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Nellie the Nurse 21

Atlas Tales

PublishedJanuary 1945 – October 1952
Issue Numbers1 – 36
Total Issues36
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Issue Information
Cover Date
October 1949
 
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How much is Nellie the Nurse #21 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Nellie the Nurse #21 shows a latest raw sale of GD sold for $55 on October 3rd, 2023, a latest graded sale of CGC 4.5 sold for $288 on April 20th, 2023.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $55 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 4.5 $288 (1 comp); CGC 8.5 $101.58 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated September 30th, 2026.

Stories

Untitled Story
Credits
Stan Lee script signed Carl Dorese pencils signed
Nellie the Nurse starring
Job # 5954
Pages 8
Type art
Untitled Story
Credits
Carl Dorese pencils attributed
Nellie the Nurse starring
Job # 5796
Pages 7
Type art

Buy Magazines with the Circular Seal

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 1
Type house ad
Untitled Story
Credits
Stan Lee script signed
Hedy De Vine starring
Job # 6102
Pages 5
Type art
Notes: Gabby reads Tex Morgan comics.

Meet the Winner

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # SL-3194
Pages 2
Type text
Untitled Story
Credits
Carl Dorese pencils attributed
Nellie the Nurse starring
Job # 5834
Pages 7
Type art
Notes: Snazzy plays the sweet potato (ocarina) on the "Arthur Gabfree" (i.e., Arthur Godfrey) show.
Untitled Story
Credits
Morris Weiss pencils signed
Tessie the Typist starring
Job # 6038
Pages 6
Type art
Untitled Story
Credits
Stan Lee script signed Carl Dorese pencils signed
Nellie the Nurse starring
Job # 5251
Pages 7
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-09-30 07:35:02
Last Raw Sale GD sold for $55 on October 3rd, 2023
Last Graded Sale CGC 4.5 sold for $288 on April 20th, 2023
Sources Represented Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $55 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 4.5 $288 (1 comp)
CGC 8.5 $101.58 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (6)
Grade
Price
Date
Provenance
Record
8.5
$101.58
December 10th, 2006
Heritage Auctions Nellie the Nurse #21 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) (Timely, 1949) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages.
Sale record
4.5
$288
April 20th, 2023
Heritage Auctions Nellie the Nurse #21 (Timely, 1949) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white pages.
Sale record
VG
$99
October 5th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Nellie the Nurse #21 (Marvel, 1949) Condition: VG.
Sale record
VG
$286.80
May 27th, 2018
Heritage Auctions Nellie the Nurse #21 (Marvel, 1949) Condition: VG.
Sale record
VG-
$89
May 6th, 2025
Heritage Auctions Nellie the Nurse #21 (Timely/Marvel, 1949) Condition: VG-.
Sale record
GD
$55
October 3rd, 2023
Heritage Auctions Nellie the Nurse #21 (Marvel, 1949) Condition: GD.
Sale record
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Issue Overview

Nellie the Nurse #21 was published in October 1949. It is part of Nellie the Nurse, a humor and teen series that began in 1945.

Atlas Tales indexes 8 stories for this issue, including "Buy Magazines with the Circular Seal." Indexed story credits include Stan Lee and Carl Dorese, among others.

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