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Mystery Tales 9
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Overview
Mystery Tales #9 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in March 1953. It is part of the Mystery Tales series, which ran from March 1952 to August 1957.
Cover credits include Bill Everett.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The Specimen!." Indexed story credits include Joe Maneely and Ben Brown, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Looking for the full run? Browse the Mystery Tales checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- March 1953
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- 20th Century Comic Corp.
- Cover Titles
- The Man in the Morgue!
Ashes To Ashes!
Lost! - Cover Credits
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Bill Everett pencils and inks unsigned
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Stories
The Specimen!
Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Notes: No job No, box blank.
Reprinted In: Chamber of Chills 18
Hunger
Ashes to Ashes!
Credits
Al Eadeh pencils unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Story Information
Reprinted In: Crypt of Shadows 21
The Broken Step
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Statement of the Ownership
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: Editor: Stan Lee
Managing editor: Martin Goodman
Bus. Mngr: Monroe Froehlich, Jr
all quoting 270 Park Ave., NYC
Owners:
20th Century Comics Corp, Jerome A. Perles, Morris Siegel, all quoting 270 Park Ave., NYC again.
signed: Monroe Froehlich, Jr Tess Harwood, Notary public No. 08-6797825 (Bronx County) 9th September 1952
Managing editor: Martin Goodman
Bus. Mngr: Monroe Froehlich, Jr
all quoting 270 Park Ave., NYC
Owners:
20th Century Comics Corp, Jerome A. Perles, Morris Siegel, all quoting 270 Park Ave., NYC again.
signed: Monroe Froehlich, Jr Tess Harwood, Notary public No. 08-6797825 (Bronx County) 9th September 1952
The Man in the Morgue
Credits
Vic Dowling pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Story Information
Lost!
Credits
Pete Tumlinson pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Story Information