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Strange Tales 12

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How much is Strange Tales #12 worth? Current market pricing for Strange Tales #12 shows a latest raw sale of VG sold for $420 on June 30th, 2024, a latest graded sale of CGC 6.5 sold for $576 on October 22nd, 2024.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $420 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.5 $131.45 (1 comp); CGC 6.5 $576-$660 (5 comps).
Pricing data last updated May 28th, 2026.

Issue Information
Cover Date
November 1952
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Chipiden Publishing Corp.
 
Cover Credits
Carl Burgos pencils attributed
Christopher Rule inks guess
 
Contributions
Doc V.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Strange Tales #12 was published by Chipiden Publishing Corp. in November 1952. It is part of the Strange Tales series, which ran from June 1951 to September 1962.

Cover credits include Carl Burgos and Christopher Rule.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Love Story." Indexed story credits include Tony DiPreta and Jim Mooney, among others.

Stories

+1 Image
Notes: Boy out to commit crime is told not to do so by his brother... who has been dead for five years. Funny thing is, that the headstone on the brother's grave is dated 1945. So either the artist backdates the story to two years before or...? - Ger A.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-28 08:21:14
Last Raw Sale VG sold for $420 on June 30th, 2024
Last Graded Sale CGC 6.5 sold for $576 on October 22nd, 2024
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good 3.0-4.0 $420 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.5 $131.45 (1 comp)
CGC 6.5 $576-$660 (5 comps)
CGC 7.0 $418.25-$597.50 (2 comps)
CGC 8.5 $310.70-$657.25 (2 comps)
View Sold Comps (5)
Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
VG
$420
June 30th, 2024
Heritage Auctions
6.5
$576
October 22nd, 2024
Heritage Auctions
-
$336
January 2nd, 2023
Heritage Auctions
-
$168
October 13th, 2019
Heritage Auctions
-
$597.50
August 9th, 2014
Heritage Auctions

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