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Seven Seas Comics

Iger // April 1946 - 1947
Issue count: 6

Seven Seas Comics notoriously featured overtly gratuitous renderings of sexy gals, and is considered a "Good Girl" book. The Iger Studio offered 6 issues of this most wanted title! See what prices they are fetching using our online price guide!

Seven Seas Comics

Once upon a time in 1930’s America (New York, to be precise), two very young, very broke cartoonists had an idea; what if they pooled together all of their other broke artist and writer friends, and opened a “Shop” (studio), wherein they would create on-demand content on a freelance basis to be supplied to any publisher to whom they could successfully pitch ideas, or could successfully execute ideas presented to them. These young men were Jerry Iger and Will Eisner. The idea was to always have jobs coming in, produce in large volumes, and keep overhead low.

It worked.

Within a short amount of time, and with the popularity of the comic book on the rise, they soon had, in effect, a factory which was supplying steady product to comic book publishers such as Fox Features, Quality Comics, Fiction House and Timely Comics. But almost as important was the talent that got their first big-breaks working at the Shop; among them were Bob Kane, who would soon strike it rich with his creation Batman, Jack Kirby, an almost unrivaled influencer and legend that shaped much of what the industry would become, Lou Fine, a highly regarded master of illustration, young upstart Wallace Wood, master of light and shadow, Mort Meskin, one of the most respected craftsmen in comic book history who ended up working for damned-near every publisher out there. 

And, perhaps most notably, Will Eisner himself, who would split with Iger and leave the company he co-founded when his creation, The Spirit, would become a very popular syndicated strip in 1939/1940. Will was no slouch as an artist and writer, too! His skillful brushwork is still imitated today…

Others came and went through the studio, now simply known (at least within the industry) as The Iger Shop, one of whom concerns us today - Matt Baker. A very clean-lined stylist, skilled architect as a storyteller, and, above all, master of rendering the female form, for which he is mostly remembered today.

Baker, one of the only African-American comic book artists to achieve mainstream success, started working out of the Iger Shop in the mid 1940’s. And although it was not his first assignment, it can be argued that his reputation as top-flight “Good Girl” artist was cemented through his work on Seven Seas Comics.

When Seven Seas Comics hit the stands in April of 1946, The title was originally conceived as “manly-man” comic, with emphasis on tales of rough and salty sea-dogs confronting nature, the lives of men at sea, and sometimes contained stories of mariner mythology and legends. However, buried as a co-feature in the back of the book was a character called South Sea Girl. skillfully drawn by Matt Baker. She was a sarong-wearing beauty named Alani, who assisted various adventurers in combating hostile natives, and greedy treasure hunters, etc.

By this time, the Iger Shop was operating under the name The S.M. Iger Studio, and had established their own in-house publishing branch known as Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate; this was the mantle under which Seven Seas Comics was issued. At this time in the company, one of the Managing Editors was a Woman named Ruth Roche. Ruth was also a writer, and would go on to collaborate closely with Matt Baker on his most known feature, Phantom Lady.

Bringing it back around, Ms. Roche took over as editor of Seven Seas Comics and immediately realized the potential of Baker’s South Sea Girl as being a commodity which would sell more copies of the book. So, beginning with issue #3, the overtly sexy South Sea Girl moved to the head of the class, taking over every subsequent cover and become the lead story in the book.

The title would only last until issue # 6, which came out in mid 1947. But over the years has gained in reputation based on the collectability of Matt Baker’s art. This is now a legendary example of early “Good Girl” art, and issues are demanding a hefty sum!

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Issue #1

What's Seven Seas Comics #1 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Seven Seas Comics #1 is $2,211. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is an unretouched 9.8 that sold in May 2018. An unretouched 9.6 sold for the price of $1,315 in April 2018. An unretouched 9.2 from the Crowley Copy pedigree has a March 2019 value of $1,011, and an unretouched 9.2 has a value of $750 as of July 2019.

Why is this comic book valuable?

The introduction of South Sea Girl, Captain Cutlass, and Tugboat Tassie occur in Seven Seas Comics #1, published in April 1946 by Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate (Igor Shop). Seven Seas Comics was published in both America and Canada. In the introduction of Captain Cutlass, a King has Rodney Yorke declared a pirate, and Yorke becomes Cutlass. Mr. and Mrs. Binks tell Joe a story about catching a mermaid. Bill Jetty takes a job towing with Tessie; and Alani the South Sea Girl hunts down two criminals who are traveling to the Vanishing Isles to create a hideout for their international crime.

