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4December 1956
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World of Mystery #4

Marvel · December 1956

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Series
World of Mystery (Marvel, 1956 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
December 1956
Key date
1956-12-00
Indicia publisher
Gem Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0What Happened in the Basement?cover1pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl Burgos; colors: Stan Goldberg
1The Things in the Windowcomic story4pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Werner RothCal (second name unknown); an unnamed woman; an unnamed real estate agent; some other dimensional beings
2The Forbidden Landcomic story4script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul ReinmanJ. M. Evans (a pilot at World View magazine); Clyde Hover (a photographer at World View magazine); Roger Wayne (a writer at World View magazine); A tribe of Peruvian Indians (including King Tohotal); Bill Hopkins (an editor at World View magazine)
3Let the Creature Beware!comic story4script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellJudd Kerr; the inhabitants of the town of Keysville (including the Curvolot Family); the inhabitants of the town of Abbyville (including Hermit Eb)
4The Dreadful Dreamcomic story3pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: Manny StallmanFrank Beech; Madge Beech; Charley (a commuter on the same train that Frank Beech uses to get to work - seen only in a dream)
5Secrets from Spacetext story2pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
6The Man with Yellow Eyescomic story4pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Dick AyersLee Forest (a soldier nick-named "Yellow Eyes"); the unnamed narrator of the story (a fellow soldier); other members of their platoon (including Charley); a jungle guide
7What Happened in the Basement?comic story4pencils: Mac Pakula; inks: Mac PakulaJohn Winters (a would-be inventor); his wife Madge and two unnamed sons; citizens of the year 2496 AD

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