Price history & market evidence
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | $1,900.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1953-06-01 |
| 9.2 | $2,470.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1953-06-01 |
| RAW | $138.87 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1953-06-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 41 graded copies for Mystery Tales #12 (1953). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Room That Isn't There
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| StoryTitle2 = It's Too Expensive to Die! | Writer2_1 = | Penciler2_1 = Howie Post | Inker2_1 = Howie Post | Colorist2_1 = | Letterer2_1 = | Editor2_1 = | Synopsis2 =
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| StoryTitle3 = Assassination! | Writer3_1 = | Penciler3_1 = George Tuska | Inker3_1 = George Tuska | Colorist3_1 = | Letterer3_1 = | Editor3_1 = | Synopsis3 =
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| StoryTitle4 = The Flying Saucer That Was | Writer4_1 = | Penciler4_1 = | Inker4_1 = | Colorist4_1 = | Letterer4_1 = Typeset | Editor4_1 = | Synopsis4 = A teacher frantically tries to convince people that he saw aliens, but it turns out that they are friendly and make him their ambassador.
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * George Ridley)
**Other Characters:** * Monroe Marks) * Dr. Willard Seldin) * Harry Landau) * Frank Ridley) * Tommy Ridley) * Helen Landau) **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Unrevealed alien race **Realities:** * Earth-616
| StoryTitle5 = The Scavenger | Writer5_1 = | Penciler5_1 = Manny Stallman | Inker5_1 = Manny Stallman | Colorist5_1 = | Letterer5_1 = | Editor5_1 = | Synopsis5 =
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| StoryTitle6 = Never Say Die! | Writer6_1 = | Penciler6_1 = Myron Fass | Inker6_1 = Matt Fox | Colorist6_1 = | Letterer6_1 = | Editor6_1 = | Synopsis6 = A dying man regrets going to a witch for help when she gives him a potion which will "make him stronger than ever and live for years and years" but she doesn't tell him that it will also transform him into a tree.
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Creative credits
Interior art: Dick Ayers, Howie Post, George Tuska, Manny Stallman, Myron Fass
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 211803
PANEL PROFITS: 2425062