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Series
Marvel Tales 157
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- April 1957
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Marvel Comics, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- Impossible Island!
The Black Blob
It Waits In The Dark! - Cover Credits
-
Carl Burgos pencils and inks attributed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Current market pricing for Marvel Tales #157 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 6.0 sold for $89.63 on December 27th, 2015.
Graded price ranges include CGC 6.0 $89.63 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated July 5th, 2026.
Stories
The Secret of Murdock Farm!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Black Blob!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Man Who Was Replaced
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Trouble on the Island
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Impossible Island
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Man Who Changed!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
It Waits in the Dark!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
Marvel Tales #157 was published by Marvel Comics, Inc. in April 1957. It is part of the Marvel Tales series, which ran from August 1949 to August 1957.
Cover credits include Carl Burgos.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The Secret of Murdock Farm!." Indexed story credits include Joe Orlando and Pete Morisi, among others.