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Sport Stars 1
Atlas Tales
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How much is Sport Stars #1 worth?
Current market pricing for Sport Stars #1 shows a latest raw sale of VG/FN sold for $132 on December 9th, 2018, a latest graded sale of CGC CGC VF 8.0 sold for $264 on August 29th, 2023.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $57.36-$132 (2 comps); Very Good/Fine 5.0 $57.36-$132 (2 comps).
Graded price ranges include CGC 8.0 $203.15-$288 (3 comps).
Pricing data last updated May 11th, 2026.
- Cover Date
- November 1949
- Cover Notes
- Painted Cover.
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Animirth Comics, inc.
- Cover Titles
- They Called Him a Coward!
- Cover Credits
-
Allen Anderson pencils signed
- Contributions
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Michaël Dewally: Cover Image
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Sport Stars #1 was published by Animirth Comics, inc. in November 1949. It is part of the Sport Stars series, which ran from November 1949 to November 1949.
Cover credits include Allen Anderson.
Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "Football's Immortal: Knute Rockne." Indexed story credits include Syd Shores and John Severin, among others.
Stories
Football's Immortal: Knute Rockne
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Benson Carries the Ball
They Call Him A Coward
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Strange Story of Frank Bastoni, 'Battler' Bastoni / The Man Who Could Have Been Champ!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Story of Pete Sims, the "Grandstand Player!"
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit