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Series
Black Rider 8
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- March 1950
- Cover Notes
- Allegedly, it is Stan Lee in the Black Rider costume.
- Cover Titles
- The Mystery of the Valley of Giants!
- Cover Credits
- Can you identify the creators? Let us know
Current market pricing for Black Rider #8 shows a latest raw sale of VG+ sold for $384 on January 20th, 2020, a latest graded sale of CGC VF- 7.5 sold for $2,040 on August 28th, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $384 (1 comp); Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $780 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 2.5 $504 (1 comp); CGC 5.5 $396 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 12th, 2026.
Stories
The Mystery of the Valley of Giants!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Let me just say that my notes pretty much echo DocV's on this one, though I see it as PRIMARILY a Maneely and Heath penciling job with some Shores and Severin assists. Bullpen inks (i.e. I don't know.) - JVJ
The Story of Bullet Ben
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Issue Overview
Black Rider #8 was published in March 1950. It is part of Black Rider, a western series that began in 1950.
Atlas Tales indexes 4 stories for this issue, including "The Mystery of the Valley of Giants!." Indexed story credits include Joe Maneely and Russ Heath, among others.