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53September 1956
$0.10

Astonishing #53

Marvel · September 1956 · on sale 1956-05-21

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Identification plate

Series
Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
September 1956
Key date
1956-09-00
On-sale date
1956-05-21
Indicia publisher
20th Century Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Down in the Cellar!cover1pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; colors: Stan Goldberg
1The Hidden Valley!comic story4pencils: Lou Morales; inks: Lou Morales
2There Were 3 Victims!comic story4script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Sid Greene; inks: Sid Greene
3Trapped in the Tunnel!comic story4pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; letters: Artie Simek
4The Hunter's Preycomic story4pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg
5The Utopiatext story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typesetBob Winkle; Fred Dunn
6Down in the Cellar!comic story3pencils: Ted Galindo; inks: Ted Galindo; letters: Joe Letterese
7Build Me a Machine!comic story4script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Joe Letterese

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