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Man Comics 4

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Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.

Published December 1949 – September 1953
Issue Numbers 1 – 28
Total Issues 28
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How much is Man Comics #4 worth? Current market pricing for Man Comics #4 shows a latest raw sale of VG sold for $19 on July 22nd, 2007, a latest graded sale of CGC 9.2 sold for $336 on August 17th, 2020.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $19 (1 comp); Very Good/Fine 5.0 $360 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 9.2 $336 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 14th, 2026.

Man Comics #4 (1950) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
October 1950
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia Publisher
Newsstand Publications, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
A Friend There Was!
Black Lightning!
Fallen Hero!
 
Cover Credits
John Buscema pencils and inks unsigned
Notes: Fallen Hero! panel
Vernon Henkel pencils and inks unsigned
Notes: A Friend There Was! panel
Werner Roth pencils and inks unsigned
Notes: Black Lightning! panel
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Man Comics #4 was published by Newsstand Publications, Inc. in October 1950. It is part of the Man Comics series, which ran from December 1949 to September 1953.

Cover credits include John Buscema, Vernon Henkel, and others.

Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "A Friend There Was!." Indexed story credits include Vernon Henkel and John Buscema, among others.

Stories

A Friend There Was!

Credits
Vernon Henkel pencils unsigned Vernon Henkel inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 7567
Pages 12
Type art
Notes: Splash repeated as panel on cover.

The Fallen Hero!

Credits
Unknown inks John Buscema pencils and inks signed (Buscema's initials were sneaked onto the truck on the splash as the name of the trucking company, JB Trucking! - Doc V.)
Contributors:
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 7443
Pages 13
Type art

The Rivals

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # SL-4252
Pages 2
Type text

Untitled

Credits
Allen Bellman script attributed Allen Bellman pencils attributed
Job # 5375
Pages 1
Type art
Feature: Are You a Detective?

Black Lightning!

Credits
Werner Roth pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 7571
Pages 12
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-14 08:21:10
Last Raw Sale VG sold for $19 on July 22nd, 2007
Last Graded Sale CGC 9.2 sold for $336 on August 17th, 2020
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good 3.0-4.0 $19 (1 comp)
Very Good/Fine 5.0 $360 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 9.2 $336 (1 comp)
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Price
Date
Source
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VG
$19
July 22nd, 2007
Heritage Auctions
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9.2
$336
August 17th, 2020
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$360
January 31st, 2022
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