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| Pep Comics #1 | ||
| MLJ Magazines, 1/40 | ||
| Harry Shorten story, Jack Binder, | 1st appearance of Shield, 1st American | |
| Edd Ashe, Jack Cole, Lin Streeter and | patriotic comic book hero. Robot cover. | |
| Dick Ryan art, Irv Novick cover and art | Origin and 1st appearance of the Comet. | |
| Books | CGC Label | CGC Total | Avg. Grade | 10 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BOOK | Universal | 36 | 4.58 | 0 0.00%  | 0 0.00%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 1 2.8%  | 2 8.3%  | 1 11.1%  | 0 11.1%  | 2 16.7%  | 1 19.4%  | 3 27.8%  | 2 33.3%  | 1 36.1%  | 2 41.7%  | 1 44.4%  | 2 50%  | 5 64%  | 5 78%  | 2 83%  | 3 92%  | 1 94%  | 1 97%  | 1 100%  | 0 100%  | 
| 1 BOOK | Restored | 8 | 7.11 | 0 0.00%  | 0 0.00%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 1 12.5%  | 0 12.5%  | 1 25.0%  | 0 25.0%  | 2 50%  | 1 63%  | 0 63%  | 0 63%  | 0 63%  | 1 75%  | 1 88%  | 1 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 
| 1 BOOK | Qualified | 2 | 3.50 | 0 0.00%  | 0 0.00%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 0 0.0%  | 2 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 0 100%  | 
| Pep Comics #1 (1940, MLJ Magazines) CGC Universal Grade Distribution  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% 0 10  | 0% 0 9.9  | 0% 0 9.8  | 0% 0 9.6  | 0% 0 9.4  | 3% 1 9.2  | 6% 2 9.0  | 3% 1 8.5  | 0% 0 8.0  | 6% 2 7.5  | 3% 1 7.0  | 8% 3 6.5  | 6% 2 6.0  | 3% 1 5.5  | 6% 2 5.0  | 3% 1 4.5  | 6% 2 4.0  | 14% 5 3.5  | 14% 5 3.0  | 6% 2 2.5  | 8% 3 2.0  | 3% 1 1.8  | 3% 1 1.5  | 3% 1 1.0  | 0% 0 0.5  | 
| cgcdata.com, last updated September 16, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||