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12June 1953
$0.10

Mystery Tales #12

Marvel · June 1953

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Series
Mystery Tales (Marvel, 1952 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
June 1953
Key date
1953-06-00
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
0The Room That Isn't There!cover1pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; colors: Stan Goldberg
1The Room That Isn't Therecomic story6pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Ernie BacheMr. Findley
2It's Too Expensive to Die!comic story3pencils: Howie Post; inks: Howie Post
3Assassination!comic story5pencils: George Tuska; inks: George Tuska
4The Flying Saucer That Wastext story2letters: typesetGeorge Ridley; Monroe Marks; Dr. Willard Seldin; Harry Landau
5The Scavengercomic story5pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: Manny Stallman
6Never Say Die!comic story4pencils: Myron Fass; inks: Matt Fox

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