CGC-certified Timely Comics Headline ComicLink’s Summer Featured Auction

Early Timely Comics featuring some of Marvel’s oldest and most classic heroes are among the many outstanding finds graded by Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®) in ComicLink’s Summer Featured Auction. Bidding closes for various lots from August 26 through September 4, 2025.

Click images to enlarge.

Featured in this auction is a Captain America Comics #1 graded CGC 7.0. Published by Timely Comics (a precursor to Marvel) in 1941, this comic featured the first appearance of Captain America. Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the cover featuring Captain America delivering a punch to Adolf Hitler became an iconic image, reflecting the burgeoning patriotic fervor in the United States prior to its entry into World War II. This issue also introduced key characters such as Bucky Barnes, Cap's loyal sidekick, and the villainous Red Skull.

Also from Marvel’s Timely era is a Marvel Mystery Comics #4 graded CGC 7.5. Published in February 1940, Marvel Mystery Comics #4 is the first cover appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner, after he debuted just months earlier in Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1. Created by Bill Everett, Namor is half-human and half-Atlantean and often hostile toward the surface world, setting him apart from the more traditional do-gooder heroes of the era.

Other CGC-certified comics in this auction include:

• an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 1.5
• a Daredevil #1 graded CGC 9.6
• a Daredevil #2 graded CGC 9.8
• an Incredible Hulk #181 graded CGC 9.8
• an Incredible Hulk #181 graded CGC 9.8 Signature Series, with a Stan Lee signature
• a Silver Surfer #1 graded CGC 9.8
• a Startling Comics #49 graded CGC 9.6
• a Sub-Mariner Comics #1 graded CGC 7.5
• a Superman #1 graded CGC 1.5
• a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 graded CGC 9.6
• an X-Men #1 graded CGC 9.0

About CGC

Since revolutionizing comic book grading in 2000, CGC has grown to include certification services for a vast variety of pop culture collectibles. These divisions include CGC Cards, CGC Video Games and CGC Home Video. CGC Cards provides expert card grading for sports cards, TCGs and non-sports cards. CGC Video Games is dedicated to video game grading for the most popular consoles, including Nintendo, Sega, Atari, PlayStation and more. CGC Home Video provides expert VHS grading in addition to other types of videocassettes, DVD, Blu-ray and more. CGC also offers seamless solutions for autograph collectors with CGC Signature Series and JSA Authentic Autograph services.