WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #17

A vertical crease runs through the center of the cover from top to bottom, causing slight color break along its length. Minor wear is visible at the bottom left corner, and there is some light rippling/waviness to the cover stock consistent with humidity exposure. Colors remain bright and the gloss appears mostly intact; spine ticks are not clearly visible due to the protective sleeve reflection. Interior and back cover were not assessed.

Werewolf by Night #17 arrived during Marvel's mid-1970s horror boom, continuing the monthly adventures of Jack Russell as he grapples with his lycanthropic curse under the era's regular creative team of writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin. The series had already established itself as one of Marvel's more durable horror-adventure hybrids, blending traditional werewolf mythology with the shared Marvel universe, and issue #17 sits within that steady run rather than at any of the title's landmark moments, such as the character's origin in issue #1 or Moon Knight's debut later in the series.

Market data reflects a book with a large certified population and no outsized scarcity at any single grade tier below the top of the census. Pricing stays compressed and gradual from low to mid grades, with values only beginning to separate meaningfully above 9.0, and the real premium concentrated at 9.8, where a small handful of sales command a substantial multiple over the next grade down. This pattern is consistent with a common, well-preserved Bronze Age title bought primarily for completism within the Werewolf by Night run rather than for any singular first appearance or milestone content.

Demand centers on series collectors assembling a full run of Werewolf by Night alongside buyers seeking pristine Bronze Age horror material for census-topping registry sets. Raw copies in low and mid grades trade as inexpensive filler, appealing mainly to readers and those building toward higher grades, while certified 9.8 copies serve a narrower audience willing to pay a steep premium for top-of-census condition given the format's naturally soft cover stock and page quality concerns common to 1970s Marvel horror output.