The Thing (1952) #9

Charlton 1952–1954 series Cover date Jul 1953

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

The Thing #9 (1952) is issue #9 of Charlton's The Thing (1952–1954), with a cover date of July 1953. Written by Carl Memling and drawn by John Belfi and Bob Forgione.

Creators

Writer: Carl Memling
Pencillers: John Belfi, Bob Forgione
Inkers: Vince Alascia, John Belfi, Bob Forgione
Cover artist: Bob Forgione

The stories

“Mardu's Masterpiece”

Etienne Mardu, Parisian art painter, gains success by painting with blood. First his own, then his models'. But the magic canvases come to life and put an end to Mardu's grisly career.

“The Road to Madness”

The sadistic and ruthless collector of gems, Francisco de Cobra, hears about the world's largest diamond. He travels to the Amazonian jungles to get his hands on the item - and murders all his companions while he's at it.

“Operation Massacre”

Madman Marko controls an army of robots by pure thought. On his way to world domination he makes one fatal mistake.

“The Dead Man's Hand”

A cruel master pianist is killed by his wife and her lover. The maestro's hand however returns and strangles every single soul in the household.

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