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Zip Comics

#3 · 1940

3.5

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Zip Comics #3

Name: Zip Comics #3 — CBCS 3.5
Brand: MLJ Magazines
SKU: IMP-365
Price: 1355.00 USD
Availability: InStock

MLJ Magazines · 1940 · CBCS 3.5 · Universal Blue

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Zip Comics #3 (MLJ Magazines, 1940) — Classic Charles Biro robot cover. CBCS 3.5.

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Classic Charles Biro robot cover
CBCS 3.5
MLJ Magazines, 1940 — Golden Age
cover by Charles Biro

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About this copy

Zip Comics #3 (MLJ, 1940). A scarce early issue carrying the classic Charles Biro robot cover, graded CBCS 3.5.

Grading & condition

This copy is encapsulated by CBCS at 3.5 on a Universal Blue label. The holder is intact and has not been cracked, re-sealed or altered.

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Specifications

Title: Zip Comics #3
Publisher: MLJ Magazines
Cover date: 1940
Age / era: Golden Age
Grading company: CBCS
Grade: 3.5
Label: Universal Blue
SKU: IMP-365
Writer: Various
Interior art: Charles Biro
Cover art: Charles Biro
Key issue: Classic Charles Biro robot cover

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History
MLJ Magazines: the Golden Age superhero publisher that became Archie
MLJ Magazines was founded in 1939 by Maurice Coyne, Louis Silberkleit and John Goldwater (the initials) and published Golden Age superheroes — the Shield in Pep Comics #1 (January 1940), the first patriotic hero, and Steel Sterling in Zip Comics #1 (February 1940). Archie Andrews debuted in Pep Comics #22 (December 1941) and so outsold the heroes that the company renamed itself Archie Comic Publications in 1946.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
Values
Why a Price Guide Number Is Only a Starting Point for Comic Values
A comic book values price guide gives a reference figure for a title, issue and grade, but it is not what a particular copy will sell for. The real value comes from the exact condition of your copy and what comparable copies have recently sold for.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
Key issues
When Was Wonder Woman Created? All Star Comics #8, 1941
Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and artist H. G. Peter and first appeared in All Star Comics #8, published by DC Comics with a cover date of December 1941 – January 1942. That issue is the original Wonder Woman comic that collectors mean by her first appearance.
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CGC / CBCS
How CGC Grade, Page Quality and Label Set the Price of a Slabbed Comic
The value of CGC graded comics is set by the numeric grade, the page quality noted on the label, the label type (including any restoration), and demand for that specific issue. The only reliable figure is what the same issue in the same grade recently sold for.
Updated Oct 11, 2026