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Condition Profile
MARVEL COMICS · 5/74
UNIT ECA-006265
AMAZING ADVENTURES #24
Bronze Age Killraven installment from Marvel's War of the Worlds saga, scripted by Don McGregor
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | May 1974 | Bronze | — | — | AVAILABLE |
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-009863 | ~7.0 | — | AVAILABLE |
| ECA-006265 | ~6.0 | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows a visible vertical crease/stress line running through the upper left corner area near the spine, along with some minor edge wear and a soft corner on the upper right. Colors remain bright with no notable fading, and there is no significant staining visible. Book is in a protective sleeve which obscures fine detail assessment of edges; spine ticks and small creases are present but no major tears or color breaks are evident. Interior and back cover were not assessed.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $2 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $4 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $110 |
// Archive commentary
Amazing Adventures #24 is a mid-run chapter in Marvel's Killraven serial, the loose 1970s adaptation of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds developed primarily by writer Don McGregor across issues #18 through #39. The series built a devoted cult readership for its dense, literary captioning and ambitious post-apocalyptic setting, but individual issues within the run, including #24, are not associated with a first appearance, origin, or other landmark event; it is a continuation of the established Killraven narrative rather than a debut issue.
Market activity reflects a low-print, low-demand Bronze Age title with a small but stable collector base. Census data shows a modest population of certified copies concentrated in the high grades, with limited raw-market sales recorded at the bottom of the grading scale, indicating that most surviving copies were preserved reasonably well rather than heavily read and discarded. Values climb sharply only at the top of the grading curve, consistent with the pattern seen across lesser-key Bronze Age Marvel titles where nostalgia and completism drive registry-grade prices far above raw-copy demand.
This issue trades primarily as a filler piece for Killraven or Don McGregor completists and Bronze Age Marvel run-builders rather than as a standalone investment vehicle. Raw copies in low and mid grade move slowly and cheaply, largely through back-issue bins and bulk lots, while pristine CGC 9.8 examples command a real premium reflecting their scarcity on census rather than any narrative significance. Long-term interest is likely to track the broader Killraven/War of the Worlds fanbase and any renewed media attention to the property rather than intrinsic collector demand for this specific issue.
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