Classic Monster Comics – Dell Comics The Creature: Movie Classics #142
THE CREATURE, No. 1 (Dell Comics, 1963)
An unbelievable thing emerges from the murky Amazon jungle…a Monster!
Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide lists this as Movie Classic #12-142-302, but “Movie Classic” does NOT appear on cover.
Indicia title is “THE CREATURE, No. 1.”
In 1963 and 64, Dell Comics published a series of comic books featuring the classic Universal Monsters. This was the Dec-Feb 1963 issue, titled Dell Movie Classic #142 “The Creature.” While the other comics in Dell’s Universal Monster series (Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, and The Mummy) were not direct adaptations of the movies, The Creature is a pretty straightforward adaptation of the Jack Arnold classic film.
Vital Stats:
- 32 story pages
- Cover art by Vic Prezio
- Interior Pencil/Inks Bob Jenney
Here, in its entirety, is Dell’s The Creature! As always, click on the individual page to see a larger, more readable, scan :
Collector Value:
As with almost all other Creech Collectibles, this is not an inexpensive comic. It is by far the most valuable of the Dell Comics Universal Monster series. Current price guide values list Near Mint copies of this comic at $225, though lower grade issues range more in the $45-$75 range. All in all, not bad for a .12 cover.
Multiple copies are currently listed on eBay and, of note, a CGC 9.0 copy is listed with a current bid of only $42 with 2 days to go in the auction.
There is a significant difference in value between the 1st and 2nd Printing of this comic, so be sure to find out which edition you are getting. 2nd Prints are pennies on the dollar compared to 1st printings.
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