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| Thing — 2020 Price Guide Values | #1-36 | |||||||||||
| Issue | Direct Edition Value | CPV Cover Price |
Type 1A Canadian Price Variant Value | CGC-Confirmed | ||||||||
| Guide A (NM) |
Guide B (NM-) |
9.2 NM- |
9.0 VF/NM |
8.0 VF |
6.0 FN |
4.0 VG |
2.0 GD |
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#1
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 | $9 | $32 | $0.75 | $65 | $49 | $39 | $27 | $18 | $9 | ||
| Marvel, 7/1983 | Origin of Thing (Ben Grimm); Origin of the Fantastic Four #72 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: During the summer of 2018, a CGC 9.8 sold for $450 and a CGC 9.6 sold for $175. Beautiful cover by an artist that needs no introduction. Doug notes: JOHN BYRNE cover art & story; ORIGIN and LIFE HISTORY of BEN GRIMM, from Yancy Street Gang Days, College Football Days, First Meeting with Reed Richards & the Rocket that Made him into the THING of the Fantastic Four |
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| #2 |  | $2 | $6 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 8/1983 | ||||||||||||
| #3 |  | $2 | $6 | $0.75 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 9/1983 | Doug notes: Inhumans-c/s; BYRNE-s; | |||||||||||
| #4 |  | $1 | $6 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 10/1983 | ||||||||||||
| #5 |  | $2 | $6 | $0.75 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 11/1983 | Doug notes: Wonder Man, She-Hulk & Spider-Man-c/s; | |||||||||||
| #6 |  | $3 | $5 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 12/1983 | Versus Puppet Master; All-black issue | |||||||||||
| #7 |  | $2 | $5 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 1/1984 | ||||||||||||
| #8 |  | $2 | $5 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 2/1984 | ||||||||||||
| #9 |  | $2 | $5 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 3/1984 | ||||||||||||
| #10 |  | $2 | $5 | $0.75 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 4/1984 | Doug notes: Torch & Fantastic Four-c/s; | |||||||||||
| #11 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.75 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 5/1984 | Doug notes: 1st Appearance of Rocky Grimm Space Ranger-c/s; | |||||||||||
| #12 |  | $3 | $4 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 6/1984 | ||||||||||||
| #13 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 7/1984 | ||||||||||||
| #14 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 8/1984 | ||||||||||||
| #15 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 9/1984 | ||||||||||||
| #16 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 10/1984 | ||||||||||||
| #17 |  | $3 | $4 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 11/1984 | ||||||||||||
| #18 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 12/1984 | ||||||||||||
| #19 |  | $3 | $4 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 1/1985 | ||||||||||||
| #20 |  | $3 | $4 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 2/1985 | ||||||||||||
| #21 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 3/1985 | ||||||||||||
| #22 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.75 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 4/1985 | Returns to Earth Doug notes: Rocky Grimm Space Ranger-c/s; |
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| #23 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.75 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 5/1985 | Quits Fantastic Four | |||||||||||
| #24 |  | $1 | $4 | $0.75 | $12 ▲ $2 |
$10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 6/1985 | Death of Miracle Man; Versus Rhino Doug notes: RHINO-c/s; |
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| #25 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 7/1985 | ||||||||||||
| #26 |  | $3 | $4 | $0.75 | $20 | $18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 8/1985 | Doug notes: FIFTH Full appearance of the TASKMASTER-c/s; | |||||||||||
| #27 |  | $7 | $4 | $0.75 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 9/1985 | 1st Appearance of Sharon Ventura | |||||||||||
| #28 |  | $4 | $4 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 10/1985 | 1st Appearance of Demolition Dunphy (later becomes D-Man) | |||||||||||
| #29 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.75 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $3 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 11/1985 | ||||||||||||
| #30 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.75 | $12 | $10 | $8 | $6 | $4 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 12/1985 | Doug notes: Secret Wars-II; Beyoner-c/s; | |||||||||||
| #31 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.75 | $14 | $12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 1/1986 | Doug notes: LOWER PRINT Run; Devil Dinosaur-c/s; | |||||||||||
| #32 |  | $2 | $4 | $0.95 | $16 | $14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 2/1986 | Doug notes: LOWER PRINT Run; Vance Astro of the Guardians of the Galaxy-c/s; | |||||||||||
| #33 |  | $3 | $4 | $0.95 | $16 | $14 | $11 | $8 | $5 | $3 | ||
