Publishers / Charlton / Za Za the Mystic (1956) / #10
10April 1956
$0.10

Za Za the Mystic #10

Charlton · April 1956 · on sale 1956

First appearance: Zaza the Mystic
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Identification plate

Series
Za Za the Mystic (Charlton, 1956 series)
Issue
#10
Publication date
April 1956
Key date
1956-04-00
On-sale date
1956
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Zaza the Mystic - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Rocco "Rocke" MastroserioZaza the Mystic First
1Crime That Didn't Occur!comic story6script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; letters: Jon D'AgostinoZaza the Mystic First
2Park Avenue Partycomic story7script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; letters: Jon D'AgostinoZaza the Mystic First
3No Checks to Cash.text story2letters: typesetDetective Al Norton; Detective Ben Egan; Chief Edward Mirkus; Miss Gladys Reggel; William Atlas; Burt Ostrowe (villain); Joe Gidding [also as Joe Moore] (villain); Sam Zinde (villain)
4Wizard of Wall Streetcomic story5.83script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; letters: Jon D'AgostinoZaza the Mystic First
5-statement of ownership0.17letters: typeset
6Penthouse Prisonercomic story6script: Joe Gill; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; letters: Jon D'AgostinoNumber One Son

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