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12April 1952
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Astonishing #12

Marvel · April 1952 · on sale 1952-01-20

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Identification plate

Series
Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
April 1952
Key date
1952-04-00
On-sale date
1952-01-20
Indicia publisher
20th Century Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Chris Rule; colors: Stan Goldberg
1The Torture Chambercomic story7script: Stan Lee; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Gene Colan; letters: Joe Letterese
2Horror for Saletext story2pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane
3Date with Death!comic story3pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: Manny Stallman
4Horror Show!comic story4pencils: Sy Grudko; inks: Sy Grudko
5The Man Who Was Afraid!comic story4pencils: Tom Gill; inks: Tom Gill
6A Playmate for Susancomic story5script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill Everett

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CollectionYear
Spellbound #191954On eBay ›
Bill Everett: "One Head Too Many!" and Other Stories
ISBN 9798875001413		2026On eBay ›

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