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Series
Spy Cases 16
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- April 1953
- Issue Notes
- Vol. 1, No. 16, April, 1953 issue.
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Hercules Publishing Corp.
- Cover Credits
-
Sol Brodsky pencils and inks attributed
- Contributions
-
Gary Watson: Cover Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Current market pricing for Spy Cases #16 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 8.0 sold for $336 on July 27th, 2025.
Graded price ranges include CGC 7.5 $336 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 7th, 2026.
Stories
The Red Rocket
Gary Watson: Creator Credit
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Booby Trap
Death of Smuggler
Gary Watson: Creator Credit
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912
In The Shadows
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Hatred!
Gary Watson: Creator Credit
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
Spy Cases #16 was published by Hercules Publishing Corp. in April 1953. It is part of the Spy Cases series, which ran from September 1950 to October 1953.
Cover credits include Sol Brodsky.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "The Red Rocket." Indexed story credits include Bill Savage and Ken Landau. The current cover scan may need replacement.