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Sports Action 5

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Published February 1950 – September 1952
Issue Numbers 2 – 14
Total Issues 13
Continued From Sport Stars
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How much is Sports Action #5 worth? Current market pricing for Sports Action #5 shows a latest raw sale of VF sold for $312 on November 28th, 2023, a latest graded sale of CGC CGC GD/VG 3.0 sold for $95 on August 25th, 2024.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $59.75 (1 comp); Very Good/Fine 5.0 $59.75 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.0 $95 (1 comp); CGC 9.2 $179.25 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 20th, 2026.

Sports Action #5 (1951) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
January 1951
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Sports Action, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
The Amazing Story of Nile Kinnick, Iowa's Greatest All-Time
Harry Greb, The Pittsburg Windmill
Koi Motsai
What Happened to Chris King?
 
Cover Credits
Vernon Henkel pencils signed
 
Contributions
Michaël Dewally: Cover Image

Issue Overview

Sports Action #5 was published by Sports Action, Inc. in January 1951. It is part of the Sports Action series, which ran from February 1950 to September 1952.

Cover credits include Vernon Henkel.

Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "The Nile Kinnick Story." Indexed story credits include Dick Rockwell and Chic Stone, among others.

Stories

The Nile Kinnick Story

Credits
Dick Rockwell pencils signed Dick Rockwell inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 7738
Pages 7
Type art

Koi Motsai

Credits
Chic Stone pencils and inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 7737
Pages 6
Type art

A Pair of Mitts

Credits
Vernon Henkel pencils signed (cover figure reused)
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 7398
Pages 2
Type text

Harry Greb / The Pittsburg Windmill!

Credits
Vernon Henkel pencils signed Vernon Henkel inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 7743
Pages 4
Type art

What Happened to Chris King?

Credits
Pete Riss pencils unsigned Pete Riss inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 7732
Pages 5
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-20 08:21:03
Last Raw Sale VF sold for $312 on November 28th, 2023
Last Graded Sale CGC CGC GD/VG 3.0 sold for $95 on August 25th, 2024
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $59.75 (1 comp)
Very Good/Fine 5.0 $59.75 (1 comp)
Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $59.75 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.0 $95 (1 comp)
CGC 9.2 $179.25 (1 comp)
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Price
Date
Source
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VF
$312
November 28th, 2023
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CGC GD/VG 3.0
$95
August 25th, 2024
Heritage Auctions
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