Publishers / Charlton / Mr. Muscles (1956) / #22

22March 1956
$0.10

Mr. Muscles #22

Charlton · March 1956 · on sale 1955-12-22

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Series: Mr. Muscles (Charlton, 1956 series)
Issue: #22
Publication date: March 1956
Key date: 1956-03-00
On-sale date: 1955-12-22
Indicia publisher: Charlton Comics Group
Price: $0.10
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	World's Most Perfect Man	cover	1	pencils: Maurice Whitman; inks: Maurice Whitman	Mr. Muscles
1	Mr. Muscles	illustration	1		Mr. Muscles
2	Man vs. Beast!	comic story	10	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Bill Fraccio	Mr. Muscles [Brett Carson] (introduction, origin); Kid Muscles (introduction); unnamed zoo caretaker (villain, introduction)
3	The Muscular Voice	text story	2	letters: typeset
4	Helpless as a Hurricane	comic story	2	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Bill Fraccio	Miss Muscles (introduction)
5	The Frame-Up	comic story	10	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Bill Fraccio	Mr. Muscles; Kid Muscles
5	The Kid Muscles In	comic story	2	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Bill Fraccio	Kid Muscles; unnamed boy (introduction); a bully (villain)

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