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- Cover Date
- May 1951
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Marvel Comics, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- The Cobra's Kiss?
Too Young to Die?
Shock! - Starring
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Rocky Jorden starring
- Cover Credits
-
George Tuska pencils attributed
Notes: 3 side panels
Sol Brodsky pencils guess
Notes: main panel
- Contributions
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Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Current market pricing for Private Eye #3 shows a latest raw sale of VF+ sold for $180 on August 20th, 2024, a latest graded sale of CGC 7.0 sold for $139 on March 12th, 2024.
Raw price ranges include Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $180 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 7.0 $139 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated October 29th, 2026.
Stories
The Case Of The Cruising Cobras!
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Too Young To Die
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Farmer in the Well
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Decoy For The Hot Seat
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Shock!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Information
"Save Me!" She Cried
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
Private Eye #3 was published by Marvel Comics, Inc. in May 1951. It is part of the Private Eye series, which ran from January 1951 to March 1952.
Cover credits include George Tuska and Sol Brodsky. This issue features Rocky Jorden.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "The Case Of The Cruising Cobras!." Indexed story credits include George Tuska and Allen Bellman, among others.