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Mystery Tales 42
Charlton Tales
Title Profile
Curated Charlton tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- June 1956
- Cover Notes
- Are those hands drawn by Bill Everett? - Nick Caputo
- Sighted Date Stamp
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Apr. 12
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- 20th Century Comic Corp.
- Cover Titles
- The Trap!
The Hidden One! - Cover Credits
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Sol Brodsky pencils and inks signed
- Contributions
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Frank Motler: Cover Creator Credit
Nick Caputo: Cover Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Mystery Tales #42 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in June 1956. It is part of the Mystery Tales series, which ran from March 1952 to August 1957.
Cover credits include Sol Brodsky.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The Darkroom." Indexed story credits include John Forte and Jerry Robinson, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Stories
The Darkroom
Credits
John Forte pencils signed
John Forte inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
The Captive
Credits
Jerry Robinson pencils signed
Bob Forgione inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Man Who Was Nowhere!
Credits
William Weltman pencils attributed
Jack Abel inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Trap!
Credits
Bob Bean pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
We Claim This Planet!
Credits
Lou Morales pencils signed
Christopher Rule inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Hidden One!
Credits
Tony DiPreta pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Anti-prejudice story.
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