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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $209.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1953-09-01 |
| 6.0 | $260.89 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1953-09-01 |
| RAW | $81.18 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1953-09-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 68 graded copies for Mystery Tales #15 (1953). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Little Monster!
An alien visits a household and gives the couple gifts. He lives in the cellar and dines off passing strangers.
| StoryTitle2 = Satan's Partner | Writer2_1 = N/A | Penciler2_1 = N/A | Inker2_1 = N/A | Colorist2_1 = N/A | Letterer2_1 = Typeset | Editor2_1 = Stan Lee
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| StoryTitle3 = Shhhh! | Writer3_1 = N/A | Penciler3_1 = Dick Ayers | Inker3_1 = Ernie Bache | Colorist3_1 = N/A | Letterer3_1 = Dick Ayers | Editor3_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Commandant Rhinehardt Turned into a chimpanzee **Supporting Characters:** * Nazis) ** Schutzstaffel) *** Unnamed Spy *** Karl ** Private Walter Kruppel) Turned into a chimpanzee **Antagonists:** * Unnamed Insane Asylum Escapee **Other Characters:** * Unnamed Project 16 Scientist * Numerous unnamed citizens Turned into chimpanzees **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Dogs * Chimpanzees * Monkeys **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** North America *** United States of America ** Europe *** Germany ** South America **Items:** * Synthetic Germs
| Synopsis3 = Agents of a foreign power grab the wrong man when they attempt to kidnap a scientist working on a secret project. The man they took escaped from an asylum and he releases germs that turn his captors into apes.
| StoryTitle4 = The Vampire's Coffin! | Writer4_1 = N/A | Penciler4_1 = Tony DiPreta | Inker4_1 = Tony DiPreta | Colorist4_1 = N/A | Letterer4_1 = N/A | Editor4_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Captain Banner
**Antagonists:** * Captain Banner's Crew ** Numerous unnamed members **Other Characters:** * Johnny * Unnamed Museum Curator **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Bats) * Vampires * Pigs * Sharks **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** New York) *** New York City
| Synopsis4 = A vampire's coffin is brought about a ship and when the crew mutinies under the cruel captain's treatment, they stake him and place his body in the coffin.
| StoryTitle5 = The Man in the Tank! | Writer5_1 = N/A | Penciler5_1 = Everett Raymond Kinstler | Inker5_1 = Everett Raymond Kinstler | Colorist5_1 = N/A | Letterer5_1 = N/A | Editor5_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Pete Henry)
**Antagonists:** * Smalltown Posse ** Unnamed Sheriff ** Tom ** Numerous unnamed members **Other Characters:** * John Dillinger) * Ed * Abernathy **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Cats * Birds **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America *** Pottsville *** Middleburg *** Littleburg *** Tinyburg *** Hicksville *** Mapleville *** Woodville
| Synopsis5 = A killer hides in a water tank and when the train takes on engine water and drains the tank to halfway, the man can no longer latch on to the lid, eventually tires treading water and drowns.
| StoryTitle6 = Johnny's Last Jump! | Writer6_1 = N/A | Penciler6_1 = Manny Stallman | Inker6_1 = Manny Stallman | Colorist6_1 = N/A | Letterer6_1 = N/A | Editor6_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Johnny **Supporting Characters:** * Johnny's Accomplice **Antagonists:** * Unidentified Police Department ** Two unnamed police officers **Other Characters:** * Unnamed Old Man **Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America
| Synopsis6 = A crook plans on diving off a bridge to make his escape from the police, but the river is frozen solid.
| Notes = ===Publication Notes=== * "The Little Monster!" is reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell Vol 1 28. * "Shhhh!" is reprinted in Journey Into Mystery Vol 2 10. * "The Vampire's Coffin!" is reprinted in Tomb of Darkness Vol 1 12 and Vampire Tales Vol 1 4. * "The Man in the Tank!" is reprinted in Crypt of Shadows Vol 1 10. * "Johnny's Last Jump!" is reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell Vol 1 31.
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Creative credits
Writers: N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A
Interior art: Bill Benulis, N/A, Dick Ayers, Tony DiPreta, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Manny Stallman
Color: N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 211806
PANEL PROFITS: 2425065