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1May 1956
$0.10

World of Fantasy #1

Marvel · May 1956

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Series
World of Fantasy (Marvel, 1956 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
May 1956
Key date
1956-05-01
Indicia publisher
Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin; colors: Stan Goldberg
1The Cry of the Sorcerers!comic story4pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Werner Roth
2The Secret of the Mountain Top!comic story4pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily
3What Went Wrong?comic story3pencils: Bob Forgione; inks: Jack Abel
4Guests in the Housetext story2letters: typeset
5The Useless Ones!comic story4pencils: Tony DiPreta; inks: Tony DiPreta
6When Will They Come?comic story4pencils: Bob Bean; inks: Bob Bean
7Let There Be Lightcomic story4script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Dick AyersApollo

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