MOD WHEELS ##8
Gold Key / Western Publishing Company, Inc. • Mod Wheels
Writer
Uncredited
Interior Artist
Uncredited
Cover Artist
Uncredited (Likely Jose Delbo or Win Mortimer style)
Publication Date
June 1972
Cover Variant
Regular/Direct (20c cover price variant)
Printing
First Printing
Comic Description
Mod Wheels was a 1970s Gold Key series focusing on the world of car racing and 'mod' car culture. This issue's storyline involves highway hostility between a father and son coming to a crashing stop.
Condition & Value
Condition Grade
Very Good (CGC 4.0)
Condition Details
Visible spine stress and color-breaking creases, significant corner blunting at the top left, yellowing of the cover edges, and moderate surface wear along the spine. There appears to be a pink mark or adhesive residue on the top left spine edge.
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $5.00 - $12.00 / Graded (9.6+): $50.00 - $80.00
Recent Sales
Recent sales for mid-grade copies of this series range from $4 to $15 depending on the specific issue number. Higher grades (9.0+) are rarely sold but can fetch $30+.
Grading Recommendation
Not worth professional grading. The cost of CGC/CBCS grading exceeds the current market value of the book in this condition. It is a lower-valued common issue from the Bronze Age.
Notable Features
20 cent price variant. Features typical Gold Key painted-style or heavy-line automotive art. Non-UPC edition as is standard for Gold Key of this era.
Authentication Notes
The book appears authentic with correct 1970s newsprint age toning and Gold Key's signature 'key' logo placement and font styling.