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Strange Tales 22

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Published June 1951 – September 1962
Issue Numbers 1 – 100
Total Issues 100
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How much is Strange Tales #22 worth? Current market pricing for Strange Tales #22 shows a latest raw sale of sold for $408 on January 2nd, 2023, a latest graded sale of CGC 4.5 sold for $288 on March 5th, 2024.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $144 (1 comp); Very Good 3.0-4.0 $104 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 4.5 $240-$288 (2 comps).
Pricing data last updated June 7th, 2026.

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Issue Information
Cover Date
September 1953
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Chipiden Publishing Corp.
 
Cover Titles
The Corpse that Wasn't!
The Untouchable!
The Voice of Death!
On the Moon!
 
Cover Credits
Sol Brodsky pencils attributed
Carl Burgos inks guess
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Strange Tales #22 was published by Chipiden Publishing Corp. in September 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 Untouchable!." Indexed story credits include Bernie Krigstein and Burt Frohman, among others.

Stories

The Untouchable!

Credits
Bernie Krigstein pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # C-696
Pages 5
Type art
Notes: Great Krigstein story, which must be one of the last ones he did before going to EC (apart from the Bible Tales work, it seems). Although I am not at all sure about the question if he ever completely left Timely. The gap in his appearances seems to be minimal.

The Easter Eggs

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # C-553
Pages 2
Type text

What Happened on the Moon?

Credits
Burt Frohman script attributed Bill Benulis pencils signed Jack Abel inks signed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Job # C-914
Pages 5
Type art

The Voice Of Death

Credits
Robert McCarty pencils unsigned John Celardo inks guess
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # C-992
Pages 4
Type art

Too Good To Be True!

Credits
John Forte pencils signed Matt Fox inks unsigned
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # C-921?
Pages 4
Type art

The Corpse That Wasn't

Credits
John Buscema pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Information
Job # C-899
Pages 5
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-06-07 08:35:04
Last Raw Sale sold for $408 on January 2nd, 2023
Last Graded Sale CGC 4.5 sold for $288 on March 5th, 2024
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fair/Good $144 (1 comp)
Very Good 3.0-4.0 $104 (1 comp)
Very Good/Fine 5.0 $71.70 (1 comp)
Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $83.65 (1 comp)
Very Fine/Near Mint 8.0-9.0 $408 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 4.5 $240-$288 (2 comps)
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