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Mystery Tales 3

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Mystery Tales #3 (1952) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
July 1952
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
20th Century Comic Corp.
 
Cover Titles
The Vampire Strikes!
Alone...with Death!
When Murderers Meet...
 
Cover Credits
Russ Heath pencils and inks signed
Notes: Two human figures and some background - from first story splash
Sol Brodsky pencils and inks guess
Notes: Rest of main panel and two small side boxes
 
Contributions
Michaël Dewally: Cover Image
Gary Watson: Cover Image
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Mystery Tales #3 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in July 1952. It is part of the Mystery Tales series, which ran from March 1952 to August 1957.

Cover credits include Russ Heath and Sol Brodsky.

Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "The Vampire Strikes." Indexed story credits include Stan Lee and Russ Heath, among others.

Stories

Credits
Stan Lee script signed Russ Heath pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Credits
Gene Colan pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Credits
Myron Fass pencils and inks attributed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Credits
Jim Mooney pencils signed Jim Mooney inks attributed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit

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