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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $468.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1952-03-01 |
| RAW | $214.93 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1952-03-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 86 graded copies for Mystery Tales #1 (1952). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Dark Tunnel
An exterminator enters into a dark tunnel on one of his jobs and is taken captive by giant telepathic cockroaches who are waiting for mankind to destroy itself before they emerge and rule Earth.
| Appearing1 =
| StoryTitle2 = The Doll of Doom | Writer2_1 = | Penciler2_1 = | Inker2_1 = | Colorist2_1 = | Letterer2_1 = Typeset | Editor2_1 = Stan Lee | Synopsis2 = A school teacher believes one student is a witch while the director finds it ludicrous until he sees the teacher fiery death and the little girl holding a burned doll!
| Appearing2 =
| StoryTitle3 = The Little Black Box! | Writer3_1 = Henry P. Chapman | Penciler3_1 = Joe Maneely | Inker3_1 = Joe Maneely | Colorist3_1 = | Letterer3_1 = | Editor3_1 = Stan Lee | Synopsis3 = A man finds a black box which grants him wishes when he tells a lie. When he gets the black box open, the spirit inside incinerates him to take his place.
| Appearing3 =
| StoryTitle4 = The End of the World | Writer4_1 = | Penciler4_1 = Paul Reinman | Inker4_1 = Paul Reinman | Colorist4_1 = | Letterer4_1 = | Editor4_1 = Stan Lee | Synopsis4 = A carnival swami predicts the world will end at midnight. His skeptic client scoffs at the prediction, but the man's words haunt his thoughts for the rest of the evening. When the clock begins to strike twelve, he is distracted by it, and doesn't see the vehicle that strikes and kills him.
| Appearing4 =
| StoryTitle5 = The Horror on Channel 15 | Writer5_1 = Stan Lee | Penciler5_1 = Pete Tumlinson | Inker5_1 = Pete Tumlinson | Colorist5_1 = | Letterer5_1 = | Editor5_1 = Stan Lee | Synopsis5 = A man in a small Iowa town creates a monster for a TV show that comes to life and kills everyone in the town.
| Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Horror from Channel 15) **Supporting Characters:** * Bruce Baxter)
**Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Iowa)
| StoryTitle6 = The Stroke of 12 | Writer6_1 = | Penciler6_1 = Paul Reinman | Inker6_1 = Paul Reinman | Colorist6_1 = | Letterer6_1 = | Editor6_1 = Stan Lee | Synopsis6 = An embalming assistant murders an undertaker for his money, but when he goes to the cemetery at midnight where he hid the money, the undertaker drags him into the grave with him.
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Creative credits
Writers: Henry P. Chapman, Stan Lee
Interior art: Gene Colan, Joe Maneely, Paul Reinman, Pete Tumlinson, Paul Reinman
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