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Strange Tales 21

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How much is Strange Tales #21 worth? Current market pricing for Strange Tales #21 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 7.5 sold for $1,320 on October 10th, 2023.
Graded price ranges include CGC 5.0 $215.10 (1 comp); CGC 7.0 $172.50 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 7th, 2026.

Issue Information
Cover Date
August 1953
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Chipiden Publishing Corp.
 
Cover Titles
Ball Of Fire!
The Last Flying Saucer!
The Man Who Cried Vampire!
 
Cover Credits
Sol Brodsky pencils attributed
Carl Burgos inks guess
 
Contributions
Nick Caputo: Cover Creator Credit
Doc V.: Cover Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Strange Tales #21 was published by Chipiden Publishing Corp. in August 1953. It is part of the Strange Tales series, which ran from June 1951 to September 1962.

Cover credits include Sol Brodsky and Carl Burgos.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "The Man Who Cried Vampire!." Indexed story credits include Joe Maneely and Paul Reinman, among others.

Stories

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-06-07 08:35:04
Last Graded Sale CGC 7.5 sold for $1,320 on October 10th, 2023
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 5.0 $215.10 (1 comp)
CGC 7.0 $172.50 (1 comp)
CGC 7.5 $1,320 (1 comp)
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Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
7.5
$1,320
October 10th, 2023
Heritage Auctions

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