Mystery Tales #42 (1956) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Trap!	cover	1	pencils: Sol Brodsky; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg
1	The Darkroom	comic story	4	pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; letters: Artie Simek	Donald Short
2	The Captive	comic story	4	pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson
3	The Man Who Was Nowhere!	comic story	4	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Jack Abel; inks: Jack Abel
4	The Trap!	comic story	4	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Bob Bean; inks: Bob Bean	Julius Keaton; Roy Henry
5	The Bridge	text story	2	pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Al Hartley	Dr. Title; Douglas Jenks
6	We Claim This Planet!	comic story	3	pencils: Lou Morales; inks: Chris Rule
7	The Hidden One!	comic story	4	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Tony DiPreta; inks: Tony DiPreta

Collection	Year
Tales of Suspense #3	1959	On eBay ›
Tales to Astonish #16	1961	On eBay ›
Tales of Suspense #17	1961	On eBay ›
Strange Tales #114	1963	On eBay ›
Adventure into Mystery #7	1957	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense #1 ISBN 0-7851-2353-9	2006	On eBay ›

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