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- Cover Date
- January 1951
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Sports Action, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- The Amazing Story of Nile Kinnick, Iowa's Greatest All-Time
Harry Greb, The Pittsburg Windmill
Koi Motsai
What Happened to Chris King? - Cover Credits
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Vernon Henkel pencils signed
- Contributions
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Michaël Dewally: Cover Image
Current market pricing for Sports Action #5 shows a latest raw sale of VF sold for $312 on November 28th, 2023, a latest graded sale of CGC CGC GD/VG 3.0 sold for $95 on August 25th, 2024.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $59.75 (1 comp); Very Good/Fine 5.0 $59.75 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.0 $95 (1 comp); CGC 9.2 $179.25 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 20th, 2026.
Stories
The Nile Kinnick Story
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Koi Motsai
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
A Pair of Mitts
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Harry Greb / The Pittsburg Windmill!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
Sports Action #5 was published by Sports Action, Inc. in January 1951. It is part of the Sports Action series, which ran from February 1950 to September 1952.
Cover credits include Vernon Henkel.
Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "The Nile Kinnick Story." Indexed story credits include Dick Rockwell and Chic Stone, among others.