Alarming Tales #5 (1958) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits
0	-	cover	1	pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin
1	-	table of contents	1	script: Joe Simon; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell; letters: Sam Rosen
2	Half Man--Half What?	comic story	5	script: Dick Wood; pencils: Matt Baker; inks: Al Williamson; letters: Sam Rosen
3	Defeat!	comic story	2	pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul Reinman
4	My Robot Plants	comic story	5	pencils: Fred Kida; inks: Fred Kida; letters: Sam Rosen
5	The Fountain of Age	comic story	5	script: Dick Wood; pencils: Doug Wildey; inks: Doug Wildey; letters: Sam Rosen
6	The Flashlight	text story	0.8	letters: typeset
7	Statement of the Ownership, Management, and Circulation	statement of ownership	0.2	script: Robert B. Harvey
8	The Fibber	text story	0.8	letters: typeset
9	12,000 to 1!	comic story	5	inks: Al Williamson; letters: Sam Rosen

Collection	Year
Crypt of Horror #17	2013	On eBay ›
Alarming Tales Readers Collection ISBN 9781672916875	2019	On eBay ›

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