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Astonishing 5

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How much is Astonishing #5 worth? Current market pricing for Astonishing #5 shows a latest raw sale of GD/VG sold for $65.73 on May 24th, 2009, a latest graded sale of CGC CBCS FN/VF 7.0 sold for $776.75 on February 28th, 2016.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $65.73 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.0 $264 (1 comp); CGC 4.0 $139 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 16th, 2026.

Issue Information
Cover Date
August 1951
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
20th Century Comic Corp.
 
Cover Titles
The Horror in the Caves of Doom!
 
Starring
Marvel Boy starring
 
Cover Credits
Bill Everett pencils signed

Issue Overview

Astonishing #5 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in August 1951. It is part of the Astonishing series, which ran from April 1951 to August 1957.

Cover credits include Bill Everett. This issue features Marvel Boy.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Caves of Doom." Indexed story credits include Bill Everett and Hank Chapman, among others.

Stories

Notes: Click here to see John Kaminski's profile on Orion Rex from this story.
Notes: Click here to see John Kaminski's profile on this story.
Notes: Click here to see John Kaminski's profile on The Chief from this story.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-16 13:21:02
Last Raw Sale GD/VG sold for $65.73 on May 24th, 2009
Last Graded Sale CGC CBCS FN/VF 7.0 sold for $776.75 on February 28th, 2016
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $65.73 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.0 $264 (1 comp)
CGC 4.0 $139 (1 comp)
CGC 6.0 $336 (1 comp)
CGC 7.0 $776.75 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (5)
Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
GD/VG
$65.73
May 24th, 2009
Heritage Auctions
CBCS FN/VF 7.0
$776.75
February 28th, 2016
Heritage Auctions
-
$264
May 2nd, 2021
Heritage Auctions
-
$139
June 2nd, 2024
Heritage Auctions
-
$336
June 15th, 2025
Heritage Auctions

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