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Cover: Reed Crandall
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Modern Comics #85

May 1949 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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The issue contains at least two stories: In "Blackhawk," the title character and his team battle evil forces in a desert setting, engaging in combat with enemies and pursuing a mastermind behind an air base operation. In "Torchy," the glamorous protagonist attends a royal event where she is presented as both a lovely woman and a great sovereign to an appreciative audience, though she remains self-conscious about her appearance.

Contains 4 stories
The Jihad of Kimri Khan
14 pp · Adventure, War
Kimri Khan (first appearancevillain)
King of the Little Mardi Gras
6 pp · Humor, Teen

Ezra Jones wins the essay contest to be King of the Little Mardi Gras, but his luck takes a complicated turn when a four-leaf clover and a misread contest notice throw his romantic hopes—and his reputation—into chaos. Between scheming classmates, unexpected admirers, and a troublesome friend who helped with his essay, Ezra has to navigate a tangled path to the big dance and figure out where he really stands with Myrna.

The Motorcycle Race
5 pp · Humor
Will Bragg
The Queen of Moronia Gig
5 pp · Humor

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $49
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $696
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $498
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $345
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $270*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $217*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
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CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $72*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $60*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $43*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
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Full credits

cover pencils, inks Reed Crandall

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Reprinted in Modern Comics #85 (1949)

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