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Series
Crime Exposed 1
Atlas Tales
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- June 1948
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Postal Publications, Inc.
- Cover Credits
-
Gene Colan pencils guess
Frank Giacoia inks guess
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
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Current market pricing for Crime Exposed #1 shows a latest raw sale of VF/NM sold for $8,400 on November 21st, 2021.
Raw price ranges include Very Fine/Near Mint 8.0-9.0 $8,400 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 1.5 $360 (1 comp); CGC 3.5 $119 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated September 7th, 2026.
Stories
When Fear Ruled Chicago!
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Frank Motler: Story Scan
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Frank Motler: Story Scan
Notes: Biographical account of gangster George "Machine Gun" Kelly (1895-1954).
Dead Man's Return!
Credits
Sy Grudko pencils guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Banks Robinson: Story Information
Frank Motler: Story Scan
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Banks Robinson: Story Information
Frank Motler: Story Scan
The Man They Couldn't Find!
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Story Scan
Frank Motler: Story Scan
Wanted by the F.B.I
Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Sign of the Skull!
Credits
Maurice Gutwirth pencils guess
George Appel inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Banks Robinson: Story Information
Frank Motler: Story Scans (5)
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Banks Robinson: Story Information
Frank Motler: Story Scans (5)
The Red Head
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Pay Up or Die!
Credits
Paul Gattuso pencils attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Banks Robinson: Story Information
Frank Motler: Story Scan
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Banks Robinson: Story Information
Frank Motler: Story Scan
Market Pricing
Last Updated
2026-09-07 07:35:04
Last Raw Sale
VF/NM sold for $8,400 on November 21st, 2021
Sources Represented
Heritage Auctions
Raw Price Ranges
Very Fine/Near Mint 8.0-9.0
$8,400 (1 comp)
Graded Price Ranges
CGC 1.5
$360 (1 comp)
CGC 3.5
$119 (1 comp)
CGC 4.5
$1,800-$1,920 (2 comps)
CGC 6.0
$360 (1 comp)
CGC 6.5
$4,560 (1 comp)
CGC 7.0
$630 (1 comp)
CGC 7.5
$312 (1 comp)
CGC 8.5
$8,400 (1 comp)
CGC 9.0
$960 (1 comp)
Featured eBay Matches
View Sold Comps (14)
Grade
Price
Date
Provenance
Record
9.0
$960
June 20th, 2022
Heritage Auctions Crime Exposed #1 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Marvel, 1948) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages.
8.5
$8,400
November 21st, 2021
Heritage Auctions Exposed #1 (D.S. Publishing, 1948) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages.
7.5
$312
August 13th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Crime Exposed #1 (1948) (Marvel, 1948) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages.
7.0
$630
April 19th, 2021
Heritage Auctions Crime Exposed #1 (Marvel, 1948) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages.
6.5
$4,560
February 28th, 2022
Heritage Auctions Exposed #1 The Promise Collection Pedigree (D.S. Publishing, 1948) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white to white pages.
6.0
$360
January 10th, 2022
Heritage Auctions Crime Exposed #1 (Atlas, 1948) CGC FN 6.0 Cream to off-white pages.
4.5
$1,800
February 20th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Exposed #1 (D.S. Publishing, 1948) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages.
4.5
$1,920
October 28th, 2022
Heritage Auctions Exposed #1 (D.S. Publishing, 1948) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages.
3.5
$119
April 25th, 2023
Heritage Auctions Crime Exposed #1 (Marvel, 1948) CGC VG- 3.5 Cream to off-white pages.
GD
$1,020
May 28th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Exposed #1 (D.S. Publishing, 1948) Condition: GD-.
1.5
$360
September 24th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Exposed #1 (D.S. Publishing, 1948) CGC FR/GD 1.5 Off-white pages.
PR
$600
August 1st, 2022
Heritage Auctions Exposed #1 (D.S. Publishing, 1948) Condition: PR.
Apparent VG
$840
July 14th, 2023
Heritage Auctions Exposed #1 (D.S. Publishing, 1948) Condition: Apparent VG.
-
$336
February 14th, 2022
Heritage Auctions Exposed #1 (D.S. Publishing, 1948) Condition: Qualified FR.
Issue Overview
Crime Exposed #1 was published by Postal Publications, Inc. in June 1948. It is part of the Crime Exposed series, which ran from June 1948 to June 1948.
Cover credits include Gene Colan and Frank Giacoia.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "When Fear Ruled Chicago!." Indexed story credits include Sy Grudko and Maurice Gutwirth, among others.