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Ideal 2

Atlas Tales

PublishedJuly 1948 – March 1949
Issue Numbers1 – 5
Total Issues5
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Ideal #2 (1948) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
September 1948
Indicia Publisher
Timely Comics, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
The Corpses of Dr. Sacotti
 
Cover Credits
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How much is Ideal #2 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Ideal #2 shows a latest raw sale of VG+ sold for $83 on October 1st, 2024, a latest graded sale of CGC 6.5 sold for $264 on November 26th, 2024.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $83 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 6.5 $264 (1 comp); CGC 8.5 $576 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated September 9th, 2026.

Stories

The Corpses of Dr. Sacotti!

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Job # 2805
Pages 10
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The Corpses of Dr. Sacotti: Chapter 2: The Trail of Terror!

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Job # 2805
Pages 10
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The Corpses of Dr. Sacotti: Chapter 3: Man, Corpse, or Demon?

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Job # 285
Pages 18
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The Wispering Voice

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Job # SL-3192
Pages 2
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Untitled Story
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Type house ad
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Murder on the Turf!

Credits
Allen Bellman script attributed Allen Bellman pencils attributed
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # 3449
Pages 1
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Feature: Let's Play Detective
Untitled Story
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Pages 1
Type house ad
Notes: Next Issue / Ideal a Classical Comic / Joan of Arc

Oddities in Crime

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Job # 3593
Pages 1
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Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-09-09 07:35:03
Last Raw Sale VG+ sold for $83 on October 1st, 2024
Last Graded Sale CGC 6.5 sold for $264 on November 26th, 2024
Sources Represented Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good 3.0-4.0 $83 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 6.5 $264 (1 comp)
CGC 8.5 $576 (1 comp)
CGC 9.0 $1,080 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (4)
Grade
Price
Date
Provenance
Record
9.0
$1,080
February 1st, 2021
Heritage Auctions Ideal #2 Ohio Pedigree (Timely, 1948) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white pages.
Sale record
8.5
$576
January 31st, 2022
Heritage Auctions Ideal #2 The Corpses of Dr. Sacotti - The Promise Collection Pedigree (Timely, 1948) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages.
Sale record
6.5
$264
November 26th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Ideal #2 (Timely, 1948) CGC FN+ 6.5 Cream to off-white pages.
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VG+
$83
October 1st, 2024
Heritage Auctions Ideal #2 (Timely, 1948) Condition: VG+.
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Issue Overview

Ideal #2 was published by Timely Comics, Inc. in September 1948. It is part of the Ideal series, which ran from July 1948 to March 1949.

Atlas Tales indexes 8 stories for this issue, including "The Corpses of Dr. Sacotti!." Indexed story credits include Allen Bellman.

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