Torchy (1949) #2

Quality Comics 1949–1950 series Cover date Jan 1950

EditionsStandard / direct Canadian price variant

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

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About this issue

Torchy #2 (1949) is issue #2 of Quality Comics's Torchy (1949–1950), with a cover date of January 1950. Drawn by Gill Fox.

Creators

Penciller: Gill Fox
Inker: Gill Fox
Cover artist: Gill Fox

The stories

“Perk's Vitamin Q Pills”

Ed sees a newspaper article looking for a spouse for Magnificent Manfred, to win a contest sponsored by Perk's Vitamin Q Pills and brings Torchy to the attention of the contest runners. A fake wedding is staged, but then Torchy finds out Magnificent Manfred isn't quite so magnificent.

Ed starts a combination dance-hall/laundromat, with disasterous results.

“Society of Cat Lovers”

Torchy finds the Jennifer Blair's jewels and tries to help her join high society by posing as Princess Torchee of Allizeonna.

“The Purple Cab Company”

Torchy accidentally gets a job driving a cab and causes gridlock.

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