Venus (1948) #16

Marvel 1948–1952 series Cover date Oct 1951

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 #16 (1948) is issue #16 of Marvel's Venus (1948–1952), with a cover date of October 1951. Written by Bill Everett and drawn by Bill Everett and Joe Maneely.

Creators

Writer: Bill Everett
Pencillers: Bill Everett, Joe Maneely
Inkers: Bill Everett, Joe Maneely
Letterer: Bill Everett
Cover artist: Bill Everett

Characters

The stories

“Where Gargoyles Dwell!”

Venus visits the Graycar building and detects a 13th floor populated by agressive gargoyles. She fights the queen of the gargoyles and puts an end to this unnatural spook.

“The Ashes of Death!”

Six people vanish without a trace after visiting the crematorium of Mr. Natas. Venus investigates and unmasks Natas as Satan himself.

“Thru the Lens”

An alien astronomer looks on from afar as earth explodes.

“The House of Terror!”

Co-worker Betty tells Venus that her mother's house may be haunted. Venus stays there overnight and witnesses strange things.

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