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Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	9.8	9.2	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	1.5	1.0	0.5
1. Marvel Science Stories 1 (August 1938, Red Circle) 1st use of the "Marvel" logo, which was later used for "Marvel Mystery Comics" Norman Saunders	Universal	38	4.63				1	1	1	3	3	3	2	13	1	2	5	1	1			1
2. Marvel Science Stories 1 (August 1938, Red Circle)	Restored	1	2.50															1
3. Marvel Science Stories 2 (November 1938, Red Circle) Frank R. Paul cover & art Jack Williamson, Henry Kuttner stories Jack Binder art	Universal	23	5.87				1	3	2	5	2	4		5						1
4. Marvel Science Stories 3 (February 1939, Red Circle) Cover by H. W. Wesso Jack Williamson story Frank R. Paul art	Universal	19	5.76				2	1	3	2	3	1	2	2	1		1	1
5. Marvel Science Stories 3 (February 1939, Red Circle)	Restored	1	1.50																	1
6. Marvel Science Stories 4 (April/May 1939, Red Circle) Classic woman in glass tube cover. 1 page story about the cover by Otto Binder Norman Saunders c	Universal	47	4.73					2	3	4	4	3	6	4	8	5	6	1	1
7. Marvel Science Stories 4 (April/May 1939, Red Circle)	Restored	1	4.50											1
8. Marvel Science Stories 4 (April/May 1939, Red Circle)	Qualified	1	3.50													1
9. Marvel Science Stories 5 (August 1939, Red Circle) Cover by J. W. Scott	Universal	23	5.24					2	3	1	2	1	5	4	2	2		1
10. Marvel Stories 1 (November 1940, Red Circle) Human Torch story/ad for Marvel Mystery Comics by Carl Burgos Cover by J. W. Scott Ray Cummings	Universal	26	5.12		1		1	1		2	2	6	4	2	2	3			1		1
11. Marvel Stories 1 (November 1940, Red Circle)	Restored	1	3.00														1
12. Marvel Stories 2 (April 1941, Red Circle) Cover by J. W. Scott Jack Williamson, Ray Cummings stories Alex Schomburg art	Universal	10	5.10				1	1		1	1			1	2	3
13. Marvel Science Stories 1 (November 1950, Red Circle) Vincent Napoli & Frank R. Paul art Cover by Norman Saunders A. E. Van Vogt, Gardner F. Fox & F	Universal	22	5.57				2	1	1	2	2	7	3		2		1	1
14. Marvel Science Stories 1 (November 1950, Red Circle)	Restored	1	4.50											1
15. Marvel Science Stories 2 (February 1951, Red Circle) Atomic explosion cover. Cover by Norman Saunders Lester Del Rey story	Universal	17	6.38			1	1	2	1	4	3	4			1
16. Marvel Science Stories 3 (May 1951, Red Circle) Last issue. Theodore Sturgeon, Lester Del Rey stories Cover by Norman Saunders Arthur C. Clarke,	Universal	2	4.25											1	1
17. Marvel New Stories/Road To Civil War II Previews 1 (6/16, Marvel Comics) Bill Sienkiewicz cover	Universal	1	9.80	1

Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	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
11 BOOKS	Universal	228	5.25	1 0.4%	0 0.4%	0 0.4%	1 0.9%	0 0.9%	1 1.3%	9 5.3%	14 11.4%	14 17.5%	24 28.1%	22 37.7%	29 50%	22 60%	32 74%	20 83%	15 89%	13 95%	5 97%	3 99%	0 99%	1 99%	1 100%	1 100%
5 BOOKS	Restored	5	3.20	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 40.0%	0 40.0%	0 40.0%	1 60%	1 80%	0 80%	0 80%	1 100%	0 100%	0 100%
1 BOOK	Qualified	1	3.50	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%	1 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%

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