Blaze Carson (1948) #1

Marvel 1948–1949 series Cover date Sep 1948

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

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About this issue

Blaze Carson #1 (1948) is issue #1 of Marvel's Blaze Carson (1948–1949), with a cover date of September 1948. Drawn by Pierce Rice.

Creators

Penciller: Pierce Rice
Inker: Chu F. Hing
Cover artist: Syd Shores

The stories

“Law of the Gunfighter!”

After Jeff kills a man with Billy the Kid's gun Blaze tells Jeff about how Dave obtained that gun and it altered his personality, making him vicious until he threw it away. The 'Dave' in Carson's story is himself.

“Blood Branded Double-Cross!”

Ace and Snip try to steal Midnight from Butler by disguising its appearance but Blaze recognizes the horse and returns it to Butler.

“Trouble Comes A-Callin'!”

Haggerty steals Windy's land so he can sell it to Banckroft but Tex discovers the plot and in a gunfight Windy kills Haggerty.

“Powdersmoke Showdown!”

Ellamay asks Blaze to find her missing pig. The culprit is Miles, an outlaw in hiding who was desperate for food. Blaze catches Miles and gets to eat the pig when Ellamay serves it up.

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