Mystery Tales #45 (1956) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Sol Brodsky; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg
1	The Man in Black!	comic story	4	pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; letters: Artie Simek	Lurton Gaxton
2	Shadow on the Sand!	comic story	4	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Syd Shores; inks: Syd Shores
3	He Stayed Down Too Long!	comic story	4	pencils: Robert Q. Sale; inks: Robert Q. Sale	Kor; Mason
4	The Secret of the Old House!	comic story	4	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Bob McCarty; inks: Bob McCarty
5	Strange Mission	text story	2	pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely	Alfred Pook; Harold; Dr. Smith
6	Secret of the Oraquiis!	comic story	4	pencils: Bob Forgione; inks: Jack Abel
7	No Bars Could Hold Him!	comic story	3	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko	The Great Gordoni; Sheriff Aubry Nebb

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