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Rugged Action 1
Atlas Tales
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How much is Rugged Action #1 worth?
Current market pricing for Rugged Action #1 shows a latest raw sale of VF+ (no numeric grade provided) sold for $77.68 on May 11th, 2008.
Raw price ranges include Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $77.68 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 14th, 2026.
- Cover Date
- December 1954
- Cover Notes
- Appears to be by Carl Burgos with the exception of the top tier, which is either all or partial Maneely.
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Classic Syndicate, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- Man-eater
I Was a Prisoner of the Communists - Cover Credits
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Carl Burgos pencils and inks attributed
- Contributions
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Nick Caputo: Cover Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Rugged Action #1 was published by Classic Syndicate, Inc. in December 1954. It is part of the Rugged Action series, which ran from December 1954 to June 1955.
Cover credits include Carl Burgos.
Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "I Was a Prisoner of the Communists!." Indexed story credits include Paul Reinman and Vic Carrabotta, among others.
Stories
I Was a Prisoner of the Communists!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Man-Eater!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
A Beastly Game!
Yellow!
Octopus!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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