Black Magic (1973) #4

DC 1973–1975 series Cover date Jun 1974

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 #4 (1973) is issue #4 of DC's Black Magic (1973–1975), with a cover date of June 1974. Drawn by Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, George Roussos and others.

Creators

Pencillers: Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, George Roussos, Joe Simon
Inkers: Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, George Roussos, Joe Simon
Letterer: Ben Oda
Cover artists: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon

The stories

“The Girl the Earth Ate Up!”

Mary Higgens goes to Old Min for help to stop her daughter from partying all night long, and is given a pair of magic scissors.

“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.

“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.

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