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5April 1949
$0.10

True Complete Mystery #5

Marvel · April 1949 · on sale 1949-01-31

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Identification plate

Series
True Complete Mystery (Marvel, 1949 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
April 1949
Key date
1949-04-00
On-sale date
1949-01-31
Indicia publisher
Prime Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Rico Mancini, the Deadly Dude!cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema; colors: Stan Goldberg
1Rico Mancini The Deadly Dude!comic story13pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema
2The Farmer in the Well!comic story1script: Allen Bellman; pencils: Allen Bellman; inks: Allen Bellman
3A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents!text article1letters: typeset
4Prison Breaktext story2letters: typeset
5The Fatal Partnership!comic story5pencils: Carl Burgos
6Wanted by the F.B.I.public service announcement1
7Murder Will Out!comic story6pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema

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