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Mystery Tales 3
Atlas Tales
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How much is Mystery Tales #3 worth?
Current market pricing for Mystery Tales #3 shows a latest raw sale of GD+ sold for $94 on March 9th, 2020, a latest graded sale of CGC FN+ 6.5 sold for $836.50 on May 7th, 2017.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $37-$94 (2 comps); Very Good 3.0-4.0 $37 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 2.5 $109 (1 comp); CGC 5.5 $336 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 26th, 2026.
- Cover Date
- July 1952
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- 20th Century Comic Corp.
- Cover Titles
- The Vampire Strikes!
Alone...with Death!
When Murderers Meet... - Cover Credits
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Russ Heath pencils and inks signed
Notes: Two human figures and some background - from first story splash
Sol Brodsky pencils and inks guess
Notes: Rest of main panel and two small side boxes
- Contributions
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Michaël Dewally: Cover Image
Gary Watson: Cover Image
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Mystery Tales #3 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in July 1952. It is part of the Mystery Tales series, which ran from March 1952 to August 1957.
Cover credits include Russ Heath and Sol Brodsky.
Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "The Vampire Strikes." Indexed story credits include Stan Lee and Russ Heath, among others.
Stories
The Vampire Strikes
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
.. And Puppy Dogs' Tails!
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Death Ship!
When Murderers Meet!
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Alone With Death
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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