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Venus 4

Atlas Tales

PublishedAugust 1948 – April 1952
Issue Numbers1 – 19
Total Issues19
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Venus #4 (1949) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
April 1949
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
 
Cover Credits
Dan DeCarlo pencils guess
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
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How much is Venus #4 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Venus #4 shows a latest raw sale of VF/NM sold for $537.75 on February 27th, 2010, a latest graded sale of CGC 4.5 sold for $528 on October 17th, 2023.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $54 (1 comp); Very Good 3.0-4.0 $97.99-$125.48 (3 comps).
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.0 $69 (1 comp); CGC 3.5 $26 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated October 4th, 2026.

Stories

Whom The Gods Would Destroy!

Credits
Ken Bald pencils attributed Pete Riss inks guess
Venus starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 3953
Pages 12
Type art

A Letter To Our Readers and Their Parents!

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 1
Type editorial
Notes: Anti-Wertham editorial.
The Greatest Romance Tales Ever Told! Page 1

The Greatest Romance Tales Ever Told!

Pages 1
Type house ad
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
David Postle: Story Scan
Notes: Shows cover mastheads for My Own Romance, Love Tales, and Ideal Love and Romance.

Out Of This World

Credits
Stan Lee script attributed
Contributors:
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # SL-4359
Pages 2
Type text

It's All In The Mind!

Credits
Ken Bald pencils guess Lin Streeter pencils attributed George Klein inks attributed Dan DeCarlo pencils and inks attributed (Splash panel)
Venus starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Job # 4423
Pages 6
Type art

Hey Look

Credits
Harvey Kurtzman pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 5043
Pages 1
Type art

Oh, Doctor!

Credits
Ken Bald pencils attributed George Klein inks attributed Pete Riss inks guess Dan DeCarlo pencils and inks attributed (Splash panel)
Venus starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 4176
Pages 6
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-10-04 07:35:03
Last Raw Sale VF/NM sold for $537.75 on February 27th, 2010
Last Graded Sale CGC 4.5 sold for $528 on October 17th, 2023
Sources Represented Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $54 (1 comp)
Very Good 3.0-4.0 $97.99-$125.48 (3 comps)
Very Fine/Near Mint 8.0-9.0 $537.75 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.0 $69 (1 comp)
CGC 3.5 $26 (1 comp)
CGC 4.5 $528 (1 comp)
CGC 5.0 $549.70 (1 comp)
CGC 7.5 $1,440-$2,280 (2 comps)
CGC 8.5 $1,075.50 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (12)
Grade
Price
Date
Provenance
Record
VF/NM
$537.75
February 27th, 2010
Heritage Auctions Venus #4 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) pedigree (Atlas, 1949) Condition: VF/NM. Auction 7017, Lot 95247
Sale record
8.5
$1,075.50
July 28th, 2012
Heritage Auctions Venus #4 (Atlas, 1949) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages. Auction 7063, Lot 94281
Sale record
7.5
$1,440
April 2nd, 2023
Heritage Auctions Venus #4 (Timely, 1949) CGC VF- 7.5 Cream to off-white pages. Auction 7339, Lot 94197
Sale record
7.5
$2,280
November 21st, 2021
Heritage Auctions Venus #4 (Timely, 1949) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white pages. Auction 7248, Lot 97183
Sale record
5.0
$549.70
August 6th, 2016
Heritage Auctions Venus #4 (Timely, 1949) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white pages. Auction 7139, Lot 93184
Sale record
4.5
$528
October 17th, 2023
Heritage Auctions Venus #4 (Timely, 1949) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages. Auction 122342, Lot 15272
Sale record
VG
$125.48
February 16th, 2014
Heritage Auctions Venus #4 (Timely, 1949) Condition: VG. Auction 121407, Lot 11536
Sale record
VG
$97.99
November 3rd, 2013
Heritage Auctions Venus #4 (Atlas, 1949) Condition: VG. Auction 121344, Lot 11394
Sale record
VG
$119.50
December 18th, 2011
Heritage Auctions Venus #4 (Atlas, 1949) Condition: VG. Auction 121151, Lot 11578
Sale record
3.5
$26
February 21st, 2010
Heritage Auctions Venus #4 Incomplete (Atlas, 1949) CGC Qualified VG- 3.5 Off-white pages. Auction 110023, Lot 13647
Sale record
3.0
$69
February 12th, 2012
Heritage Auctions Venus #4 (Atlas, 1949) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Cream to off-white pages. Auction 121207, Lot 14525
Sale record
FR
$54
October 11th, 2015
Heritage Auctions Venus #4 (Timely, 1949) Condition: FR/GD. Auction 121541, Lot 12720
Sale record
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Issue Overview

Venus #4 was published in April 1949. It is part of the Venus series, which ran from August 1948 to April 1952.

Cover credits include Dan DeCarlo.

Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "Whom The Gods Would Destroy!." Indexed story credits include Ken Bald and Pete Riss, among others.

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