do not deal with comics, so you would really need to find one who specifically knows the old comics and pulp novels of that era.
3) I have no idea how to find an "Antiques Roadshow", so this is likely the hardest of the options.



In addition: I have just discovered this website which has a pretty good descriptive of a Phantom series published by Frew and has a small price guide at the: bottom.http://www.deepwoods.org/replicas.html

To give you a breakdown of the grades they are as follows:
M (Mint) means the book is in the exact condition as it was when it came from printing, uncreased, unmarked, and basically untouched.
NM (Near Mint) is the condition second most commonly discovered when buying comics on the market. Even comics purchased brand new from a store are generally no higher than NM condition as they have been transported and likely recieved some scuffing etc. in transit.
VG (Very Good) the most common grade for comics. These are the ones you will find pretty much anywhere, have been read by someone who knows how to care for them, and are stored dry and in an area with little moisture and humidity.
F (Fine) may have a few creases on the cover, or some fading in the color or at the edges of the pages. Small damages like a torn or worn corner, loose bindings, or slight tears start to appear here.
Anything below this and your value drops incredibly fast.

If you want, you can scan the cover of the book, or take a digital pic of it and email it to me and I will let you know what the condition may be based upon what I can see from that picture.

Answer 2

Phantom Comics

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Please purchase a copy of the Overstreet Price Guide for comics...
your local comic book store will have them for sale...

It is the grandaddy of all comic price guides...and it will tell you exactly what your book is worth...


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order it from Amazon