Black Magic (1950) #1

Prize 1950–1961 series Cover date Oct 1950

EditionsStandard / direct Canadian price variant

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

Black Magic #1 (1950) is issue #1 of Prize's Black Magic (1950–1961), with a cover date of October 1950. Drawn by Bill Draut, Jerry Fasano, Jack Kirby and others.

Creators

Pencillers: Bill Draut, Jerry Fasano, Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, Bruno Premiani, Leonard Starr
Inkers: Bill Draut, Jerry Fasano, Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, Bruno Premiani, Joe Simon, Leonard Starr
Letterer: Ben Oda
Cover artist: Jack Kirby

The stories

“Last Second of Life!”

Matthew Crane discovers the secret of the afterlife from the last words of a dying girl, and it drives him insane.

“The Woman in the Mirror!”

“His Father's Footsteps!”

Gustave tries to prevent his son Karl from joining the tradition of the Werner family, where every man becomes the hangman.

“Don't Look Now!”

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