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True Complete Mystery 5

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PublishedApril 1949 – October 1949
Issue Numbers5 – 8
Total Issues4
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Issue Information
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
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How much is True Complete Mystery #5 worth? View Full Market Prices

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 5.0 sold for $109 on June 22nd, 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 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated October 3rd, 2026.

Stories

Feature: Are You a Detective?
Reprinted In: Private Eye 3

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-10-03 07:35:02
Last Raw Sale VG- sold for $35 on February 11th, 2007
Last Graded Sale CGC 5.0 sold for $109 on June 22nd, 2025
Sources Represented Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good 3.0-4.0 $35 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 5.0 $109 (1 comp)
CGC 7.0 $312 (1 comp)
CGC 9.4 $597.50 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (6)
Grade
Price
Date
Provenance
Record
9.4
$597.50
January 20th, 2007
Heritage Auctions True Complete Mystery #5
-
7.0
$312
May 16th, 2022
Heritage Auctions True Complete Mystery #5
-
7.0
$312
April 18th, 2021
Heritage Auctions True Complete Mystery #5 (Marvel, 1949) CGC FN/VF 7.0 White pages. Auction 122116, Lot 15626
5.0
$109
June 22nd, 2025
Heritage Auctions True Complete Mystery #5 (Timely, 1949) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white pages. Auction 122525, Lot 17271
VG-
$35
February 11th, 2007
Heritage Auctions True Complete Mystery #5 (Marvel, 1949) Condition: VG-.
-
$115
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-
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Looking for the full run? Browse the True Complete Mystery checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.

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.