Mystery Tales

    (Marvel, 1952-1957)
™ and ©1957 20th Century Comic Corp.

Mystery Tales was one of many titles Atlas hurried to the stands in the wake of the success of EC’s “New Trend” horror comics of the early 50s. Early issues featured Atlas’s typical heavy-handed mix of gory and gruesome fare, rendered by a roster of talent including Matt Fox, a young Gene Colan, Bill Everett, and the great Joe Maneely. The arrival of the Comics Code banished the buckets of blood, and the focus shifted to tales of suspense and (like the title says) mystery. By 1957, Atlas had hit the skids and cut back on all but a few titles. Mystery Tales did not survive the implosion, though stories from its pages have occasionally been reprinted in Marvel horror titles from the 70s such as Dead of Night and Supernatural Tales.
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  • 1
    #1
    Mar 1952
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    W: Hank Chapman, Stan Lee  ·  A: Gene Colan, Joe Maneely, Paul Reinman, Pete Tumlinson
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  • 2
    #2
    May 1952
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    #3
    Jul 1952
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    #4
    Sep 1952
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    #5
    Nov 1952
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    #6
    Dec 1952
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Tony DiPreta
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    #7
    Jan 1953
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    #8
    Feb 1953
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  • 9
    #9
    Mar 1953
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    A: Joe Maneely
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  • 10
    #10
    Apr 1953
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    #11
    May 1953
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    #12
    Jun 1953
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    #13
    Jul 1953
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Joe Sinnott, Ross Andru
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    #14
    Aug 1953
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    A: Joe Maneely, Al Luster, Paul Reinman
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    #15
    Sep 1953
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    #16
    Oct 1953
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    A: Paul Reinman, Sid Greene
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    #17
    Jan 1954
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    #18
    Mar 1954
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    #19
    May 1954
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    #20
    Jul 1954
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  • 21
    #21
    Sep 1954
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    A: Bob Powell
    1st appearance of Arthur Nagan
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    #22
    Oct 1954
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    #23
    Nov 1954
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    #24
    Dec 1954
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    #25
    Jan 1955
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    A: Don Heck
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    #26
    Feb 1955
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    A: Dick Ayers, Paul Reinman, Jay Scott Pike, Mort Lawrence, John Tartaglione
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    #27
    Mar 1955
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    #28
    Apr 1955
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  • 29
    #29
    May 1955
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    A: Bob Powell
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  • 30
    #30
    Jun 1955
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    W: Tom Lammers  ·  A: Dick Ayers, Pete Tumlinson, Sid Greene, John Forte, Don Heck
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    #31
    Jul 1955
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    #32
    Aug 1955
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    #33
    Sep 1955
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    #34
    Oct 1955
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    #35
    Nov 1955
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    #36
    Dec 1955
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    #37
    Jan 1956
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    A: Bob Powell
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    #38
    Feb 1956
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    A: Bob Powell
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    #39
    Mar 1956
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    #40
    Apr 1956
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  • 41
    #41
    May 1956
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    A: John Romita Sr., Paul Reinman, Mort Drucker, Ed Winiarski, Kurt Schaffenberger
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  • 42
    #42
    Jun 1956
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    A: Jerry Robinson, John Forte
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  • 43
    #43
    Jul 1956
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  • 44
    #44
    Aug 1956
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    A: George Roussos, Al Williamson, Bob McCarty, Herb Familton, Mike Sekowsky, Paul Hodge
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    #45
    Sep 1956
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    #46
    Oct 1956
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  • 47
    #47
    Nov 1956
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    A: Bob Powell
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  • 48
    #48
    Dec 1956
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    A: Bob Powell
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    #49
    Jan 1957
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    #50
    Feb 1957
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    #51
    Mar 1957
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  • 52
    #52
    Apr 1957
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  • 53
    #53
    May 1957
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  • 54
    #54
    Jun 1957
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    Final issue
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