DC Special (1968) #4

DC 1968–1977 series Cover date Jul 1969

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

DC Special #4 (1968) is issue #4 of DC's DC Special (1968–1977), with a cover date of July 1969. Written by Murray Boltinoff and Mark Hanerfeld and drawn by Bernard Baily, Gene Colan, Bill Draut and others.

Creators

Writers: Murray Boltinoff, Mark Hanerfeld
Pencillers: Bernard Baily, Gene Colan, Bill Draut, Jerry Grandenetti, Jack Kirby, Ralph Mayo, Ruben Moreira, George Papp, John Prentice, George Roussos, Ed Smalle, Leonard Starr
Inkers: Bernard Baily, Gene Colan, Bill Draut, Joe Giella, Jerry Grandenetti, Jack Kirby, Ralph Mayo, Ruben Moreira, George Papp, John Prentice, George Roussos, Ed Smalle, Leonard Starr
Letterers: Pat Gordon, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp
Cover artist: Neal Adams

The stories

“13 Shock-Ending Stories 13”

“Ghost Writer”

Billy Conway; Mike Foster (death)

“The Magic Hammer!”

Gerald Bard finds Thor's hammer and uses it as a rainmaker, but Thor arrives to retrieve it. The story explains that Thor’s hammer was stolen from him by Loki.

“A Piece of Rope!”

While rummaging through the house of a deceased man, reporter George Hackett finds a treasure, and commits a crime trying to get his hands on it.

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