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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $113.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1952-10-01 |
| 6.0 | $221.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1952-10-01 |
| RAW | $82.25 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1952-10-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 33 graded copies for Uncanny Tales #3 (1952). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
He Died Screaming
A man does not want his daughter to learn where he keeps his money, so he shuts himself in with it, only remembering too late that his hiding place is soundproof and airtight.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Andrew Malvern) **Supporting Characters:** * Charles * Ola Montero) * Thelma Malvern) * Frank Richards)
**Other Characters:** * Mr. Danning **Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616
| StoryTitle2 = The Tin Cup | Writer2_1 = | Penciler2_1 = Don Perlin | Inker2_1 = Abe Simon | Colorist2_1 = | Letterer2_1 = | Editor2_1 = Stan Lee | Synopsis2 = An actor poses as crippled, scarred and blind in one eye so as to bilk people out of sympathy money, but then Fate conspires to inflict such deformities upon him for real.
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| StoryTitle3 = Crazy | Writer3_1 = Stan Lee | Penciler3_1 = Jerry Robinson | Inker3_1 = Jerry Robinson | Colorist3_1 = | Letterer3_1 = | Editor3_1 = Stan Lee | Synopsis3 = A motorist hits a pedestrian and keeps going. When he gets to a small town, the people observe him strangely and he thinks that they must not get many visitors. They gather around his car with sticks and rope. They bind him and he asks them if they are crazy. It turns out that the body of the man that he struck is still in the car's grill.
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| StoryTitle4 = The Slave | Writer4_1 = | Penciler4_1 = Ed Winiarski | Inker4_1 = Ed Winiarski | Colorist4_1 = | Letterer4_1 = | Editor4_1 = Stan Lee | Synopsis4 = Sailor Joe Garcy travels to South America to seek his fortune. Discovering that Inca natives traditionally bury their dead with their belongings, he begins robbing crypts in search of riches. During a funeral procession, he disguises himself as an Inca slave to gain access to the burial vault. Once inside, however, all of the slaves, including Joe Garcy, are sealed up behind the walls to die.
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Joe Garcy)
**Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616
| StoryTitle5 = Bill and the Beanstalk | Writer5_1 = | Penciler5_1 = Gene Colan | Inker5_1 = Gene Colan | Colorist5_1 = | Letterer5_1 = Typeset | Editor5_1 = Stan Lee | Synopsis5 =
| Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * John Summerfield * Bill Summerfield **Supporting Characters:** * John's wife **Antagonists:** * unidentified being **Realities:** * **Locations:** * Connecticut)
| StoryTitle6 = Escape...To What? | Writer6_1 = | Penciler6_1 = Myron Fass | Inker6_1 = Myron Fass | Inker6_2 = Manny Stallman | Colorist6_1 = | Letterer6_1 = | Editor6_1 = Stan Lee | Synopsis6 = A man tries to escape from Hell and fails.
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| Notes = * "He Died Screaming" was reprinted in *Crypt of Shadows* #16. * "The Slave" was reprinted in *Dead of Night* #8. * "The Tin Cup" was reprinted in *Uncanny Tales* #8. * "Crazy" was reprinted in *Where Monsters Dwell* #34. * "Escape...To What?" was also reprinted in *Uncanny Tales* #8. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Stan Lee
Interior art: Jack Keller, Don Perlin, Jerry Robinson, Ed Winiarski, Gene Colan, Myron Fass
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