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Uncanny Tales 42
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- April 1956
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Prime Publications, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- Which Road To Take?
- Cover Credits
-
Carl Burgos pencils and inks unsigned
- Contributions
-
David Hall: Cover Image
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Uncanny Tales #42 was published by Prime Publications, Inc. in April 1956. It is part of the Uncanny Tales series, which ran from June 1952 to September 1957.
Cover credits include Carl Burgos.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The Telepathic Typewriter." Indexed story credits include Mort Drucker and Bob Forgione, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Stories
The Telepathic Typewriter
Credits
Mort Drucker pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Mistaken Identity!
Credits
Bob Forgione pencils unsigned
Bob Forgione inks guess
Contributors:
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Which Road to Take!
Credits
Bill Benulis pencils signed
Bill Benulis inks guess
Contributors:
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Little Men
Credits
Sol Brodsky pencils signed
Carl Burgos inks guess
Contributors:
John Benson: Creator Credit
Tristan Lapoussiere: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
John Benson: Creator Credit
Tristan Lapoussiere: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Notes: In the black and white reprint
the signature "Sol Brodsky" is plainly visible, written vertically along the right border of the
first panel, in a plot of grass.
The Jackpot
Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Mystery of Mercury
Credits
Bernard Baily pencils unsigned
Joe Sinnott inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
They Wait Below
Credits
Bernie Krigstein pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
John Benson: Story Scan
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
John Benson: Story Scan
Notes: Krigstein packed 75 panels into this 4 page story, a record for Krigstein, and probably a record for anyone! - John Benson.
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