Venus (1948) #19

Marvel 1948–1952 series Cover date Apr 1952

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 #19 (1948) is issue #19 of Marvel's Venus (1948–1952), with a cover date of April 1952. Written by Bill Everett and drawn by Bill Everett and Pete Morisi.

Creators

Writer: Bill Everett
Pencillers: Bill Everett, Pete Morisi
Inkers: Bill Everett, Pete Morisi
Letterer: Bill Everett
Cover artist: Bill Everett

Characters

The stories

“The Kiss of Death!”

Venus and Whit set out to expose a fraudulent medium, but learn that he can indeed summon the dead.

“Demon from the Deep!”

A murderer aboard a cruise ship returns from his grave to attack Venus and Whit, but cannot hurt them because he is only a ghost.

“The Madman's Music”

After being injured in a fight, a clarinet player believes that he can play better than before, but when he tries to show his agent, the other man can't hear him playing at all. He learns that his music can now only be heard by the dead.

“The Box of Doom!”

A mysterious package is delivered to Venus's office, and she and the delivery man are nearly driven mad by an evil force inside the box.

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