Price history & market evidence
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $187.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1956-01-01 |
| RAW | $27.83 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1956-01-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 13 graded copies for Marvel Tales #142 (1956). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Vanishing Boy
When a criminal attempts to hide out in his old neighborhood that he hasn't seen for fifteen years, he encounters a younger version of himself and his interactions with the boy convince him to turn himself in.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| StoryTitle2 = The Man Who Shrunk | Writer2_1 = | Penciler2_1 = Bernie Krigstein | Inker2_1 = | Colorist2_1 = | Letterer2_1 = | Editor2_1 = | Synopsis2 = Aliens reduce a dictator to mockery by teleporting a bar of shrinking soap into his shower in order to promote democracy.
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| StoryTitle3 = Man On Mars | Writer3_1 = | Penciler3_1 = Paul Reinman | Inker3_1 = | Colorist3_1 = | Letterer3_1 = | Editor3_1 = | Synopsis3 = One of the crew on a spaceship rocketing towards Mars believes in goodness and beauty while the others are technical men. Both people experience the kind of world they are expecting when they land on the surface of Mars.
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| StoryTitle4 = It Wouldn't Let Go | Writer4_1 = | Penciler4_1 = | Inker4_1 = | Colorist4_1 = | Letterer4_1 = | Editor4_1 = | Synopsis4 = Phil tells a lie to his boss in order to attend a ball game. When he catches a fly ball it won't come loose from his hand despite attempting various remedies. When he shows up for work he admits he lied and the ball rolls loose. Phil thinks he may be fired but what he doesn't know is his boss also has a ball has attached to his hand beneath his desk.
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| StoryTitle5 = The Thing In the Crate | Writer5_1 = | Penciler5_1 = Dick Ayers | Inker5_1 = | Colorist5_1 = | Letterer5_1 = | Editor5_1 = | Synopsis5 = Delegates from other planets choose Earth for a meeting spot as it is a neutral planet.
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Creative credits
Interior art: Manny Stallman, Bernie Krigstein, Paul Reinman, Dick Ayers
Source records & attribution
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