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Ideal 4

Atlas Tales

PublishedJuly 1948 – March 1949
Issue Numbers1 – 5
Total Issues5
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Ideal #4 (1949) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
January 1949
 
Cover Titles
Richard the Lion-Hearted
 
Cover Credits
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How much is Ideal #4 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Ideal #4 shows a latest raw sale of VG/FN sold for $64 on January 15th, 2025, a latest graded sale of CGC 6.5 sold for $114 on April 7th, 2026.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $15-$41.04 (3 comps); Very Good/Fine 5.0 $64 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 5.5 $119 (1 comp); CGC 6.5 $114 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated September 23rd, 2026.

Stories

Richard the Lion-Hearted

Credits
Stan Lee script signed
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # 4358
Pages 34
Type art
Notes: Historical account of King Richard I of England (1157-1199); features Kurdish Muslim general Saladin (1138-1193) and King Philippe II Auguste of France (1165-1223).

The Glory Hound

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # SL-4232
Pages 2
Type text

Hi, Friends

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Pages 1
Type editorial
The Wild West at Its Rugged Best! Page 1
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The Wild West at Its Rugged Best!

Pages 1
Type house ad
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Doc V.: Story Scan
Notes: Features covers of (clockwise from top) Wild Western 4, Blaze Carson 3, Tex Taylor 3, All Western Winners 3, Kid Colt Outlaw 3, Two-Gun Kid 6, and Tex Morgan 4.

Diamond of Destiny

Credits
Gene Colan pencils attributed Unknown inks
The Witness starring
Contributors:
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Job # 3834
Pages 7
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-09-23 07:35:03
Last Raw Sale VG/FN sold for $64 on January 15th, 2025
Last Graded Sale CGC 6.5 sold for $114 on April 7th, 2026
Sources Represented Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good 3.0-4.0 $15-$41.04 (3 comps)
Very Good/Fine 5.0 $64 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 5.5 $119 (1 comp)
CGC 6.5 $114 (1 comp)
CGC 9.4 $2,160 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (12)
Grade
Price
Date
Provenance
Record
9.4
$2,160
September 13th, 2025
Heritage Auctions Ideal #4 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Timely, 1949) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages.
Sale record
6.5
$114
April 7th, 2026
Heritage Auctions Ideal #4 (Timely, 1949) CGC FN+ 6.5 Cream to off-white pages.
Sale record
5.5
$119
December 10th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Ideal Comics #4 (Timely, 1945) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white pages.
Sale record
VG/FN
$64
January 15th, 2025
Heritage Auctions Ideal #4 (Timely, 1949) Condition: VG/FN.
Sale record
VG+ 4.5
$41.04
October 5th, 2024
eBay Ideal #4 VG+ 4.5 1949 Timely Witness story
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VG
$15
December 17th, 2025
eBay IDEAL #4 RICHARD THE LION HEARTED TIMELY GOLDEN AGE 1949 VG
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VG
$39.95
September 14th, 2024
eBay IDEAL #4 (THE WITNESS BY GENE COLAN, RICHARD THE LION HEARTED BY STAN LEE, 1949)
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$59.99
July 1st, 2026
eBay Ideal No.4 :: 1949 :: :: Witness Story!
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$34.99
April 7th, 2026
eBay IDEAL #4 [1949 FR] RICHARD THE LION HEARTED 1949
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$22.05
February 28th, 2026
eBay IDEAL #4 - SCARCE MARVEL GOLDEN-AGE - THE WITNESS HORROR TYPE STORY - 1949
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$24.50
January 26th, 2026
eBay IDEAL COMIC # 4 rare Richard the Lion Hearted comic
eBay item 267066773013 Original listing is no longer available
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$12
December 24th, 2023
eBay IDEAL #4 - RICHARD THE LION -HEARTED Timely/Marvel Jan. 1949 FAIR The Witness 1948
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Issue Overview

Ideal #4 was published in January 1949. It is part of the Ideal series, which ran from July 1948 to March 1949.

Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "Richard the Lion-Hearted." Indexed story credits include Stan Lee and Gene Colan.

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