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Marvel Tales 106

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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 #106 worth? Current market pricing for Marvel Tales #106 shows a latest raw sale of POOR - detach cover sold for $65 on April 16th, 2023, a latest graded sale of CGC CGC 8.5 sold for $780 on June 28th, 2020.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $65 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 4.0 $264 (1 comp); CGC 4.5 $288 (2 comps).
Pricing data last updated May 25th, 2026.

Marvel Tales #106 (1952) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
April 1952
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Marvel Comics, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
In the Dead of Night!
The Skull Grins!
The Monster!
Don't Turn Around!
 
Cover Credits
Russ Heath pencils and inks signed
Notes: Here we see how Heath was influenced by Harvey Kurtzman in his inking. Heath was a huge Kurtzman fan, even using his signature likeness in some of his comic parodies for the Atlas Mad imitations. - Ger Apeldoorn.
 
Contributions
Ger Apeldoorn: Cover Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Marvel Tales #106 was published by Marvel Comics, Inc. in April 1952. It is part of the Marvel Tales series, which ran from August 1949 to August 1957.

Cover credits include Russ Heath.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "The Monster." Indexed story credits include Paul Reinman and Bill Everett, among others.

Stories

The Monster

Credits
Paul Reinman pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 9717
Pages 6
Type art

Don't Turn Around!

Credits
Bill Everett pencils and inks unsigned Bill Everett letters attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 9748
Pages 3
Type art

Two Is A Crowd!

Credits
Allen Bellman pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 9683
Pages 5
Type art
Notes: Buried Alive.

Asteroid Death

Credits
Allen Bellman pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 9690
Pages 2
Type text

The Grinning Skull!

Credits
Hank Chapman script signed Bill Everett pencils and inks signed Bill Everett letters attributed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 9782
Pages 4
Type art
Notes: Chapman always wrote a sort of trippy horror. This one is as trippy as they get. - Ger Apeldoorn

The Dead of Night!

Credits
Bernie Krigstein pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 9754
Pages 5
Type art
Notes: Rats.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-25 14:21:17
Last Raw Sale POOR - detach cover sold for $65 on April 16th, 2023
Last Graded Sale CGC CGC 8.5 sold for $780 on June 28th, 2020
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Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $65 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 4.0 $264 (1 comp)
CGC 4.5 $288 (2 comps)
CGC 5.5 $131.45 (1 comp)
CGC 7.0 $157.74 (1 comp)
CGC 8.5 $780-$1,020 (3 comps)
CGC 9.0 $657.25 (1 comp)
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POOR - detach cover
$65
April 16th, 2023
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CGC 8.5
$780
June 28th, 2020
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$192
October 8th, 2024
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