Price Guide Report

GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$75 $140 $275 $500 $2,000 $2,211

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Issue #2

What's Seven Seas Comics #2 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Seven Seas Comics #2 is $1,440. This is based on the highest CGC rated copy of #2 to sell at auction, which is a 9.8 from the Big Apple. That copy sold in August 2019, which is a decrease in value from its November 2011 price of $2,629 but an increase from its November 2014 value of $1,315. An unretouched 9.6 from the Big Apple pedigree has an August 2004 value of $1,610, and an unretouched 9.4 sold for the price of $1,195 in November 2016.

Why is this comic book valuable?

The story of the Titanic is told in Seven Seas Comics #2, published by Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate (Igor Shop) in July 1946. In “Sagas of the Sea,” the complete story of the launch and untimely demise of the great Titanic is told. Mike travels to the Vanishing Isles to help Alani stop the sacrifice of women to a strange beast-man.

Price Guide Report

GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$50 $100 $200 $400 $1,600 $2,629

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Issue #3

What's Seven Seas Comics #3 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Seven Seas Comics #3 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy of #3 to sell at auction is an unretouched 9.0 that sold for the price of $1,125 in August 2007. An unretouched 7.5 sold for the price of $650 in July 2015, an unretouched 7.0 has a March 2016 value of $717, and an unretouched 3.0 has a value of $430 as of January 2019.

Why is this comic book valuable?

South Sea Girl fights a giant squid in Seven Seas Comics, published in 1947 by Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate. According to tradition, every year at the same time Alani must fight any challengers to her throne, and Mazoni has plans to cheat in order to become Queen.

Price Guide Report

GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$175 $350 $650 $1,200 $4,500 $1,125

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Issue #4

What's Seven Seas Comics #4 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Seven Seas Comics #4 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 9.0 that sold for the price of $1,438 in October 2002. An unretouched 8.5 has a February 2017 value of $14,340, and an unretouched 6.5 has a March 2018 value of $13,200, which is a steep increase from its December 2014 price of $3,650.

Why is this comic book valuable?

Alani must stop an entitled movie star from killing her cheetah in Seven Seas Comics #4, published by Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate (Igor Shop) in 1947. Skipper gives a young seafarer a lesson in reading compasses in “Salty Stuff.” Steve Badger investigates a crime committed under the veil of darkness in “Harbor Patrol.”

Price Guide Report

GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$1,750 $3,500 $7,000 $14,350 $55,000 $14,340

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Issue #5

What's Seven Seas Comics #5 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value Seven Seas Comics #5 is $2,032. This is based on the highest CGC rated copy of #5 to sell at auction, which is an unretouched 9.4 that sold for the price in September 2006. In May 2013 an unretouched 9.0 sold for the price of $1,793, and an unretouched 6.0 has a November 2018 value of $1,440.

Why is this comic book valuable?

Queen Alani must protect her people from escaped inmates who try to take over her land in Seven Seas Comics, published by Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate (Igor Shop) in 1947. Captain Cutlass learns a lesson about the crawling death fish, and Steve Badger is after a wandering weapon.

Price Guide Report

GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$180 $375 $700 $1,250 $4,500 $2,032

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Issue #6

What's Seven Seas Comics #6 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Seven Seas Comics #6 is $25,000. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.4 from the Edgar Church pedigree that sold in September 2017. An unretouched 8.0 has a June 2019 value of $7,701, and an unretouched 6.0 sold for the price of $2,151 in May 2016. An unretouched 5.5 sold for the price of $1,860 in November 2019, which is an increase from its March 2017 value of $1,175.

Why is this comic book valuable?

Seven Seas Comics #6 is the last issue of the series, and was published by Leader Enterprises in 1947. Boris is a secret government agent from South America who wants to test the explosion of an atomic bomb on the Vanishing Isles. Alani must stop Boris from destroying the South Seas with the bomb. This issue also concludes the stories of Tugboat Tessie and Captain Cutlass.

Price Guide Report

GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$800 $1,600 $3,200 $6,500 $25,000 $25,000

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