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Gay Comics (2nd - Fall 44) 22

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Published Fall 1944 – October 1949
Issue Numbers 18 – 40
Total Issues 23
Continues To Honeymoon
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How much is Gay Comics (2nd - Fall 44) #22 worth? Current market pricing for Gay Comics (2nd - Fall 44) #22 shows a latest raw sale of Apparent VG- sold for $300 on April 20th, 2023, a latest graded sale of CGC FN+ 6.5 sold for $384 on November 2nd, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $300 (1 comp); Very Good/Fine 5.0 $79-$113.53 (2 comps).
Graded price ranges include CGC 6.0 $264 (1 comp); CGC 6.5 $384-$780 (2 comps).
Pricing data last updated April 27th, 2026.

Gay Comics #22 (1945) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
Winter 1945
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia Publisher
U.S.A. Comic Magazine Corp.
 
Starring
Tessie the Typist starring
 
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Issue Overview

Gay Comics (2nd - Fall 44) #22 was published by U.S.A. Comic Magazine Corp. in Winter 1945. It is part of Gay Comics (2nd - Fall 44), a humor series that began in 1944. This issue features Tessie the Typist.

Atlas Tales indexes 9 stories for this issue, including "Amber Fortune." Indexed story credits include Basil Wolverton.

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Tessie the Typist starring
Pages 7
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Snoopy starring Dr. Nutzy starring
Pages 5
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1/2 Chief Poke-In-Nose starring
Pages 5
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Squat Car Squad starring
Pages 5
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Amber Fortune

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Pages 2
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Eustace Hayseed starring
Pages 5
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Rolly starring Solly starring
Pages 6
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Star and Tar starring
Pages 5
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Credits
Basil Wolverton script signed (Signed as Basil Badgag Wolverton) Basil Wolverton pencils signed (Signed as Basil Badgag Wolverton) Basil Wolverton inks signed (Signed as Basil Badgag Wolverton) Basil Wolverton letters signed (Signed as Basil Badgag Wolverton)
Powerhouse Pepper starring
Pages 6
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Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-04-27 12:21:01
Last Raw Sale Apparent VG- sold for $300 on April 20th, 2023
Last Graded Sale CGC FN+ 6.5 sold for $384 on November 2nd, 2025
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good 3.0-4.0 $300 (1 comp)
Very Good/Fine 5.0 $79-$113.53 (2 comps)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 6.0 $264 (1 comp)
CGC 6.5 $384-$780 (2 comps)
CGC 8.0 $310.70-$840 (2 comps)
CGC 9.2 $2,868 (1 comp)
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Apparent VG-
$300
April 20th, 2023
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FN+ 6.5
$384
November 2nd, 2025
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-
$840
October 5th, 2024
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-
$264
June 4th, 2024
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-
$2,868
May 12th, 2018
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