Archie (1959) #274

Archie 1959–2015 series Cover date Sep 1978

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

Archie #274 (1959) is issue #274 of Archie's Archie (1959–2015), with a cover date of September 1978. Written by Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards and Bob Montana and drawn by Dan DeCarlo Jr., Joe Edwards and Bob Montana.

Creators

Writers: Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards, Bob Montana
Pencillers: Dan DeCarlo Jr., Joe Edwards, Bob Montana
Inkers: Jim DeCarlo, Joe Edwards, Rudy Lapick
Letterers: Joe Edwards, Bill Yoshida
Cover artist: Dan DeCarlo

Characters

The stories

“Concrete Evidence”

Archie and Jughead cause chaos when they are given the job of fixing a cement step.

“It Leaves Me Cold”

Li'l Jinx is upset over what is in the refrigerator.

“Forgotten Man”

Archie seeks an anniversary present for Mr. Lodge when the World Adventurers Club fails to honor his twentieth year since he founded it.

“Can You Top This?”

"Brag" Bostwick comes to town and brags that his town has everything Riverdale has, only better.

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