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Wild Western 3

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PublishedSeptember 1948 – September 1957
Issue Numbers3 – 57
Total Issues55
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Issue Information
Cover Date
September 1948
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.
 
Cover Titles
Rustler's Gold Means Hot Lead!
 
Starring
Two-Gun Kid starring
 
Cover Credits
Syd Shores pencils unsigned
Syd Shores inks guess
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
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How much is Wild Western #3 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Wild Western #3 shows a latest raw sale of FR 1.0 sold for $19 on February 23rd, 2026, a latest graded sale of CGC 6.0 sold for $79 on September 30th, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $19 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 4.0 $312 (1 comp); CGC 5.0 $92 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated September 17th, 2026.

Stories

Guns Bark in Batesville!

Credits
Syd Shores pencils unsigned Vince Alascia inks attributed
Two-Gun Kid starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # 2897
Pages 12
Type art

Rustler's Gold Means Hot Lead!

Credits
Pierce Rice pencils guess Unknown inks
Tex Taylor starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 3011
Pages 6
Type art

Annie Rides the Owl Hoot Trail

Credits
Bill Woolfolk script attributed Lin Streeter pencils guess
Arizona Annie starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 3096
Pages 6
Type art

The Gallant Lady

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # 3128
Pages 2
Type text
Untitled Story
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Type house ad
Notes: Ad for Annie Oakley.

Draw, Killer, or Die!

Credits
Sid Greene pencils guess
Tex Morgan starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 2923
Pages 10
Type art

The Corpses of Dr. Sacotti

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pages 1
Type house ad
Notes: Ad for Ideal #2.

Law Comes in Greased Holsters!

Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Sheriff starring
Job # 3070
Pages 6
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-09-17 07:35:04
Last Raw Sale FR 1.0 sold for $19 on February 23rd, 2026
Last Graded Sale CGC 6.0 sold for $79 on September 30th, 2025
Sources Represented MyComicShop, Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $19 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 4.0 $312 (1 comp)
CGC 5.0 $92 (1 comp)
CGC 6.0 $79 (1 comp)
CGC 7.0 $288 (1 comp)
CGC 7.5 $120 (1 comp)
CGC 9.0 $179.25-$690 (3 comps)
View Sold Comps (10)
Grade
Price
Date
Provenance
Record
9.0
$690
August 29th, 2025
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #3 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) Pedigree (Atlas, 1948) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white pages.
Sale record
9.0
$660
September 17th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #3 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) Pedigree (Atlas, 1948) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white pages.
Sale record
9.0
$179.25
November 18th, 2006
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #3 (Atlas, 1948) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages. This is the first issue of the title formerly known as Wild West.
Sale record
VF
$143.40
December 10th, 2006
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #3 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) pedigree (Atlas, 1948) Condition: VF+. Syd Shores cover and art. Overstreet 2006 VF 8.0 value = $167; VF/NM 9.0 value = $246. From the Crippen Collection.
Sale record
7.5
$120
August 18th, 2019
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #3 (Atlas/Marvel, 1948) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages.
Sale record
7.0
$288
March 7th, 2022
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #3 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Atlas, 1948) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages.
Sale record
6.0
$79
September 30th, 2025
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #3 (Timely, 1948) CGC FN 6.0 White pages.
Sale record
5.0
$92
April 17th, 2005
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #3 Double Cover (Atlas, 1948) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white pages. Auction 15042, Lot 17526
Sale record
4.0
$312
October 25th, 2021
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #3 Signature Series: Stan Lee (Atlas, 1948) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white to white pages.
Sale record
FR 1.0
$19
February 23rd, 2026
MyComicShop Wild Western (1948) 3 FR 1.0 (R)
Sale record
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Issue Overview

Wild Western #3 was published by Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc. in September 1948. It is part of the Wild Western series, which ran from September 1948 to September 1957.

Cover credits include Syd Shores. This issue features Two-Gun Kid.

Atlas Tales indexes 8 stories for this issue, including "Guns Bark in Batesville!." Indexed story credits include Syd Shores and Vince Alascia, among others.

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