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- Cover Date
- February 1957
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Gem Publications, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- She Stands in the Shadows
- Cover Credits
-
Carl Burgos pencils and inks attributed
- Contributions
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Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Current market pricing for World Of Mystery #5 shows a latest raw sale of FR/GD 1.5 sold for $43 on May 24th, 2020, a latest graded sale of CGC FN+ 6.5 sold for $204 on June 3rd, 2024.
Raw price ranges include Fair/Good $43 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 6.5 $204 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated July 9th, 2026.
Stories
She Stands In the Shadows
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Nelson's Nightmare!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Thing In the Bottle
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Bottomless Box
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
The Sound of Trouble
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Human for a Day!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Voice from Nowhere
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
World Of Mystery #5 was published by Gem Publications, Inc. in February 1957. It is part of the World Of Mystery series, which ran from June 1956 to July 1957.
Cover credits include Carl Burgos.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "She Stands In the Shadows." Indexed story credits include Joe Orlando and Dick Ayers, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.