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Series
Mystery Tales 12
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- June 1953
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- 20th Century Comic Corp.
- Cover Titles
- The Room that Isn't There!
The Scavenger!
Never Say Die!
Assasination! - Cover Credits
-
Joe Maneely pencils and inks signed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Current market pricing for Mystery Tales #12 shows a latest raw sale of sold for $107.55 on August 16th, 2015, a latest graded sale of CGC 7.5 sold for $432 on October 27th, 2019.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $107.55 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 7.5 $432 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 6th, 2026.
Stories
The Room that Isn't There
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
It's Too Expensive to Die!
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Assassination!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
The Flying Saucer that Was
Tom Lammers: Story Information
The Scavenger!
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Never Say Die!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
Mystery Tales #12 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in June 1953. It is part of the Mystery Tales series, which ran from March 1952 to August 1957.
Cover credits include Joe Maneely.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "The Room that Isn't There." Indexed story credits include Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache, among others.