Auctions: comic books published by Atlas, graded by CGC

All True Crime (1948 Marvel / Atlas) 40 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4728830001

Written by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Pierce Rice, Vern Henkel, "KW" and unknown. True cases proving crime can't win! It was just an innocent-looking stalled truck on Illinois Highway Number 10...but for Dave Meyers, it turned into a coffin! The actual case of the amazing gang war which the papers called..."The Highway Massacre"! This tale features pencils by Pierce Rice and Vern Henkel. Also in this issue: May 1930 headlines screamed out..."Death at the Auction" with pencils by "KW"; "Matches Mangin, the Crook Who Couldn't Act" with pencils by Rice; 2-page text story "Murder Is No Joke"; London still remembers..."The Crown Jewel Theft" with story by Stan Lee; and Kansas City's ""Tut" Newsome," the man who couldn't shout to save his life! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Battle (1951 Atlas) 18 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4702617003

"Escape!" (art by Dick Ayers), the conclusion of the Hitler Chronicle in "The Beast at Bay" (art by Ayers), "The Black Hole!" (art by Miller), "Tank," and a two-page text story, "Corporal Charles Cassidy Captures Korea." Russ Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

Battle (1951 Atlas) 20 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4703711024

Pin Point Hill. Home Run text story. Who Cares About Charlie? The Great Betrayal, art by Dick Ayers. Those Who March, art by Vernon Henkel. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories of Romance (1956) 6 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4598737004

Strange Stories of Suspense (1955) 15 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4344391020

Cover art by Carl Burgos. "Doomsday!"; When a crook finds gold outside of a Gypsy camp he tells them a story about a large meteor landing nearby soon in order to get them to leave. "The Liquid of Life!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Richard Doxsee; A diver finds the fountain of youth in an undersea city, but when he drinks the water, he finds can no longer breathe air and must remain in the sea. "The Man Who Forgot," art by Sol Brodsky; This story postulates that Robinson Crusoe was a time traveler from the future who was using a defective machine and got stranded. "The Sinister Suit," art by Bernie Krigstein; When a tramp picks up a suit from a murdered man, he dreams of the events which led up to his death and so leads the police to the body. "The Weight of the World" text story, art by John Tartaglione. "I Went Inside the Hidden World!", art by William Weltman; A night watchman who works for a research lab observes a diamond through a microscope in a tiny world that scientists have developed a transportation device for; He goes to the world and swipes the diamond. "The Terrible Timepiece!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Paul Reinman; A thief steals a watch that can halt gravity; He tries to sell it to communists who test it out by flying a bomber over an enemy capital. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

War Comics (1950 Atlas) 9 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4728829006

"Cease Fire" (art by Joe Maneely), "The Monster" (art by Russ Heath), "Aftermath," "Inchon" (art by Joe Maneely), and a two-page text story, "G.I. Ingenuity." Cover price $0.10.

War Comics (1950 Atlas) 20 CGC 5.0

Paper: White

Label #4728829003

War Comics (1950 Atlas) 31 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #3709329014

Cover by Russ Heath. "Breakthru" (art by Russ Heath), "The Naked Cliff" (art by Gene Colan), "Troy" (art by Jack Katz), and "Rear Guard Action." 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.