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Man Comics 23

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Published December 1949 – September 1953
Issue Numbers 1 – 28
Total Issues 28
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How much is Man Comics #23 worth? Current market pricing for Man Comics #23 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 7.5 sold for $480 on February 23rd, 2020.
Graded price ranges include CGC 7.5 $480 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 4th, 2026.

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Issue Information
Cover Date
February 1953
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Newsstand Publications, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
Fire at Will!
 
Cover Credits
Fred Kida pencils and inks signed
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Man Comics #23 was published by Newsstand Publications, Inc. in February 1953. It is part of the Man Comics series, which ran from December 1949 to September 1953.

Cover credits include Fred Kida.

Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "Close-Up." Indexed story credits include Gene Colan and Paul S Newman, among others.

Stories

B-833 Close-Up Page 1
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Close-Up

Job # B-833
Pages 6
Type art
Credits
Gene Colan pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Scan

Bonaparte at Bay!

Credits
Paul S Newman script attributed Joe Sinnott pencils and inks signed (Sinnott turned it in on Oct 10, 1952. The Newman data I have is incomplete and has no date. - Doc V.)
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Job # B-777
Pages 6
Type art
Notes: Continued from Man #22(Bonaparte!,B-724) and finished in Man #24(Napolean's Waterloo!, C-48).

The Marine from Mars

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # B-636
Pages 2
Type text

Hit and Run

Credits
Paul S Newman script attributed Gil Evans pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # B-743
Pages 5
Type art

Fire at Will

Credits
George Tuska pencils signed George Tuska inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # B-859
Pages 6
Type art

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Last Updated 2026-06-04 07:35:03
Last Graded Sale CGC 7.5 sold for $480 on February 23rd, 2020
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions (Lot #17333, Auction #122008)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 7.5 $480 (1 comp)
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Price
Date
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7.5
$480
February 23rd, 2020
Heritage Auctions (Lot #17333, Auction #122008)
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