Price history & market evidence
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $200.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1953-10-01 |
| RAW | $76.43 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1953-10-01 |
| 4.0 | $184.95 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1953-10-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 29 graded copies for Mystery Tales #16 (1953). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Wilfred Takes a Wife!
A half-man, half-plant takes a wife.
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| StoryTitle2 = How? | Writer2_1 = | Penciler2_1 = Paul Reinman | Inker2_1 = | Colorist2_1 = | Letterer2_1 = | Editor2_1 = | Synopsis2 = A murderer pens a suicide note but a P.S. is added by the pen automatically stating the note is a forgery written by the murderer.
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| StoryTitle3 = Genuine Alligator | Writer3_1 = | Penciler3_1 = Myron Fass | Inker3_1 = | Colorist3_1 = | Letterer3_1 = | Editor3_1 = | Synopsis3 = A gag story about a nagging wife who ends up alligator chow.
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| StoryTitle4 = Bring Back My Feet | Writer4_1 = | Penciler4_1 = Mac Pakula | Inker4_1 = | Colorist4_1 = | Letterer4_1 = | Editor4_1 = | Synopsis4 = A dancer marries a traditional Chinese man for his money but learns, unfortunately for her, that he insists on her undergoing Chinese foot binding practices.
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| StoryTitle5 = There's No Pleasing Some Gals! | Writer5_1 = | Penciler5_1 = | Inker5_1 = | Colorist5_1 = | Letterer5_1 = | Editor5_1 = | Synopsis5 = A woman admires the physical power of prehistoric men so a man works out so much that he becomes one and drags her out of her apartment by her hair, armed with a club and dressed in a loincloth.
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Creative credits
Interior art: Tony DiPreta, Paul Reinman, Myron Fass, Mac Pakula
Source records & attribution
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