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Mystery Tales 43
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How much is Mystery Tales #43 worth?
Current market pricing for Mystery Tales #43 shows a latest raw sale of VG- (per listing) sold for $99 on December 15th, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $99 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 28th, 2026.
- Cover Date
- July 1956
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- 20th Century Comic Corp.
- Cover Titles
- Punishment
- Cover Credits
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Bill Everett pencils and inks signed
- Contributions
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Michaël Dewally: Cover Image
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Mystery Tales #43 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in July 1956. It is part of the Mystery Tales series, which ran from March 1952 to August 1957.
Cover credits include Bill Everett.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The Idol." Indexed story credits include Pete Morisi and Ross Andru, among others.
Stories
The Idol
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Punishment!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Waiting ... Waiting!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Man Who Failed
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Green Mission
The Silent Ones
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
I'm Afraid!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
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