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Series
Mystery Tales 5
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- November 1952
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- 20th Century Comic Corp.
- Cover Titles
- Blackout at MIdnight!
- Cover Credits
-
Sol Brodsky pencils guess
- Contributions
-
Michaël Dewally: Cover Image
Nick Caputo: Cover Creator Credit
Current market pricing for Mystery Tales #5 shows a latest raw sale of FN- sold for $217.07 on November 22nd, 2021, a latest graded sale of CGC 8.5 sold for $1,020 on October 23rd, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $217.07 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 2.0 $124.90 (1 comp); CGC 3.5 $171 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 26th, 2026.
Stories
Blackout At Midnight!
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Shrinking Death
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Hand Is Quicker
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Information
The Mind Reader!
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Dave O'Dell: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Beware Of The Beggar!
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
Mystery Tales #5 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in November 1952. It is part of the Mystery Tales series, which ran from March 1952 to August 1957.
Cover credits include Sol Brodsky.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Blackout At Midnight!." Indexed story credits include Stan Lee and Tony DiPreta, among others.