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Series
Strange Tales 40
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- November 1955
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Chipiden Publishing Corp.
- Cover Titles
- The Man Who Caught A Mermaid?
- Cover Credits
-
Joe Maneely pencils and inks signed
Current market pricing for Strange Tales #40 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 9.4 sold for $5,280 on April 9th, 2022.
Graded price ranges include CGC 4.0 $312 (1 comp); CGC 4.5 $156 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 22nd, 2026.
Stories
This Dark Cave
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Search
A Stranger on Earth
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Man Who Caught A Mermaid!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The End of Time!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
No Place To Hide!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
Strange Tales #40 was published by Chipiden Publishing Corp. in November 1955. It is part of the Strange Tales series, which ran from June 1951 to September 1962.
Cover credits include Joe Maneely.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "This Dark Cave." Indexed story credits include Bill Benulis and Bill Everett, among others.