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Marvel Tales 104

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Published August 1949 – August 1957
Issue Numbers 93 – 159
Total Issues 67
Continued From Marvel Mystery Comics
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How much is Marvel Tales #104 worth? Current market pricing for Marvel Tales #104 shows a latest raw sale of VG sold for $384 on May 16th, 2023, a latest graded sale of CGC Apparent NM 9.4 Slight (C-1) sold for $720 on August 24th, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $51 (1 comp); Very Good 3.0-4.0 $384 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.5 $140.50 (1 comp); CGC 4.5 $167.51 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 18th, 2026.

Marvel Tales #104 (1951) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
December 1951
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Marvel Comics, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
The Thing in the Mirror!
Gateway to Horror!
I Saw Tomorrow!
Freddie's Friend!
 
Cover Credits
Russ Heath pencils and inks signed
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Marvel Tales #104 was published by Marvel Comics, Inc. in December 1951. It is part of the Marvel Tales series, which ran from August 1949 to August 1957.

Cover credits include Russ Heath.

Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "Freddy's Friend!." Indexed story credits include Bill Everett and Russ Heath, among others.

Stories

Freddy's Friend!

Credits
Bill Everett pencils and inks unsigned Russ Heath pencils and inks unsigned (Splash panel) Bill Everett letters attributed
Contributors:
Joe Moore: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 9023
Pages 7
Type art
Notes: Great almost silly art by Everett. About a man who trades places with a robot. - Ger A.

The Letter

Credits
Russ Heath pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 9170
Pages 2
Type text

Gateway To Horror

Credits
Basil Wolverton pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 9068
Pages 6
Type art
Notes: An invasion from people from the center of the earth, who use a devise to expand gravity (because there is less the closer you get to the center of the earth) to attack the earthlings. - Ger A.

The Murder Mirror!

Credits
Morris Weiss pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 8755
Pages 6
Type art

I Saw Tomorrow!

Credits
Norman Steinberg pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 9119
Pages 4
Type art
Notes: More blocky robots. They're coming to get us! - Ger A.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-18 16:21:17
Last Raw Sale VG sold for $384 on May 16th, 2023
Last Graded Sale CGC Apparent NM 9.4 Slight (C-1) sold for $720 on August 24th, 2025
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $51 (1 comp)
Very Good 3.0-4.0 $384 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.5 $140.50 (1 comp)
CGC 4.5 $167.51 (1 comp)
CGC 5.0 $444 (1 comp)
CGC 5.5 $203.15 (1 comp)
CGC 6.0 $1,020 (1 comp)
CGC 6.5 $840 (1 comp)
CGC 8.0 $866.38 (1 comp)
CGC 9.0 $776.75 (1 comp)
CGC 9.4 $1,553.50 (1 comp)
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VG
$384
May 16th, 2023
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Apparent NM 9.4 Slight (C-1)
$720
August 24th, 2025
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$74
August 2nd, 2015
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$78
August 10th, 2014
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