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Mystery Tales 45
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Current market pricing for Mystery Tales #45 shows a latest raw sale of sold for $62.
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Pricing data last updated June 28th, 2026.
- Cover Date
- September 1956
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- 20th Century Comic Corp.
- Cover Titles
- The Man In Black!
The Secret Of The Old House
He Stayed Down Too Long - Cover Credits
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Sol Brodsky pencils signed
Carl Burgos contributions guess
- Contributions
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Nick Caputo: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Mystery Tales #45 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in September 1956. It is part of the Mystery Tales series, which ran from March 1952 to August 1957.
Cover credits include Sol Brodsky and Carl Burgos.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The Man in Black!." Indexed story credits include John Forte and Syd Shores, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Stories
The Man in Black!
John Kaminski: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
John Kaminski: Story Scans (4)
Shadow on the Sand!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
He Stayed Down Too Long
John Kaminski: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
John Kaminski: Story Scans (4)
The Secret of the Old House!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Strange Mission
Secret of the Oraquiis!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
No Bars Could Hold Him!
John Kaminski: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
John Kaminski: Story Scans (3)
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