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Title: TALES TO ASTONISH No. 13 * 1st Appearance of Groot
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Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Zenith Publishing Corp.]
Date Published: November, 1960
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CGC certified: Fair/Good (1.5). Off-white to white pages. Tape on interior cover. The upper spine area seems to have been munched by hungry bugs — ironically, Groot himself gets devoured by termites in his debut appearance. Cover: Jack Kirby (Steve Ditko inks). Scripts: Stan Lee? Larry Lieber? Art: Jack Kirby, Joe Maneely, Steve Ditko, Don Heck. 1st appearance: Groot. GPAnalysis: A 1.5 sold for $1920 in February 2022; a 1.8 sold for $1773 in June 2021; a 2.0 sold for $2750 in January 2022.

Before Fin Fang Foom... Before Tim Boo Baa... Before Shagg, Zzutak, Googam, Goom, Glop, Taboo, and Blip... there was GROOT, the Monster from Planet X.

Groot is the poster child for obscure Marvel characters who became overnight sensations due to the unstoppable juggernaut of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Prior to the character's Hollywood debut in 2014's "Guardians of the Galaxy," Groot was known mainly to a handful of Marvelites steeped in the lore of post-Code, pre-hero monster mags. After the movie became a smash hit, Groot rocketed to fame, with even former first lady Michelle Obama getting in on the geeky action by uttering the character's tagline, "I am Groot," on a popular TV quiz show.

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