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Wild Western 4

Atlas Tales

PublishedSeptember 1948 – September 1957
Issue Numbers3 – 57
Total Issues55
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Wild Western #4 (1948) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
November 1948
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.
 
Cover Titles
Bushwhack Bullets for a Colt-Quick Gunhawk!
 
Starring
Two-Gun Kid starring
 
Cover Credits
Syd Shores pencils unsigned
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
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How much is Wild Western #4 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Wild Western #4 shows a latest raw sale of VF+ sold for $101.58 on December 10th, 2006, a latest graded sale of CGC 9.0 sold for $288 on August 17th, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $101.58 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 7.0 $47 (1 comp); CGC 8.5 $191.20-$408 (3 comps).
Pricing data last updated September 17th, 2026.

Stories

Bushwhack Bullets for a Colt-Quick Gunhawk!

Credits
Bill Walsh pencils unsigned Syd Shores pencils unsigned (Splash panel) Russ Heath pencils and inks unsigned
Kid Colt starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 3177
Pages 10
Type art
Notes: Called "Kid Colt Hero of the West" here.

Hot Lead for Horse Thieves!

Credits
Syd Shores pencils unsigned (Splash panel) Martin Nodell pencils guess Vince Alascia inks attributed (Splash panel)
Tex Taylor starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 3601
Pages 8
Type art

Colt Merchants and Bucking Broncs!

Credits
Pierce Rice pencils unsigned Chu Hing inks guess
Tex Morgan starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 3384
Pages 7
Type art

The Outcast

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # SL-3623
Pages 2
Type text

Six-Shooter Schoolmarm!

Credits
Pierce Rice pencils unsigned Chu Hing inks guess
Arizona Annie starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 3467
Pages 5
Type art

Gun-Smoke over Vulture Valley!

Credits
Russ Heath pencils and inks signed (Initials on horse, page 4 panel 4)
Two-Gun Kid starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 3568
Pages 14
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-09-17 07:35:04
Last Raw Sale VF+ sold for $101.58 on December 10th, 2006
Last Graded Sale CGC 9.0 sold for $288 on August 17th, 2025
Sources Represented Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $101.58 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 7.0 $47 (1 comp)
CGC 8.5 $191.20-$408 (3 comps)
CGC 9.0 $288 (1 comp)
CGC 9.2 $528 (1 comp)
CGC 9.4 $960 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (8)
Grade
Price
Date
Provenance
Record
9.4
$960
September 6th, 2021
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #4 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Atlas, 1948) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages.
Sale record
9.2
$528
July 20th, 2020
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #4 Vancouver Pedigree (Atlas, 1948) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages.
Sale record
9.0
$288
August 17th, 2025
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #4 (Timely, 1948) CGC VF/NM 9.0 White pages. Auction 122533, Lot 15302
Sale record
8.5
$408
June 1st, 2020
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #4 Mile High Pedigree (Atlas, 1948) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages.
Sale record
8.5
$360
April 28th, 2019
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #4 Mile High Pedigree (Atlas/Marvel, 1948) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages.
Sale record
8.5
$191.20
November 22nd, 2015
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #4 (Atlas/Marvel, 1948) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages.
Sale record
VF+
$101.58
December 10th, 2006
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #4 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) pedigree (Atlas, 1948) Condition: VF+. Last Arizona Annie. Captain Tootsie by C. C. Beck. Kid Colt appearance. Russ Heath art. Overstreet 2006 VF 8.0 value = $117; VF/NM 9.0 value = $174. From the Crippen Collection.
Sale record
7.0
$47
August 19th, 2012
Heritage Auctions Wild Western #4 (Atlas/Marvel, 1948) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Cream to off-white pages.
Sale record
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Issue Overview

Wild Western #4 was published by Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc. in November 1948. It is part of the Wild Western series, which ran from September 1948 to September 1957.

Cover credits include Syd Shores. This issue features Two-Gun Kid.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Bushwhack Bullets for a Colt-Quick Gunhawk!." Indexed story credits include Bill Walsh and Syd Shores, among others.

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