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Mystery Tales 1
Atlas Tales
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How much is Mystery Tales #1 worth?
Current market pricing for Mystery Tales #1 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 5.0 sold for $480 on August 31st, 2025.
Graded price ranges include CGC 5.0 $480 (2 comps); CGC 7.5 $1,050 (2 comps).
Pricing data last updated May 26th, 2026.
- Cover Date
- March 1952
- Sighted Date Stamp
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Dec 14
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- 20th Century Comic Corp.
- Cover Titles
- The Stroke of Midnight!
The Dark Tunnel!
Horror on Channel 15!
The Little Black Box! - Cover Credits
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Issue Overview
Mystery Tales #1 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in March 1952. It is part of the Mystery Tales series, which ran from March 1952 to August 1957.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "The Dark Tunnel." Indexed story credits include Gene Colan and Hank Chapman, among others.
Stories
The Dark Tunnel
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
The Doll of Doom
The Little Black Box
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
The End of the World
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
Horror on Channel 15
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
The Stroke of 12
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
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