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Strange Tales 12

Atlas Tales

PublishedJune 1951 – September 1962
Issue Numbers1 – 100
Total Issues100
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Strange Tales #12 (1952) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
November 1952
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Chipiden Publishing Corp.
 
Cover Credits
Carl Burgos pencils attributed
Christopher Rule inks guess
 
Contributions
Doc V.: Cover Creator Credit
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How much is Strange Tales #12 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Strange Tales #12 shows a latest raw sale of VG sold for $420 on June 30th, 2024, a latest graded sale of CGC 6.5 sold for $576 on October 22nd, 2024.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $420 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.5 $131.45 (1 comp); CGC 6.5 $576-$660 (5 comps).
Pricing data last updated May 28th, 2026.

Stories

Love Story

Credits
Tony DiPreta pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # B-169
Pages 5
Type art

Pharaoh's Finger

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # B-120
Pages 1
Type text

The Corpse

Credits
Jim Mooney pencils signed John Celardo inks guess
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # B-143?
Pages 5
Type art
B-181 The Warning! Page 1
+1 Image

The Warning!

Job # B-181
Pages 2
Type art
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Scans (2)
Notes: Boy out to commit crime is told not to do so by his brother... who has been dead for five years. Funny thing is, that the headstone on the brother's grave is dated 1945. So either the artist backdates the story to two years before or...? - Ger A.

The Dumb Slob!

Credits
Stan Lee script guess George Tuska pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # B-146
Pages 4
Type art

Graveyard At Midnight!

Credits
Bill Everett pencils and inks unsigned Bill Everett letters attributed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # B-160
Pages 7
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-28 08:21:14
Last Raw Sale VG sold for $420 on June 30th, 2024
Last Graded Sale CGC 6.5 sold for $576 on October 22nd, 2024
Sources Represented Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good 3.0-4.0 $420 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.5 $131.45 (1 comp)
CGC 6.5 $576-$660 (5 comps)
CGC 7.0 $418.25-$597.50 (2 comps)
CGC 8.5 $310.70-$657.25 (2 comps)
View Sold Comps (10)
Grade
Price
Date
Provenance
Record
8.5
$657.25
November 17th, 2007
Heritage Auctions
Sale record
8.5
$310.70
October 22nd, 2006
Heritage Auctions
Sale record
7.0
$418.25
February 20th, 2016
Heritage Auctions
Sale record
7.0
$597.50
August 9th, 2014
Heritage Auctions Auction 7097, Lot 93384
Sale record
6.5
$576
October 22nd, 2024
Heritage Auctions
Sale record
6.5
$660
August 4th, 2018
Heritage Auctions
Sale record
VG
$420
June 30th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Auction 122427, Lot 11329
Sale record
VG-
$336
January 2nd, 2023
Heritage Auctions Auction 122301, Lot 11864
Sale record
3.5
$131.45
January 25th, 2015
Heritage Auctions
Sale record
GD/VG
$168
October 13th, 2019
Heritage Auctions Auction 121941, Lot 13816
Sale record
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Issue Overview

Strange Tales #12 was published by Chipiden Publishing Corp. in November 1952. It is part of the Strange Tales series, which ran from June 1951 to September 1962.

Cover credits include Carl Burgos and Christopher Rule.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Love Story." Indexed story credits include Tony DiPreta and Jim Mooney, among others.

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