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Series
Mystery Tales 53
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- May 1957
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- 20th Century Comic Corp.
- Cover Titles
- He Lived Again!
The People Who Couldn't Move!
What Happened in Room 14? - Cover Credits
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Bill Everett pencils unsigned
Carl Burgos inks guess
- Contributions
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Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Current market pricing for Mystery Tales #53 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 8.5 sold for $149.50 on February 15th, 2004.
Graded price ranges include CGC 8.5 $149.50 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated July 6th, 2026.
Stories
The People Who Couldn't Move
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
That's What You Think!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
I Died Too Soon
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Hired Hand
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Rainmaker
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
He Lived Again
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
What Happened in Room 14?
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
Mystery Tales #53 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in May 1957. It is part of the Mystery Tales series, which ran from March 1952 to August 1957.
Cover credits include Bill Everett and Carl Burgos.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The People Who Couldn't Move." Indexed story credits include Dick Giordano and Frank Bolle, among others.