The Shadow (1964) #1

Archie 1964–1965 series Cover date Aug 1964

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

The Shadow #1 (1964) is issue #1 of Archie's The Shadow (1964–1965), with a cover date of August 1964. Written by Robert Bernstein and drawn by John Rosenberger.

Creators

Writer: Robert Bernstein
Penciller: John Rosenberger
Inker: John Rosenberger
Letterer: John Duffy
Cover artist: Paul Reinman

Characters

The stories

“The Shadow vs. the RXG Spymaster!!”

Secret Service agent Lamont Cranston, secretly The Shadow, working with Commissioner Weston, tries to prevent international criminal mastermind Shiwan Khan from stealing the plans for the United States' newest fighter plane, the RXG.

“The Eyes of the Tiger!”

A robber gang bites off more than it can chew when they try to use Lamont Cranston to get access to a bank they plan on robbing.

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