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Mystery Tales 42
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How much is Mystery Tales #42 worth?
Current market pricing for Mystery Tales #42 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 5.0 sold for $79 on October 27th, 2019.
Graded price ranges include CGC 5.0 $79 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 28th, 2026.
- Cover Date
- June 1956
- Cover Notes
- Are those hands drawn by Bill Everett? - Nick Caputo
- Sighted Date Stamp
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Apr. 12
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- 20th Century Comic Corp.
- Cover Titles
- The Trap!
The Hidden One! - Cover Credits
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Sol Brodsky pencils and inks signed
- Contributions
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Frank Motler: Cover Creator Credit
Nick Caputo: Cover Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Mystery Tales #42 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in June 1956. It is part of the Mystery Tales series, which ran from March 1952 to August 1957.
Cover credits include Sol Brodsky.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The Darkroom." Indexed story credits include John Forte and Jerry Robinson, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Stories
The Darkroom
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
The Captive
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Man Who Was Nowhere!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Trap!
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
We Claim This Planet!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Hidden One!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
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