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Series
Mystic 21
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- July 1953
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Classic Syndicate, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- The Honey-Mooners!
The Ghost Comes Back!
Homocide!
Dorothy's Doll! - Cover Credits
-
Bill Everett pencils unsigned
Carl Burgos inks attributed
- Contributions
-
Chris Brown: Cover Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Mystic #21 was published by Classic Syndicate, Inc. in July 1953. It is part of the Mystic series, which ran from March 1951 to August 1957.
Cover credits include Bill Everett and Carl Burgos.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "Zombie In The Streets." Indexed story credits include John Buscema and Gene Colan, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Stories
Zombie In The Streets
Credits
John Buscema pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Story Information
Notes: Some of the figures look like they could have been drawn by Colan and inked by a very
slick inker, but on the whole I would be a lot safer by guessing it's Manny Stallman doing a
really impressive job.
A doctor called Arnold creates a zombie to rob and kill people, so he can satisfy is money- loving wife. Unfortunately, the zombie developes a crush on Arnold's wife. - Ger A.
A doctor called Arnold creates a zombie to rob and kill people, so he can satisfy is money- loving wife. Unfortunately, the zombie developes a crush on Arnold's wife. - Ger A.
Dorothy's Doll
Credits
Gene Colan pencils signed
Gene Colan inks attributed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Notes: Fred Bartlett's daughter has a fever and tonight is the night she will either die or get
better. Luckily, he has bought her a doll that looks just like her, when Death comes
through the window. - Ger A.
The Honeymooners
Credits
Tony Mortellaro pencils signed
Tony Mortellaro inks attributed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Notes: Beautiful young Stella falls in love with a sickly white man, who intends to marry her.
There's one thing he has to do before they can, though. - Ger A.
Isle Of No Escape
Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Homicide
Credits
Bill Savage pencils attributed
Ross Andru inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Notes: A man kills a bum and gets his neighbour to help him bury the body. One of them will get
away with murder. Not a code-friendly story. - Ger A.
Untitled
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: Ad for march issue of Menace
The Ghost Comes Back!
Credits
Dick Ayers pencils unsigned
Ernie Bache inks attributed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Chris Brown: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Chris Brown: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Notes: In the seacoast village of Norchester an escaped convict climbs into the house of Julia and
tries to terrorize her. But old Julia can take care of herself. Especially on a night like this,
when she is expecting a visit from her husband. - Ger A.
plot is swiped from Saki's short story "The Open Window" - Chris Brown.
plot is swiped from Saki's short story "The Open Window" - Chris Brown.
Reprinted In: Crypt of Shadows 13
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