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Series
True Complete Mystery 5
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- April 1949
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Prime Publications, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- Rico Mancini, the Deadly Dude!
- Cover Credits
-
John Buscema pencils and inks unsigned
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Current market pricing for True Complete Mystery #5 shows a latest raw sale of VG- sold for $35 on February 11th, 2007, a latest graded sale of CGC VG/FN 5.0 sold for $109 on June 24th, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $35 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 5.0 $109 (1 comp); CGC 7.0 $312 (2 comps).
Pricing data last updated May 12th, 2026.
Stories
Rico Mancini The Deadly Dude!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Farmer in the Well!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
A Letter to Our Readers and their Parents!
Prison Break
The Fatal Partnership!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Wanted by the F.B.I.
Murder Will Out!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
True Complete Mystery #5 was published by Prime Publications, Inc. in April 1949. It is part of the True Complete Mystery series, which ran from April 1949 to October 1949.
Cover credits include John Buscema.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "Rico Mancini The Deadly Dude!." Indexed story credits include John Buscema and Allen Bellman, among others.