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Four Color #173
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"Adventure in Opto" delivers a striking sci-fi tale from 1947, spotlighting Flash and Dale crash-landing on the unseen world of Opto, where sightless inhabitants navigate life through headgear that functions like radar. With Paul Norris handling both the interior art and cover, the story unfolds in vivid, atmospheric detail as the trio—Flash, Dale, and a local girl named Chee—evade the deadly High Tribunal and journey toward the winter lands, where rebel leader Vango prepares to challenge the tyrannical Regent Optik.
artist, inker Paul Norris · cover Paul Norris
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Raw (Good) $33
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $1,675
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $852
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $573*
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $396
CGC 8.0 · 5 in census $351
CGC 7.5 · 7 in census $252
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CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $210*
CGC 6.5 · 8 in census $174
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $137
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $116
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $116
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $101*
CGC 4.0 · 6 in census $85
CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $83
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CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $59*
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Full credits
artist, inker Paul Norris
cover pencils, inks Paul Norris
Reprints
Reprinted in Flash Gordon #1 (1965), Flash Gordon Comic-Book Archives #1 (2010)
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