Phoenix (1975) #1

Seaboard 1975–1975 series Cover date Jan 1975

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

Phoenix #1 (1975) is issue #1 of Seaboard's Phoenix (1975–1975), with a cover date of January 1975. Written by Jeff Rovin and drawn by Sal Amendola. It has the first appearance of Phoenix.

Creators

Writer: Jeff Rovin
Penciller: Sal Amendola
Inker: Sal Amendola
Letterer: John Duffy
Cover artists: Sal Amendola, Dick Giordano

Characters

First appearance Phoenix (Ed Tyler, Atlas/Seaboard)

Ed Tyler

The story

“From the Ashes”

In 1977, a space lab named the Threshold I suffers a disaster, and the three astronauts aboard must abandon their mission. However, only one makes it back to Earth alive. He is abducted by aliens named the Deiei, who take him to their secret Arctic base.

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