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41May 1956
$0.10

Mystery Tales #41

Marvel · May 1956

First appearance: Leonardo da Vinci
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Identification plate

Series
Mystery Tales (Marvel, 1952 series)
Issue
#41
Publication date
May 1956
Key date
1956-05-00
Indicia publisher
20th Century Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Leonardo da Vinci - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Behind the Mask!cover1pencils: Bill Everett, Carl Burgos; inks: Bill Everett, Carl Burgos; colors: Stan Goldberg
1Out of the Darknesscomic story4pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort DruckerLeonardo da Vinci First
2The Mystery of the Doomed Derelict!comic story4pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
3The Man in the Mirror!comic story4pencils: Ed Winiarski; inks: Ed Winiarski
4While the Town Sleeps!comic story3pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger
5New Centurytext story2letters: typeset
6Behind the Maskcomic story4script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Jim McLaughlin, Sol Brodsky; inks: Jim McLaughlin, Sol Brodsky
7This Primitive Planet!comic story4pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul Reinman

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Series context

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Sources

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