The Shadow (1973) #5

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

The Shadow #5 (1973) is issue #5 of DC's The Shadow (1973–1975), with a cover date of June 1974. Written by Denny O'Neil and drawn by Frank Robbins.

Creators

Writer: Denny O'Neil
Penciller: Frank Robbins
Inker: Frank Robbins
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Letterer: Ben Oda
Cover artist: Frank Robbins

Characters

The Shadow (pulp character; Lamont Cranston)
Harry Vincent (from The Shadow) supporting
Margo Lane (from The Shadow) supporting
Shrevvy (from The Shadow) supporting
Lamont Cranston (The Shadow)
Burbank (from The Shadow) cameo

The story

“Night of Neptune's Death!”

The Shadow foils the plans of megalomaniac General Sodom, who planned on killing peace envoy Cyril Bench and ending the efforts to keep America out of wars brewing in Europe.

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