Sea Devils (1961) #1

DC 1961–1967 series Cover date Sep 1961

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

Sea Devils #1 (1961) is issue #1 of DC's Sea Devils (1961–1967), with a cover date of September 1961. Written by Bob Haney, Robert Kanigher and Julius Schwartz and drawn by Russ Heath.

Creators

Writers: Bob Haney, Robert Kanigher, Julius Schwartz
Penciller: Russ Heath
Inker: Russ Heath
Letterers: Gaspar Saladino, Milt Snapinn
Cover artist: Russ Heath

The stories

“The Sea Devils vs. the Octopus Man!”

Producer Wendel Wales is shooting a movie about the Sea Devils. His mechanical Octopus Man is destroyed when the real version appears and attacks the movie set.

“Cloud... Fog...”

“Secret of the Emerald Whale!”

The Sea Devils find an iceberg with the Emerald Whale and Captain Shark frozen inside.

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