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Ideal Comics 2

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Published Fall 1944 – Spring 1946
Issue Numbers 1 – 4
Total Issues 4
Continues To Willie Comics

Market Pricing

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How much is Ideal Comics #2 worth? Current market pricing for Ideal Comics #2 shows a latest raw sale of VG/FN 5.0 sold for $50 on October 20th, 2013, a latest graded sale of CGC NM- 9.2 sold for $212.75 on February 1st, 2004.
Raw price ranges include Very Good/Fine 5.0 $50-$110 (2 comps); Very Fine/Near Mint 8.0-9.0 $160 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 5.0 $50 (1 comp); CGC 7.0 $130 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated April 25th, 2026.

Ideal Comics #2 (1944) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
Winter 1944
 
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Issue Overview

Ideal Comics #2 was published in Winter 1944. It is part of the Ideal Comics series, which ran from Fall 1944 to Spring 1946.

Atlas Tales indexes 9 stories for this issue, including "Ideal Puzzle-Page."

Stories

Notes: Nazi spies kidnap rats and run them through a "converter machine" that turns them into Nazis, "the lowest form of life."
Notes: The pair find ration stamp books under a hen. Silly asks, "Do you think the hen laid them?" Ziggy replies, "That wasn't a hen! That was the author of this story, trying to hatch a plot!" Silly rejoins, "But all he does is lay eggs, huh?"
Notes: Story inspired by the German folk tale, The Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-04-25 07:21:06
Last Raw Sale VG/FN 5.0 sold for $50 on October 20th, 2013
Last Graded Sale CGC NM- 9.2 sold for $212.75 on February 1st, 2004
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good/Fine 5.0 $50-$110 (2 comps)
Very Fine/Near Mint 8.0-9.0 $160 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 5.0 $50 (1 comp)
CGC 7.0 $130 (1 comp)
CGC 9.2 $210 (1 comp)
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Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
VG/FN 5.0
$50
October 20th, 2013
Heritage Auctions
NM- 9.2
$212.75
February 1st, 2004
Heritage Auctions

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