Mystic

    (Marvel, 1951-1957)
™ and © Marvel Entertainment Group

During Senate hearings on juvenile delinquency in the 1950s, several senators were amazed that EC Comics publisher William Gaines defended the cover of one of his books featuring a severed head as being in good taste. “What could be worse?” asked an incredulous inquisitor. One answer that leaps to mind is Mystic, a gruesome horror comic from Atlas (later Marvel), at that time a sleazy, third-rate operation, that made EC’s worst efforts look like Tolstoy by comparison. Flesh-eating zombies, bloodthirsty ghouls, and medieval-style tortures were the meat and drink of Mystic. Despite having all the subtlety of a swinging meat cleaver, Mystic nevertheless toned down when the tourniquet of the Comics Code stanched the flow of blood, and continued in a tamer, though not much more literate, fashion until the Atlas “bust” of 1957.
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  • 1
    #1
    Mar 1951
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    A: Mike Sekowsky, Manny Stallman, Ed Winiarski
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  • 2
    #2
    May 1951
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    A: Mike Sekowsky, Allen Bellman, Chic Stone, Pete Tumlinson
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  • 3
    #3
    Jul 1951
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    A: Gene Colan, Russ Heath, Allen Bellman, Frank Sieminsky, Paul Reinman
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    #4
    Sep 1951
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    W: Hank Chapman  ·  A: Basil Wolverton, Mike Sekowsky, Allen Bellman, Manny Stallman
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  • 5
    #5
    Nov 1951
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    A: Jerry Robinson, Hy Rosen, Al Hartley, Mike Sekowsky
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    #6
    Jan 1952
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Basil Wolverton, Vernon Henkel, Manny Stallman
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  • 7
    #7
    Mar 1952
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    A: Gene Colan, Jim Mooney, Vernon Henkel, Mort Lawrence, Werner Roth
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  • 8
    #8
    May 1952
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Paul Reinman, Bill Everett, Dick Ayers, Joe Maneely, Gil Kane, Joe Sinnott
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    #9
    Jun 1952
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    W: Carl Wessler, Stan Lee  ·  A: Al Hartley, George Roussos, E.J. Smalle, Bill Everett, Tony DiPreta
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  • 10
    #10
    Jul 1952
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Tony DiPreta, Werner Roth, Russ Heath, Gene Colan, Joe Sinnott, Myron Fass
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    #11
    Aug 1952
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    W: Stan Lee, Carl Wessler  ·  A: John Romita Sr., Werner Roth, Myron Fass, Ben Brown
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  • 12
    #12
    Sep 1952
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Carmine Infantino, Gene Colan, Vic Carrabotta, Bob Fujitani
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    #13
    Oct 1952
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    A: Dick Ayers, Louis Zansky
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    #14
    Nov 1952
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    A: Tony DiPreta, Mannie Banks, Ed Winiarski, Edwin Goldfarb, Larry Woromay
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  • 15
    #15
    Dec 1952
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    W: Carl Wessler, Stan Lee  ·  A: John Romita Sr., Jay Scott Pike, George Tuska, Bill Benulis, Vic Carrabotta
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    #16
    Jan 1953
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Carmine Infantino, George Roussos, Larry Woromay, Carl Hubbell, Sam Citron
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    #17
    Feb 1953
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Ed Winiarski, Bill Everett, Vic Carrabotta, Tony DiPreta
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    #18
    Mar 1953
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    A: Vic Carrabotta, Al Eadeh, Jack Abel, Tony DiPreta
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    #19
    Apr 1953
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    A: Mort Lawrence, Vic Carrabotta, Al Luster, Tony DiPreta
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    #20
    May 1953
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    A: Ed Winiarski, Tony DiPreta, Sam Kweskin
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    #21
    Jul 1953
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    A: John Buscema, Gene Colan, Tony Mortellaro, Dick Ayers
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    #22
    Aug 1953
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    A: Joe Maneely, John Forte, Al Eadeh, Vernon Henkel, Arthur Peddy
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    #23
    Sep 1953
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    W: Paul S. Newman  ·  A: Ross Andru, Pete Tumlinson, Sol Brodsky
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    #24
    Oct 1953
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    A: Joe Maneely, Gil Kane, Tony DiPreta
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    #25
    Dec 1953
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    W: Stan Lee, Hank Chapman  ·  A: John Romita Sr., Paul Reinman
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    #26
    Jan 1954
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Vic Carrabotta, Al Luster, Al Eadeh, Jerry Robinson, Tony DiPreta
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    #27
    Feb 1954
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    W: Paul S. Newman  ·  A: Russ Heath, Al Eadeh, Arthur Peddy, Vic Carrabotta
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    #28
    Mar 1954
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    A: Vince Colletta, Doug Wildey, Vic Carrabotta, Tony DiPreta
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    #29
    Apr 1954
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    A: Vince Colletta, Sheldon Moldoff, Tony Mortellaro, Pete Tumlinson
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    #30
