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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $192.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1956-04-01 |
| 8.0 | $908.20 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1956-04-01 |
| 9.2 | $1,181.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1956-04-01 |
| RAW | $52.86 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1956-04-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 13 graded copies for Uncanny Tales #42 (1956). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Telepathic Typewriter
A writer buys a magic typewriter that shows a mental vision of the truth of any newspaper story that is typed on it. It states a warning that the typewriter will be destroyed if it is attempted for greedy gain, but when the writer types in a story about an explorer looking for treasure, he gets a vision of the explorer overlooking the treasure and decides to take the typewriter with him to the cave so it won't be destroyed and pick up the chest. When he finds the treasure chest, the cave begins to close, so he wedges the typewriter into the opening. He escapes the cave, but without the treasure, and the typewriter is destroyed.
| StoryTitle2 = Mistaken Identity! | Writer2_1 = N/A | Penciler2_1 = Bob Forgione | Inker2_1 = Bob Forgione | Colorist2_1 = N/A | Letterer2_1 = N/A | Editor2_1 = Stan Lee
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| StoryTitle3 = Which Road to Take! | Writer3_1 = N/A | Penciler3_1 = Bill Benulis | Inker3_1 = Bill Benulis | Colorist3_1 = N/A | Letterer3_1 = N/A | Editor3_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Unnamed Motorist **Supporting Characters:** * Maria **Antagonists:** * Numerous unnamed sorcerers
**Races and Species:** * Humans) **Locations:** * Earth-616 ** Earth *** United States of America **** Penally **** Fentown
| Synopsis3 = A man driving through backroads finds himself dreaming about coming upon a sorcerer's town and rescuing a captive girl.
| StoryTitle4 = The Little Men | Writer4_1 = N/A | Penciler4_1 = Sol Brodsky | Inker4_1 = Sol Brodsky | Colorist4_1 = N/A | Letterer4_1 = N/A | Editor4_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * FBI) ** Phil ** Mort **Supporting Characters:** * Numerous unnamed Leprechauns * Unnamed Old Man
**Other Characters:** * Two unnamed men * United States Army) **Races and Species:** * Leprechauns * Humans) * Crickets **Locations:** * Earth-616 ** Earth *** United States of America **** Washington, D.C.
| Synopsis4 = An old man creates wooden statues that Leprechauns collect.
| StoryTitle5 = The Jackpot | Writer5_1 = N/A | Penciler5_1 = N/A | Inker5_1 = N/A | Colorist5_1 = N/A | Letterer5_1 = Typeset | Editor5_1 = Stan Lee
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| StoryTitle6 = The Mystery of Mercury | Writer6_1 = N/A | Penciler6_1 = Bernard Baily | Inker6_1 = Bernard Baily | Colorist6_1 = N/A | Letterer6_1 = N/A | Editor6_1 = Stan Lee
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| StoryTitle7 = They Wait Below | Writer7_1 = N/A | Penciler7_1 = Bernie Krigstein | Inker7_1 = Bernie Krigstein | Colorist7_1 = N/A | Letterer7_1 = N/A | Editor7_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing7 = **Featured Characters:** * Matt Ronson)
**Antagonists:** * Numerous unnamed Sirens **Other Characters:** * Unidentified Ship ** Unnamed Captain ** Several unnamed crewmembers * Three unnamed men **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Sirens **Locations:** * Earth-616 ** Earth *** Atlantic Ocean
| Synopsis7 = A lighthouse attendant is accosted by Sirens who wish the beacon to remain unlit so passing ships will founder upon the reef, but as he backs away from them, he knocks over a table lamp which starts a fire and warns the ship away. The next day, men who come to investigate tell him he just imagined the Sirens, but he points to their footprints in the sand.
| Notes = ===Publication Notes=== * "The Telepathic Typewriter" is reprinted in Vault of Evil Vol 1 13. * "Which Road to Take!" is reprinted in Tomb of Darkness Vol 1 10. * "The Little Men" is reprinted in Monsters on the Prowl Vol 1 30. * "They Wait Below" is reprinted in Haunt of Horror Vol 2 3.
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Creative credits
Writers: N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A
Interior art: Mort Drucker, Bob Forgione, Bill Benulis, Sol Brodsky, N/A, Bernard Baily, Bernie Krigstein
Color: N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A
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