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Sports Action 12
Atlas Tales
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How much is Sports Action #12 worth?
Current market pricing for Sports Action #12 shows a latest raw sale of VF sold for $113.53 on November 5th, 2006, a latest graded sale of CGC CGC VF/NM 9.0 sold for $288 on August 29th, 2023.
Raw price ranges include Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $113.53 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 5.0 $89 (1 comp); CGC 9.0 $288 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 27th, 2026.
- Cover Date
- May 1952
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia Publisher
- Sports Action, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- The Man Behind the Mask
- Cover Credits
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Bill Everett pencils signed
Bill Everett inks guess
- Contributions
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Michaël Dewally: Cover Image
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Sports Action #12 was published by Sports Action, Inc. in May 1952. It is part of the Sports Action series, which ran from February 1950 to September 1952.
Cover credits include Bill Everett.
Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "Behind the Mask." Indexed story credits include Marty Elkin and Martin Rosenthall, among others.
Stories
Behind the Mask
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Information
They Call Him Punchy
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Doomsday for the Pitcher
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Information
A Letter for Lenny
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Information
Glory Hound
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Information
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