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Mystery Tales 53

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Published March 1952 – August 1957
Issue Numbers 1 – 54
Total Issues 54
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Mystery Tales #53 (1957) | Charlton Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
May 1957
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
20th Century Comic Corp.
 
Cover Titles
He Lived Again!
The People Who Couldn't Move!
What Happened in Room 14?
 
Cover Credits
Bill Everett pencils unsigned
Carl Burgos inks guess
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Mystery Tales #53 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in May 1957. It is part of the Mystery Tales series, which ran from March 1952 to August 1957.

Cover credits include Bill Everett and Carl Burgos.

Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The People Who Couldn't Move." Indexed story credits include Dick Giordano and Frank Bolle, among others.

Stories

The People Who Couldn't Move

Credits
Dick Giordano pencils attributed Dick Giordano inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # L-885
Pages 4
Type art

That's What You Think!

Credits
Frank Bolle pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # L-927
Pages 4
Type art

I Died Too Soon

Credits
Marvin Stein pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # L-919
Pages 4
Type art

The Hired Hand

Credits
Manny Stallman pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # L-933
Pages 3
Type art

The Rainmaker

Credits
Gene Colan pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # K-71
Pages 2
Type text

He Lived Again

Credits
Ed Winiarski pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # L-725
Pages 4
Type art

What Happened in Room 14?

Credits
John Forte pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # L-918
Type art

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