    May 1954
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    W: Paul S. Newman  ·  A: Doug Wildey, Syd Shores, Al Eadeh, Chuck Winter
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    #31
    Jun 1954
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    A: Robert Sale, Pablo Ferro, Jack Katz, Sid Check
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    #32
    Jul 1954
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    W: Paul S. Newman  ·  A: Al Eadeh, Ed Moline, Mort Meskin
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    #33
    Sep 1954
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    W: Paul S. Newman  ·  A: Tony DiPreta, Jack Katz, Al Eadeh, Ogden Whitney
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    #34
    Nov 1954
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    W: Paul S. Newman  ·  A: Tony DiPreta, Tony Mortellaro, Mort Lawrence, Chuck Winter, Tom Cooke
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    #35
    Jan 1955
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    A: Dick Ayers, Robert Sale, Al Hartley, John Forte
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    #36
    Mar 1955
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    W: Paul S. Newman  ·  A: Jay Scott Pike
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    #37
    May 1955
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    A: Gene Colan, Mort Lawrence, Pete Tumlinson, Tony DiPreta
    Code-approved issues begin
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    #38
    Jul 1955
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Paul Reinman, Dick Ayers, Arthur Peddy, Jay Scott Pike
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    #39
    Sep 1955
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    W: Paul S. Newman  ·  A: Sam Kweskin, Werner Roth, John Forte, Ed Winiarski, Paul Reinman
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    #40
    Oct 1955
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    W: Paul S. Newman  ·  A: Bill Everett, Paul Reinman, Vic Carrabotta, Bob Forgione
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    #41
    Nov 1955
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Dick Ayers, Vic Carrabotta, Robert Sale, Mort Lawrence
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    #42
    Dec 1955
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    W: Carl Wessler, Paul S. Newman  ·  A: Bill Benulis, John Forte, John Tartaglione, Ed Winiarski, Sid Greene
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    #43
    Jan 1956
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: John Forte, Paul Reinman, Tony DiPreta, Robert Sale, Syd Shores
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    #44
    Feb 1956
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    W: Carl Wessler, Paul S. Newman  ·  A: Bill Everett, Bob Brown, Vic Carrabotta, John Forte, Mac Pakula
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    #45
    Mar 1956
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: John Forte, Manny Stallman, Dick Ayers, Ed Moore, Bill Benulis
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    #46
    Apr 1956
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Arthur Peddy, Don Heck, Jim Mooney, Ross Andru, Bob Forgione
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    #47
    May 1956
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Dick Ayers, John Forte, Bill Benulis, Bernard Baily, Frank W. Bolle
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    #48
    Jun 1956
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    W: Carl Wessler, Paul S. Newman  ·  A: Hy Fleishman, Bill Benulis, Lou Morales, Tony Mortellaro, Manny Stallman, Pete Morisi
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    #49
    Jul 1956
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    W: Carl Wessler, Paul S. Newman  ·  A: Lou Cameron, Pete Morisi, Harry Lazarus, Robert McCarty, Dave Berg, Manny Stallman
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    #50
    Aug 1956
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Vic Carrabotta, Ross Andru, Paul Hodge, Manny Stallman, Ed Moore, Hy Fleishman
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    #51
    Sep 1956
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Marvin Stein, Harry Lazarus, Lou Cameron, John Forte, Gray Morrow
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    #52
    Oct 1956
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Wallace Wood, Bob Powell, John Forte, Pete Morisi, Reed Crandall, Mort Drucker, Jim Infantino
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  • 53
    #53
    Nov 1956
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: George Roussos, Herb Familton, Ted Galindo, Dick Ayers, Robert Sale, Bernard Baily
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    #54
    Dec 1956
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Joe Sinnott, Bob Powell, Vic Carrabotta, Mac Pakula, Manny Stallman, Bob Forgione
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  • 55
    #55
    Jan 1957
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Don Heck, Ted Galindo, John Forte, Ed Winiarski, Doug Wildey, Bob Powell
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  • 56
    #56
    Feb 1957
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Paul Reinman, Mac Pakula, Mort Drucker, Robert Sale, Bob Powell, Joe Sinnott
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  • 57
    #57
    Mar 1957
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Syd Shores, Mac Pakula, Bill Everett, Ed Winiarski, Robert Sale, Joe Orlando
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  • 58
    #58
    Apr 1957
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Joe Maneely, Robert Sale, Bernie Krigstein, John Forte, Richard Doxsee
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  • 59
    #59
    May 1957
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Richard Doxsee, Bernie Krigstein, Mac Pakula, Howard O’Donnell, Sam Kweskin
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  • 60
    #60
    Jun 1957
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    W: Carl Wessler  ·  A: Gene Colan, Al Williamson, Robert Sale, Sidney Check, Jay Scott Pike, George Klein
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  • 61
    #61
    Aug 1957
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    A: Richard Doxsee, Frank W. Bolle, Alfonso Greene, Joe Orlando, Carl Burgos
    Final Issue
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