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Battle 18

Atlas Tales

PublishedMarch 1951 – June 1960
Issue Numbers1 – 70
Total Issues70
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Battle #18 (1953) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
March 1953
 
Cover Titles
Escape!
 
Cover Credits
Russ Heath pencils signed
How much is Battle #18 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Battle #18 shows a latest raw sale of VG- sold for $288 on April 28th, 2024, a latest graded sale of CGC 7.0 sold for $660 on June 25th, 2023.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $288 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 7.0 $660 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 31st, 2026.

Stories

B-828 Escape! Page 1
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Escape!

Job # B-828
Pages 6
Type art
Credits
Dick Ayers pencils signed Ernie Bache inks attributed
Contributors:
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
C-60 The Beast At Bay Page 1
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The Beast At Bay

Job # C-60
Pages 7
Type art
Credits
Dick Ayers pencils signed Ernie Bache inks attributed
Adolf Hitler starring
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
Notes: Conclusion of B-907 "Turning Point" in previous issue; note on splash reads "Conclusion of Battle comics' Hitler Chronicle!" Features German Führer Adolf Hitler (1889-1945); Luftwaffe commander Hermann Wilhelm Göring (1893-1946) appears.

Corporal Charles Cassidy Captures Korea

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # B-882
Pages 2
Type text

Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Type art
Notes: For 1 Oct 1952. Stan Lee, Editor; Martin Goodman, Managing Editor; Monroe Froehlich, Jr., Business Manager.
B-835 The Black Hole! Page 1
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The Black Hole!

Job # B-835
Pages 5
Type art
Credits
Carl Wessler script attributed
Contributors:
John Benson: Creator Credit
Robin Snyder: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
Notes: Signed "Miller" but is not Chuck Miller. Semi-historical account of the Capture of Fort William (Jun 1756) and the confinement of its garrison in "the black hole of Calcutta"; features Lt. Col. Robert Clive (1725 1774), Maj. Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775), Joseph François Dupleix (1697–1763), and Nawab Mîrzâ Mohammad Sirâjud Dawla (1733–1757).
B-908 Tank! Page 1
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Tank!

Job # B-908
Pages 5
Type art
Credits
Mike Sekowsky pencils attributed Unknown inks
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
Notes: First Lord of the Admiralty Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874–1965) appears.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-31 15:21:06
Last Raw Sale VG- sold for $288 on April 28th, 2024
Last Graded Sale CGC 7.0 sold for $660 on June 25th, 2023
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good 3.0-4.0 $288 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 7.0 $660 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (3)
Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
7.0
$660
June 25th, 2023
Heritage Auctions Auction 122326, Lot 17049
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VG-
$288
April 28th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Auction 122418, Lot 19082
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-
$104
October 29th, 2023
Heritage Auctions Auction 122344, Lot 19112
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Issue Overview

Battle #18 was published in March 1953. It is part of Battle, a war series that began in 1951.

Cover credits include Russ Heath.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Escape!." Indexed story credits include Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache, among others.

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