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Strange Tales 31

Atlas Tales

PublishedJune 1951 – September 1962
Issue Numbers1 – 100
Total Issues100
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Strange Tales #31 (1954) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
August 1954
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Chipiden Publishing Corp.
 
Cover Titles
The Man Who Played with Blocks!
 
Cover Credits
Harry Anderson pencils and inks unsigned
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
How much is Strange Tales #31 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Strange Tales #31 shows a latest raw sale of VG/FN (Overstreet 2013: VG 4.0 / FN 6.0 values referenced) sold for $191.20 on November 10th, 2013, a latest graded sale of CGC VF 8.0 sold for $1,560 on November 17th, 2018.
Raw price ranges include Very Good/Fine 5.0 $191.20 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 8.0 $1,560 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 14th, 2026.

Stories

E-719 The Man Who Played with Blocks! Page 1
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The Man Who Played with Blocks!

Job # E-719
Pages 5
Type art
Credits
Sid Greene pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit

The Living Legend

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # B-115
Pages 2
Type text
E-690 The Bum! Page 1
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The Bum!

Job # E-690
Pages 5
Type art
Credits
Bill Benulis pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
E-664 The Money Tree! Page 1
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The Money Tree!

Job # E-664
Pages 4
Type art
Credits
John Tartaglione pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
E-657 The First Man Page 1
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The First Man

Job # E-657
Pages 4
Type art
Credits
Bill Savage pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
E-575 The Strange Ones! Page 1
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The Strange Ones!

Job # E-575
Pages 5
Type art
Credits
Art Peddy pencils unsigned Art Peddy inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Greg Gatlin: Story Scan
Notes: Click here to see John Kaminski's profile on The Strange Ones from this story.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-06-14 07:35:04
Last Raw Sale VG/FN (Overstreet 2013: VG 4.0 / FN 6.0 values referenced) sold for $191.20 on November 10th, 2013
Last Graded Sale CGC VF 8.0 sold for $1,560 on November 17th, 2018
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions (Sunday Internet Comics Auction #121345), Heritage Auctions (2018 November 15-17 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction - Dallas #7192)

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good/Fine 5.0 $191.20 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 8.0 $1,560 (1 comp)
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Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
VF 8.0
$1,560
November 17th, 2018
Heritage Auctions (2018 November 15-17 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction - Dallas #7192) Auction 7192, Lot 94391
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VG/FN (Overstreet 2013: VG 4.0 / FN 6.0 values referenced)
$191.20
November 10th, 2013
Heritage Auctions (Sunday Internet Comics Auction #121345) Auction 121345, Lot 12341
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Issue Overview

Strange Tales #31 was published by Chipiden Publishing Corp. in August 1954. It is part of the Strange Tales series, which ran from June 1951 to September 1962.

Cover credits include Harry Anderson.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "The Man Who Played with Blocks!." Indexed story credits include Sid Greene and Bill Benulis, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.

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