Zip Comics (1940) #25

Archie 1940–1944 series Cover date Apr 1942

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

Zip Comics #25 (1940) is issue #25 of Archie's Zip Comics (1940–1944), with a cover date of April 1942. Written by Joe Blair, Robert Kanigher and Harry Stein and drawn by Al Camy, Warren King, Irv Novick and others.

Creators

Writers: Joe Blair, Robert Kanigher, Harry Stein
Pencillers: Al Camy, Warren King, Irv Novick, Jim Phillips, Ed Smalle, Lin Streeter
Inkers: Al Camy, Warren King, Irv Novick, Jim Phillips, Ed Smalle, Lin Streeter
Cover artist: Irv Novick

The stories

Clancy buys an old vase that transports him and his friends back to ancient Greece.

A nurse is accused of murdering Mrs. Carter for the two thousand dollars left in her will, but Black Jack proves he innocent. Later the same nurse is framed for another murder.

Wilbur starts at a new job as his father thinks he needs a sense of responsibility.

The Germans know every move the supply ships make, and the leak is a woman in the refugee camp.

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