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Combat Casey 17

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PublishedJanuary 1953 – July 1957
Issue Numbers6 – 34
Total Issues29
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Issue Information
Cover Date
August 1954
Sighted Date Stamps
5/26
June 16
Indicia Publisher
Sports Action, Inc.
 
Starring
Combat Casey starring
 
Cover Credits
Russ Heath pencils and inks signed
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
How much is Combat Casey #17 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Combat Casey #17 shows a latest raw sale of sold for $15 on July 29th, 2007, a latest graded sale of CGC 6.5 sold for $312 on June 21st, 2021.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $15 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 6.5 $99-$312 (3 comps).
Pricing data last updated June 9th, 2026.

Stories

Notes: Communist guerilla "Red Poppy" grows poppies and produces opium that she sells to "communist guerillas in South Korea ... and they use it to break the mind and spirit of the South Koreans!" Includes detailed depictions of how the milky latex is extracted from immature capsules, dried, and rolled into balls.
Notes: WWI story narrated by Combat Casey.

"When I was in bonnie England durin' big bang number two, I met a terrifc lassie there whose pop was a tar in the British navy in World War I! The stories that this old bloke told me made me forget I was supposed to hold hands with his daughter!...".

Combat Casey narrates this story of World War I, a format that later crystallized as the series "True Action-Packed Battle Stories of World War I, Told by ... Combat Casey ".
Notes: Korean War story.
Notes: German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) appears.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-06-09 07:35:06
Last Raw Sale sold for $15 on July 29th, 2007
Last Graded Sale CGC 6.5 sold for $312 on June 21st, 2021
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good 3.0-4.0 $15 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 6.5 $99-$312 (3 comps)
View Sold Comps (1)
Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
6.5
$15
July 29th, 2007
Heritage Auctions

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Issue Overview

Combat Casey #17 was published by Sports Action, Inc. in August 1954. It is part of the Combat Casey series, which ran from January 1953 to July 1957.

Cover credits include Russ Heath. This issue features Combat Casey.

Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "Up from the Ranks." Indexed story credits include Robert Q. Sale and Joe Maneely, among others.