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Cover: Reed Crandall
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Modern Comics #76

Aug 1948 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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Blackhawk meets the beautiful and heartless Tigra aboard a military vessel. In the "Toolly" story, an ordinary girl named Caramia is mistaken for a beautiful queen and is swept up in an adventure involving a bull. In a comedic fishing tale, characters including Joe Hooker and Swordfish recount their fishing exploits, leading to a misunderstanding about a prized swordfish catch that results in a planned meetup at a location called the Bugs Bergen Dance.

Contains 7 stories
The Besieged City
13 pp · Adventure, War
Tigra (first appearancevillaindeath)

The Blackhawks rush to aid Bolvania's besieged capitol when Prime Minister Vulcan Sednar sends an S.O.S.—but their mission to escort a vital supply ship through rebel blockade lines grows complicated when they discover a spy in their ranks. As the cunning rebel leader Tigra orchestrates a deadly trap at Treachery Reef, the Blackhawks must navigate sabotage, treachery, and unexpected danger to save the freighter and uncover who among their own is working against them.

The Bullfighting Gig
6 pp · Humor
Torchy ToddDon Miguel
Pottsville Clothing Co.
6 pp · Humor

When Dogtag agrees to deliver a wax figure of Mayor Pilfer to the town square, he inadvertently sets off a chain of hilarious mistaken identities—the dummy gets mistaken for the real mayor in a series of compromising situations that expose the politician's secret dealings with the local gambling racket. As the townspeople's outrage builds, the innocent mayor finds himself on the run, unable to convince anyone of the truth without revealing the very corruption he's been hiding.

Homo Braggadocio
6 pp · Humor
Will Bragg
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Children
Untitled Humor story
7 pp · Humor, Teen
Trackem Private Detective Agency
6 pp · Humor

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $34
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $1,236*
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $246*
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $193*
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CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $155*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $108*
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $78
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $64*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $55*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Bill Ward
cover pencils, inks Reed Crandall

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