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Rugged Action 3

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Published December 1954 – June 1955
Issue Numbers 1 – 4
Total Issues 4
Continues To Strange Stories of Suspense
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How much is Rugged Action #3 worth? Current market pricing for Rugged Action #3 shows a latest raw sale of 1.8 GD- (Good-) sold for $13.
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Rugged Action #3 (1955) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
April 1955
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Classic Syndicate, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
Swamp!
Red Pirate!
White Death!
 
Cover Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks signed
 
Contributions
Michaël Dewally: Cover Image
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Rugged Action #3 was published by Classic Syndicate, Inc. in April 1955. It is part of the Rugged Action series, which ran from December 1954 to June 1955.

Cover credits include Joe Maneely.

Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "The Red Pirate!." Indexed story credits include Don Heck and Harry Anderson, among others.

Stories

The Red Pirate!

Credits
Don Heck pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # F-467
Pages 6
Type art

Jungle Story!

Credits
Harry Anderson pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # F-514
Pages 6
Type art

The Spy!

Credits
Vernon Henkel pencils and inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 9768
Pages 2
Type text

Swamp!

Credits
Chuck Miller pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # F-513
Pages 5
Type art

White Death

Credits
Dick Ayers pencils signed Ernie Bache inks attributed
Job # F-466
Pages 6
Type art

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Last Updated 2026-06-21 08:41:33
Last Raw Sale 1.8 GD- (Good-) sold for $13
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