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Uncanny Tales 17

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Published June 1952 – September 1957
Issue Numbers 1 – 56
Total Issues 56
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How much is Uncanny Tales #17 worth? Current market pricing for Uncanny Tales #17 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 5.0 sold for $432 on June 30th, 2024.
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Uncanny Tales #17 (1954) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
February 1954
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Prime Publications, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
I Live with Corpses!
From Out of the Night!
Tomorrow I Die!
The New World!
 
Cover Credits
Bill Everett pencils and inks signed
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Uncanny Tales #17 was published by Prime Publications, Inc. in February 1954. It is part of the Uncanny Tales series, which ran from June 1952 to September 1957.

Cover credits include Bill Everett.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "I Live With Corpses." Indexed story credits include Mort Lawrence and Tony DiPreta, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.

Stories

I Live With Corpses

Credits
Mort Lawrence pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # D-656
Pages 5
Type art
Notes: In addition to the artist's name below the splash, a tombstone in the splash bears the name "Strangler Lawrence".

Beware Of The Black Panther

Credits
Tony DiPreta pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 8351
Pages 2
Type text

The New World

Credits
Paul Reinman pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # D-618
Pages 5
Type art

The Replacement!

Credits
George Roussos pencils attributed George Roussos inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # D-88
Pages 4
Type art
Notes: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) replaces German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) as "lieutenant-in- charge-of-torture-operations" in Hell.

Tomorrow I Die!

Credits
Chuck Winter pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # D-553
Pages 4
Type art

From Out Of The Night

Credits
Gene Colan pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # D-638
Pages 5
Type art
Notes: New variation on the old theme of a sf-writer looking for a plot.

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Last Updated 2026-06-15 07:35:03
Last Graded Sale CGC 5.0 sold for $432 on June 30th, 2024
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CGC 5.0 $432 (1 comp)
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