| Marvel, 3/1986 | Death of Titania Doug notes: LOWER PRINT Run; |
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| #34 |  | $3 | $4 | $0.95 | $14 | $12 | $10 | $7 | $5 | $2 | ||
| Marvel, 4/1986 | Death of The Sphinx Doug notes: LOWER PRINT Run; |
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| #35 |  | $7 | $4 | $0.95 | $30 | $26 | $21 | $15 | $10 | $5 | ||
| Marvel, 5/1986 | 1st Appearance of Ms. Marvel II (Sharon Ventura); Origin of Ms. Marvel II Doug notes: LOWER PRINT Run; |
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| #36 |  | $4 | $4 | $0.95 | $24 | $21 | $17 | $12 | $8 | $4 | ||
| Marvel, 6/1986 | 2nd appearance of Ms. Marvel (Sharen Ventura),; Final Issue; Continued in West Coast Avengers #10 Doug notes: LAST ISSUE; Scarcer LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title |
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| Issue | Guide A (NM) |
Guide B (NM-) |
CPV Cover Price |
9.2 NM- |
9.0 VF/NM |
8.0 VF |
6.0 FN |
4.0 VG |
2.0 GD |
CGC-Confirmed | ||
| Direct Edition Value | Type 1A Canadian Price Variant Value | |||||||||||
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| Thing CGC Census Changes: | ||||||
| Issue # |
8/21/2018 Census Count |
8/27/2019 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 1 | 433 | 9 | 510 | 22 | +77 | +13 |
| 2 | 17 | -- | 18 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 3 | 9 | -- | 10 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 4 | 11 | -- | 11 | -- | -- | -- |
| 5 | 12 | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- |
| 6 | 14 | -- | 17 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 7 | 7 | -- | 8 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 8 | 6 | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 9 | 6 | -- | 7 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 10 | 5 | -- | 7 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 11 | 7 | -- | 9 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 12 | 21 | -- | 22 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 13 | 4 | -- | 5 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 14 | 12 | -- | 13 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 15 | 15 | -- | 17 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 16 | 6 | -- | 7 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 17 | 5 | -- | 6 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 18 | 5 | -- | 6 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 19 | 5 | -- | 6 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 20 | 4 | -- | 5 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 21 | 4 | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 22 | 3 | -- | 5 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 23 | 4 | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 24 | 7 | -- | 8 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 25 | 8 | -- | 10 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 26 | 7 | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- |
| 27 | 4 | -- | 6 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 28 | 1 | -- | 4 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 29 | 4 | -- | 7 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 30 | 6 | -- | 13 | -- | +7 | -- |
| 31 | 4 | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 32 | 4 | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 33 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 34 | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 35 | 32 | 1 | 46 | 2 | +14 | +1 |
| 36 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +3 | +1 |
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
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Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
709 ~98% |
13 ~2% |
844 ~97% |
28 ~3% |
+135 ~90% |
+15 ~10% |
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| Issue | CPV Cover Price |
CPV Value 9.2 |
CGC-Confirmed | |
| #1
|
|
$0.75 | $65 | |
| Marvel, 7/1983 | Origin of Thing (Ben Grimm); Origin of the Fantastic Four #72 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: During the summer of 2018, a CGC 9.8 sold for $450 and a CGC 9.6 sold for $175. Beautiful cover by an artist that needs no introduction. Doug notes: JOHN BYRNE cover art & story; ORIGIN and LIFE HISTORY of BEN GRIMM, from Yancy Street Gang Days, College Football Days, First Meeting with Reed Richards & the Rocket that Made him into the THING of the Fantastic Four |
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| #2 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 8/1983 | ||||
| #3 | |
$0.75 | $12 | |
| Marvel, 9/1983 | Doug notes: Inhumans-c/s; BYRNE-s; | |||
| #4 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 10/1983 | ||||
| #5 | |
$0.75 | $12 | |
| Marvel, 11/1983 | Doug notes: Wonder Man, She-Hulk & Spider-Man-c/s; | |||
| #6 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 12/1983 | Versus Puppet Master; All-black issue | |||
| #7 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 1/1984 | ||||
| #8 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 2/1984 | ||||
| #9 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 3/1984 | ||||
| #10 | |
$0.75 | $12 | |
