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Black Rider 12

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Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.

Published March 1950 – March 1955
Issue Numbers 8 – 27
Total Issues 20
Continued From Western Winners
Continues To Western Tales of Black Rider
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How much is Black Rider #12 worth? Current market pricing for Black Rider #12 shows a latest graded sale of CGC VF+ 8.5 sold for $780 on August 28th, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Very Fine/Near Mint 8.0-9.0 $780 (2 comps).
Graded price ranges include CGC 7.5 $101.58 (1 comp); CGC 8.5 $203.15-$780 (3 comps).
Pricing data last updated May 16th, 2026.

Black Rider #12 (1951) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
January 1951
 
Cover Titles
The Town That Vanished!
The Trail of Terror!
Marked for Murder!
Six-Gun Salute!
 
Cover Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks unsigned
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Black Rider #12 was published in January 1951. It is part of Black Rider, a western series that began in 1950.

Cover credits include Joe Maneely.

Atlas Tales indexes 8 stories for this issue, including "The Town that Vanished!." Indexed story credits include Al Hartley and Stan Lee, among others.

Stories

The Town that Vanished!

Credits
Al Hartley pencils and inks unsigned
The Black Rider starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # 7705
Pages 9
Type art
Notes: Supernatural elements: Spanish colonial town inhabited by ghosts reappears on the anniversary of its destruction. Various characters refer to a group of Mexican bandits as "chili eaters," "frijole guzzlers," and "greasers."

Marked for Murder!

Credits
Al Hartley pencils and inks unsigned
The Black Rider starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # 7727
Pages 7
Type art

Torture

Credits
Stan Lee script signed George Tuska pencils signed
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # 7668
Pages 4
Type art

Last Chance

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # SL-5268
Pages 2
Type text

Trek of Terror!

Credits
Jay Scott Pike pencils attributed
The Black Rider starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # 7759
Pages 7
Type art
Notes: Black Rider battles prejudice when townspeople attack a wagon train of "Morman" (i.e., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) settlers bound from Ohio to Utah. He opines that the townspeople "forgot all the teachings of the Bible," and tells them that "America wouldn't be the land of liberty without the different kinds of people, races, and religions who came from all over the worlds to live in peace and democracy!"

Hot-Lead Reunion!

Credits
Jay Scott Pike pencils attributed
The Black Rider starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # 7760
Pages 4
Type art

The Man Who Wouldn't Fight!

Credits
Stan Lee script signed George Tuska pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # 7764
Pages 3
Type art

Six-Gun Salute!

Credits
Al Hartley pencils attributed Mike Sekowsky pencils attributed
The Black Rider starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # 7774
Pages 6
Type art
Notes: Interesting combination, and definitely not solo Hartley. - JVJ

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-16 14:21:04
Last Graded Sale CGC VF+ 8.5 sold for $780 on August 28th, 2025
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Fine/Near Mint 8.0-9.0 $780 (2 comps)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 7.5 $101.58 (1 comp)
CGC 8.5 $203.15-$780 (3 comps)
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VF+ 8.5
$780
August 28th, 2025
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$630
June 25th, 2023
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