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53May 1957
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Mystery Tales #53

Marvel · May 1957

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Series
Mystery Tales (Marvel, 1952 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
May 1957
Key date
1957-05-00
Indicia publisher
20th Century Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bill Everett, Carl Burgos; inks: Bill Everett, Carl Burgos; colors: Stan Goldberg
1The People Who Couldn't Movecomic story4script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano
2That's What You Think!comic story4pencils: FWB; inks: FWB
3I Died Too Sooncomic story4pencils: Marvin Stein; inks: Marvin Stein
4The Hired Handcomic story3pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: Manny Stallman
5The Rainmakertext story2pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Gene ColanWillie Wimms; Hugh Wimms
6He Lived Againcomic story4pencils: Ed Winiarski; inks: Ed Winiarski
7What Happened in Room 14?comic story4pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte

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