CGC Registry

Gatsby's GK Magnus


Set Type: Magnus Robot Fighter (1963)
Owner: Gatsby77
Last Modified: 3/3/2016
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Award Time Rank: 1
Award Time Score: 13180


Set Description

Magnus: Robot Fighter was a series created by Tarzan artist Russ Manning that was originally published by Gold Key from 1963-1969; reprints then followed sporadically until 1977. The series follows Magnus, a human raised by good robot 1A and trained in martial arts to protect humanity against rogue evil robots in the year 4000 AD, a future in which society has become dependent on robots, Jetsons-style. Notably, the series has only two "key" issues--# 1, with first appearance of Magnus, 1A, and Leeja; and # 10, with the first published (fan) artwork of Walt Simonson (see 2nd photo for # 10, below for his page). My introduction to Magnus was via Jim Shooter's Valiant Comics reboot in the early 1990s, where the character was the lynchpin of the line. A huge Valiant fan growing up, I have a near-complete set of the company's 800+ books and several original art covers, but I didn't start collecting the Gold Key Magnus series in earnest until the summer of 2011. I am grateful to eBay, the CGC Registry and Boards, and the discovery of the Savannah and Twin Cities collections for enabling me to build a strong collection within just a year, including numerous highest-graded examples, File Copies, and pedigree copies from the Twin Cities, Boston, White Mountain, and Savannah collections. While not displayed here, I also have one raw double-cover and an undercopy from the Massachusetts pedigree. For other fans and collectors, I divide the series into thirds. While all the books are common in low grades, 1-12 (pre-1965) are tough in strict 9.0 or above; 13-27 are the "commons," with many copies available in high grade (largely due to the Gold Key File Copies) and 28-46 are very tough in strict 9.0 or higher. They were lesser-collected reprints published irregularly and are generally seen as not yet valuable enough to slab. As of January 2016, I've finally completed my 46 issue set in 9.0 or higher. Current numbers: 9.8: 15 9.6: 18 9.4: 10 9.2: 1 9.0: 2 This year I have focused on adding foreign variants to my set. I've included photos of many Spanish (Mexican), French (Canadian) and Dutch reprints to my gallery. I am also proud to have acquired Spanish, French, and Italian versions of Magnus # 1. The quest continues... Squeeee!

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Slot DescriptionThe Comics Registry IDComic GradeScore Updated
Magnus Robot Fighter 1 0064122011 9.4 1000 11/13/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 2 1073251002 9.8 1200 5/24/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 3 0915407001 9.4 450 1/25/2015
Magnus Robot Fighter 4 0915498005 9.4 300 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 5 0915843008 9.4 300 3/12/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 6 0915732004 9.4 300 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 7 0915407002 9.4 300 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 8 0154268005 9.6 500 1/25/2015
Magnus Robot Fighter 9 0915540008 9.6 500 2/8/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 10 1073251010 9.8 800 5/24/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 11 0915540009 9.6 320 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 12 1073251012 9.6 320 5/24/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 13 0188216001 9.8 520 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 14 1073251014 9.6 320 5/24/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 15 1036085014 9.4 200 5/25/2011
Magnus Robot Fighter 16 0625600001 9.6 320 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 17 0109421063 9.6 320 12/2/2013
Magnus Robot Fighter 18 1036086002 9.4 200 5/25/2011
Magnus Robot Fighter 19 0952061002 9.6 320 1/25/2015
Magnus Robot Fighter 20 1059905015 9.6 320 2/8/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 21 0915402016 9.8 320 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 22 0625600010 9.8 360 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 23 0915407008 9.8 360 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 24 1034494004 9.8 320 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 25 1073258021 9.8 320 5/24/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 26 0915407011 9.8 320 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 27 0915498008 9.8 320 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 28 1059995001 9.8 320 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 29 1036086013 9.6 100 1/25/2015
Magnus Robot Fighter 30 0188370004 9.6 100 1/25/2015
Magnus Robot Fighter 31 1059930001 9.8 160 4/5/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 32 1059922012 9.8 160 4/10/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 33 1036086017 9.0 20 5/25/2011
Magnus Robot Fighter 34 1036086018 9.4 60 5/25/2011
Magnus Robot Fighter 35 1059922011 9.8 160 4/5/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 36 1257327002 9.6 100 10/18/2014
Magnus Robot Fighter 37 1257327004 9.2 30 10/18/2014
Magnus Robot Fighter 38 1036086022 9.4 60 5/25/2011
Magnus Robot Fighter 39 1036086023 9.6 100 1/25/2015
Magnus Robot Fighter 40 0912894002 9.6 100 10/12/2013
Magnus Robot Fighter 41 1036086025 9.6 100 3/20/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 42 1059930005 9.6 100 2/8/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 43 0608294005 9.6 100 1/19/2016
Magnus Robot Fighter 44 1059922010 9.8 160 4/5/2012
Magnus Robot Fighter 45 0278167001 9.6 100 2/28/2016
Magnus Robot Fighter 46 1036086030 9.0 20 5/25/2011

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