Venus (1948) #2

Marvel 1948–1952 series Cover date Oct 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

Venus #2 (1948) is issue #2 of Marvel's Venus (1948–1952), with a cover date of October 1948.

Creators

Inker: George Klein

Characters

The stories

“Way Out West!”

Wanting to be editor of Beauty Magazine herself, Della sends Venus on a wild goose chase to a small town out west in hopes of angering publisher Whitney Hammond enough to fire Venus.

“Venus Stops the Presses!”

Publisher Whitney Hammond reluctantly takes Venus on a trip to look over the company's printing plant and is not happy when Venus causes chaos among the men on the workroom floor.

“Birthday Blues!”

It's Hedy's birthday and Gabby must come up with a spectacular gift in order to top the extravagant gifts she's receiving from her rich acquaintances.

“Between Two Worlds!”

When Venus finds out Della hired two private eyes to follow her around, she figures out a way to turn the tables on Della.

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