Blue Beetle (1940) #4

Fox 1940–1950 series Cover date Oct 1940

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

Value history

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About this issue

Blue Beetle #4 (1940) is issue #4 of Fox's Blue Beetle (1940–1950), with a cover date of October 1940. Written by Will Eisner and drawn by Bob Powell.

Creators

Writer: Will Eisner
Penciller: Bob Powell
Inkers: Louis Cazeneuve, Bob Powell
Cover artist: Edd Ashe

The stories

“Blitz and the Dynamite Formula”

Blitz tries to steal the liquid dynamite formula to give to his fatherland.

“The Dope Smuggling Ring”

Snow Brody sells marijuana cigarrettes to kids and earns the Beetle's wrath. Dan gets shot by a sub machine gun and needs a blood transfusion from Helen Harmon, but vitamin 2X speeds his recovery.

“The Man In the Black Robe”

The Beetle investigates a stolen corpse and a haunted house.

“The Ghosts of Denton Hall”

Rajput brings Lorraine Denton messages from her grandfather from beyond the grave.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.