| Marvel, 4/1984 | Doug notes: Torch & Fantastic Four-c/s; | |||
| #11 | |
$0.75 | $12 | |
| Marvel, 5/1984 | Doug notes: 1st Appearance of Rocky Grimm Space Ranger-c/s; | |||
| #12 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 6/1984 | ||||
| #13 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 7/1984 | ||||
| #14 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 8/1984 | ||||
| #15 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 9/1984 | ||||
| #16 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 10/1984 | ||||
| #17 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 11/1984 | ||||
| #18 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 12/1984 | ||||
| #19 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 1/1985 | ||||
| #20 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 2/1985 | ||||
| #21 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 3/1985 | ||||
| #22 | |
$0.75 | $12 | |
| Marvel, 4/1985 | Returns to Earth Doug notes: Rocky Grimm Space Ranger-c/s; |
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| #23 | |
$0.75 | $12 | |
| Marvel, 5/1985 | Quits Fantastic Four | |||
| #24 | |
$0.75 | $12 ▲ $2 |
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| Marvel, 6/1985 | Death of Miracle Man; Versus Rhino Doug notes: RHINO-c/s; |
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| #25 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 7/1985 | ||||
| #26 | |
$0.75 | $20 | |
| Marvel, 8/1985 | Doug notes: FIFTH Full appearance of the TASKMASTER-c/s; | |||
| #27 | |
$0.75 | $12 | |
| Marvel, 9/1985 | 1st Appearance of Sharon Ventura | |||
| #28 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 10/1985 | 1st Appearance of Demolition Dunphy (later becomes D-Man) | |||
| #29 | |
$0.75 | $10 | |
| Marvel, 11/1985 | ||||
| #30 | |
$0.75 | $12 | |
| Marvel, 12/1985 | Doug notes: Secret Wars-II; Beyoner-c/s; | |||
| #31 | |
$0.75 | $14 | |
| Marvel, 1/1986 | Doug notes: LOWER PRINT Run; Devil Dinosaur-c/s; | |||
| #32 | |
$0.95 | $16 | |
| Marvel, 2/1986 | Doug notes: LOWER PRINT Run; Vance Astro of the Guardians of the Galaxy-c/s; | |||
| #33 | |
$0.95 | $16 | |
| Marvel, 3/1986 | Death of Titania Doug notes: LOWER PRINT Run; |
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| #34 | |
$0.95 | $14 | |
| Marvel, 4/1986 | Death of The Sphinx Doug notes: LOWER PRINT Run; |
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| #35 | |
$0.95 | $30 | |
| Marvel, 5/1986 | 1st Appearance of Ms. Marvel II (Sharon Ventura); Origin of Ms. Marvel II Doug notes: LOWER PRINT Run; |
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| #36 | |
$0.95 | $24 | |
| Marvel, 6/1986 | 2nd appearance of Ms. Marvel (Sharen Ventura),; Final Issue; Continued in West Coast Avengers #10 Doug notes: LAST ISSUE; Scarcer LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title |
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| Issue | CPV Cover Price |
CPV Value 9.2 |
CGC-Confirmed | |
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| Thing CGC Census Data: | ||||
| Issue # |
8/21/2018 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
| 1 | 510 | 22 | +77 | +13 |
| 2 | 18 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 3 | 10 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 4 | 11 | -- | -- | -- |
| 5 | 12 | -- | -- | -- |
| 6 | 17 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 7 | 8 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 8 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 9 | 7 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 10 | 7 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 11 | 9 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 12 | 22 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 13 | 5 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 14 | 13 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 15 | 17 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 16 | 7 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 17 | 6 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 18 | 6 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 19 | 6 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 20 | 5 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 21 | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 22 | 5 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 23 | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 24 | 8 | -- | +1 | -- |
| 25 | 10 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 26 | 7 | -- | -- | -- |
| 27 | 6 | -- | +2 | -- |
| 28 | 4 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 29 | 7 | -- | +3 | -- |
| 30 | 13 | -- | +7 | -- |
| 31 | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 32 | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 33 | 4 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 34 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 35 | 46 | 2 | +14 | +1 |
| 36 | 15 | 2 | +3 | +1 |
| Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
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Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
844 ~97% |
28 ~3% |
+135 ~90% |
+15 ~10% |
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