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Sports Action 12

Atlas Tales

PublishedFebruary 1950 – September 1952
Issue Numbers2 – 14
Total Issues13
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Sports Action #12 (1952) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
May 1952
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia Publisher
Sports Action, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
The Man Behind the Mask
 
Cover Credits
Bill Everett pencils signed
Bill Everett inks guess
 
Contributions
Michaël Dewally: Cover Image
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
How much is Sports Action #12 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Sports Action #12 shows a latest raw sale of VF sold for $113.53 on November 5th, 2006, a latest graded sale of CGC CGC VF/NM 9.0 sold for $288 on August 29th, 2023.
Raw price ranges include Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $113.53 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 5.0 $89 (1 comp); CGC 9.0 $288 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 27th, 2026.

Stories

Behind the Mask

Credits
Marty Elkin pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Information
Job # A-127
Pages 6
Type art
Notes: Baseball story

They Call Him Punchy

Credits
Martin Rosenthall pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # A-130
Pages 6
Type art
Notes: Signed Martin Rose. Boxing story.

Doomsday for the Pitcher

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Information
Job # 9902
Pages 2
Type text

A Letter for Lenny

Credits
Sy Grudko pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Information
Job # A-128
Pages 5
Type art
Notes: Football story.

Glory Hound

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Information
Job # A-129
Pages 6
Type art
Notes: Baseball story.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-27 14:20:56
Last Raw Sale VF sold for $113.53 on November 5th, 2006
Last Graded Sale CGC CGC VF/NM 9.0 sold for $288 on August 29th, 2023
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $113.53 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 5.0 $89 (1 comp)
CGC 9.0 $288 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (4)
Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
CGC VF/NM 9.0
$288
August 29th, 2023
Heritage Auctions
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VF
$113.53
November 5th, 2006
Heritage Auctions Auction 16111, Lot 17284
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-
$288
August 29th, 2023
Heritage Auctions
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-
$89
September 13th, 2021
Heritage Auctions Auction 122137, Lot 13750
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Issue Overview

Sports Action #12 was published by Sports Action, Inc. in May 1952. It is part of the Sports Action series, which ran from February 1950 to September 1952.

Cover credits include Bill Everett.

Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "Behind the Mask." Indexed story credits include Marty Elkin and Martin Rosenthall, among others.

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