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Strange Worlds 1

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PublishedDecember 1958 – August 1959
Issue Numbers1 – 5
Total Issues5
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Strange Worlds #1 (1958) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
December 1958
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Manvis Publications, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
I Discovered The Secret Of The Flying Saucers!
 
Cover Credits
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
George Klein inks attributed
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
How much is Strange Worlds #1 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Strange Worlds #1 shows a latest raw sale of CGC VF 8.0 (bucketed as raw VF_NM_8_0_9_0) sold for $660 on April 27th, 2020, a latest graded sale of CGC 8.5 sold for $2,400 on March 4th, 2024.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $204 (1 comp); Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $408 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 4.5 $264 (1 comp); CGC 5.0 $456 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated July 11th, 2026.

Stories

T-76 I Discovered The Secret Of The Flying Saucers! Page 1
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I Discovered The Secret Of The Flying Saucers!

Job # T-76
Pages 7
Type art
Credits
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned Christopher Rule inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
Notes: Retold as T-774 "I Know the Secret of the Flying Saucer!" in Tales of Suspense 11 (Sep 1960).
T-81 I Captured The Abominable Snowman! Page 1
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I Captured The Abominable Snowman!

Job # T-81
Pages 6
Type art
Credits
Steve Ditko pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan

Detour to Mars

Credits
Reed Crandall pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # H-570
Pages 2
Type text
T-80 I Am Robot Page 1
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I Am Robot

Job # T-80
Pages 5
Type art
Credits
Tom Gill pencils and inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
T-77 I Am The Last Man On Earth! Page 1
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I Am The Last Man On Earth!

Job # T-77
Pages 5
Type art
Credits
Don Heck pencils attributed
Contributors:
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-07-11 07:35:04
Last Raw Sale CGC VF 8.0 (bucketed as raw VF_NM_8_0_9_0) sold for $660 on April 27th, 2020
Last Graded Sale CGC 8.5 sold for $2,400 on March 4th, 2024
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good 3.0-4.0 $204 (1 comp)
Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $408 (1 comp)
Very Fine/Near Mint 8.0-9.0 $660 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 4.5 $264 (1 comp)
CGC 5.0 $456 (1 comp)
CGC 6.0 $348 (1 comp)
CGC 6.5 $288 (1 comp)
CGC 8.0 $660 (1 comp)
CGC 8.5 $2,400 (1 comp)
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Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
8.5
$2,400
March 4th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Auction 122410, Lot 11579
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6.0
$348
February 17th, 2020
Heritage Auctions Auction 122007, Lot 15608
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5.0
$456
February 27th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Auction 122409, Lot 17656
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4.5
$264
January 23rd, 2024
Heritage Auctions Auction 122404, Lot 17744
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3.0
$204
February 13th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Auction 122407, Lot 13770
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CGC VF 8.0 (bucketed as raw VF_NM_8_0_9_0)
$660
April 27th, 2020
Heritage Auctions Auction 122017, Lot 17321
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Issue Overview

Strange Worlds #1 was published by Manvis Publications, Inc. in December 1958. It is part of the Strange Worlds series, which ran from December 1958 to August 1959.

Cover credits include Jack Kirby and George Klein.

Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "I Discovered The Secret Of The Flying Saucers!." Indexed story credits include Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule, among others.

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