Aquaman #43 CGC 9.8

Aquaman #43 — DC Comics (January–February 1969) — "To Win Is to Lose!" — Skeates and Aparo's Search for Mera

At a glance

Grade: CGC 9.8 Near Mint/Mint · Universal label

Page quality: Off-white to white

Certification number: 1134077014

Publisher: DC Comics · Cover date: January–February 1969 · Era: Silver Age

Why collectors want this issue

- CGC 9.8 — the top of the grading scale, and genuinely tough on a late-1960s DC book.

- From the celebrated Steve Skeates / Jim Aparo run, part of the multi-issue "Search for Mera" storyline that revitalised the title.

- Jim Aparo interior art — the artist most associated with Aquaman's late Silver Age and early Bronze Age look.

- Nick Cardy cover ("Take a Giant Step!"), with Aqualad and Aquagirl (Tula) featured in the story.

- Letter from a young Mark Evanier in the letters column, noted on the CGC label.

Creators

- Script: Steve Skeates

- Art: Jim Aparo

- Cover: Nick Cardy

- Editor: Dick Giordano

Story synopsis

Recovering with partial amnesia, Aqualad is captured by a race of undersea giants and forced to fight their champion, while Aquaman continues his search for the missing Mera.

On the CGC label

- Key comments: Letter from Mark Evanier

Condition and certification

- Professionally graded and encapsulated by CGC at 9.8 Near Mint/Mint with off-white to white pages; the holder is sealed and unopened.

- The photos show the actual slab you will receive, including the certification label. Grade, page quality and notations are exactly as printed on the label.

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Shipping

- Flat $15 USPS Priority shipping in the US, double-boxed with padding and fully insured. Orders placed before 2 PM Mountain Time ship the same business day.