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Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) comic books

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    Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) #8 FR/GD 1.5
    Published Feb 1953 by Atlas.

    Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) 8 FR/GD 1.5

    5 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold is detached at one staple. Water spotting.

    Starts Jul 4

    Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Madman!", script by Stan Lee, art by Tony DiPreta; A serious actor, portraying Hamlet, sees his star begin to lose some lustre when nepotism rears its head and the producer's cousin is made his understudy; The understudy proceeds to sabotage the actor to the point where he accidentally kills the actor's wife by mistake. "Danger - Quicksand!" text story. "A Killer in the Street," pencils by Paul Reinman , inks by Art Wallace; A police detective is obsessed with a serial killer whose victims are all young pretty women in red dresses; When his wife buys a red dress, he insists that she take it back and she reluctantly agrees; Working late on the case, he has no time to go home and they agree to meet downtown for dinner; He sees she's wearing the red dress after all and flies into a rage. "This House Is Haunted!", art by Ed Winiarski; Josiah Benson's son Adam inherits his dilapidated property where four squatters play poker; Adam gives them notice, to no avail, because they know the place is haunted and unrentable. "The Wooden Man"; Chick Black is a midget who looks like a wooden dummy; His modus operandi is to let people find him and take him in, whereupon he robs them, using his unique appearance and size to elude capture; On his latest heist, Chick shoots and kills a guard. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) #30 GD/VG 3.0
    Published Jun 1955 by Atlas.

    Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) 30 GD/VG 3.0

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    Starts Jul 20

    Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Boy Who Could Fly!, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. Strange Meeting text story. The Warning!, art by Don Heck. The Lady Vanished, art by John Forte. Too Late!, art by Sid Greene. From Out of Nowhere, art by Pete Tumlinson. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) #44 GD/VG 3.0
    Published Aug 1956 by Atlas.

    Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) 44 GD/VG 3.0

    Starts Jul 20

    "Lost in the Labyrinth" (art by George Roussos), "Menace From the Stars" (art by Al Williamson with Ralph Mayo), "Danger in the Desert," "The Unsuspected!" (art by Herb Familton), "Foolproof," and "Don't Let Them Catch Me," plus a two-page text story, "The Disappearing Act." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.