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Publishers / Marvel / Journey into Mystery (1952) / #40
40November 1956
$0.10

Journey into Mystery #40

Marvel · November 1956 · on sale July 23, 1956

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Identification plate

Series
Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
November 1956
Key date
November 1956
On-sale date
July 23, 1956
Indicia publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Strange Secret of Henry Hillcover1pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; colors: Stan Goldberg
1I Saw a Demon!comic story4pencils: John Giunta; inks: John Giunta
2The Silence!comic story3pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Gene Colan
3How Harry Escapedcomic story4script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Ed Winiarski; inks: Ed Winiarski
4The Experimenttext story2letters: typesetJasper McReedy; Stella McReedy; Linda McReedy; Tom Logan; Bob Webster
5The Strange Secret of Henry Hill!comic story4pencils: Bill Draut; inks: Bill Draut
6The Victim!comic story4pencils: Vic Carrabotta; inks: Vic Carrabotta
7The Question That Can't Be Answered!comic story4pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte

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