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Published April 1952 – June 1953
Issue Numbers 1 – 14
Total Issues 14
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How much is War Action #1 worth? Current market pricing for War Action #1 shows a latest raw sale of GD/VG sold for $31 on December 3rd, 2006, a latest graded sale of CGC 7.5 sold for $336 on May 18th, 2023.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $31 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 7.5 $336 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 30th, 2026.

War Action #1 (1952) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
April 1952
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
 
Cover Titles
The Butcher in Black!
Six Dead Men!
 
Cover Credits
Sol Brodsky pencils and inks attributed
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

War Action #1 was published by Canam Publishers Sales Corp. in April 1952. It is part of the War Action series, which ran from April 1952 to June 1953.

Cover credits include Sol Brodsky.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Rain!." Indexed story credits include Joe Maneely and Norman Steinberg, among others.

Stories

A-173 Rain! Page 1
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Rain!

Job # A-173
Pages 6
Type art
Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Wilmot: Story Scan
A-169 A Little Rest Page 1
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A Little Rest

Job # A-169
Pages 4
Type art
Credits
Norman Steinberg pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Wilmot: Story Scan
A-188 Flame Page 1
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Flame

Job # A-188
Pages 3
Type art
Credits
Gil Evans pencils and inks attributed (Right at this time, on this type of gritty story, Gil Evans and Tom Gill are nearly indistinguishable. It just MIGHT be Tom Gill and one of his rougher assistants like Bernie Sills. )
Contributors:
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Wilmot: Story Scan

The Marines From Mars

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # A-290
Pages 2
Type text
A-187 Six Dead Men! Page 1
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Six Dead Men!

Job # A-187
Pages 5
Type art
Credits
Hank Chapman script signed Bill LaCava pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Wilmot: Story Scan
A-193 Butcher In Black! Page 1
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Butcher In Black!

Job # A-193
Pages 5
Type art
Credits
Russ Heath pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Wilmot: Story Scan

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-30 09:20:50
Last Raw Sale GD/VG sold for $31 on December 3rd, 2006
Last Graded Sale CGC 7.5 sold for $336 on May 18th, 2023
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $31 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 7.5 $336 (1 comp)
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Price
Date
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GD/VG
$31
December 3rd, 2006
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7.5
$336
May 18th, 2023
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$81
October 31st, 2023
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