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Mystery Tales 4

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Published March 1952 – August 1957
Issue Numbers 1 – 54
Total Issues 54
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How much is Mystery Tales #4 worth? Current market pricing for Mystery Tales #4 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 5.0 sold for $288 on December 15th, 2024.
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.5 $192 (1 comp); CGC 5.0 $288 (2 comps).
Pricing data last updated May 26th, 2026.

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Issue Information
Cover Date
September 1952
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
20th Century Comic Corp.
 
Cover Titles
Funeral of Horror!
The Black Book!
The Drink of Death!
 
Cover Credits
Carl Hubbell pencils guess

Issue Overview

Mystery Tales #4 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in September 1952. It is part of the Mystery Tales series, which ran from March 1952 to August 1957.

Cover credits include Carl Hubbell.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "The Drink of Death!." Indexed story credits include Hank Chapman and George Roussos, among others.

Stories

The Drink of Death!

Credits
Hank Chapman script signed George Roussos pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # A-749
Pages 5
Type art

Too Late for Elvera

Credits
Bill LaCava pencils and inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # A-14
Pages 2
Type text

Come to My Funeral!

Credits
George Roussos pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # A-643
Pages 5
Type art

The Black Book

Credits
Vic Carrabotta pencils signed
Job # A-585
Pages 5
Type art

Two New Eyes

Credits
Allen Bellman pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # A-610
Pages 3
Type art

The Hot Seat

Credits
Bob Fujitani pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # A-700
Pages 5
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-26 14:21:14
Last Graded Sale CGC 5.0 sold for $288 on December 15th, 2024
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Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.5 $192 (1 comp)
CGC 5.0 $288 (2 comps)
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Grade
Price
Date
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Link
5.0
$288
December 15th, 2024
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$192
February 16th, 2020
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November 3rd, 2019
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