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Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 1
    • 3" cumulative spine split. 2" tear on back cover. Water damage.

    Edited by Al Fago. Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Written by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and unknown. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "The Mummy Vanishes" with inks by Vince Alascia; "The Genie" with art by Charles Nicholas and Alascia; "Where There's a Will" with inks by Alascia; "He Came by Night"; and "Man of a Thousand Faces" with art by Nicholas and Alascia. Plus: 2-page text story "Operation: Level"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 2

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    Edited by Al Fago. Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Written by Joe Gill and unknown. Art by Steve Ditko, Dick Giordano, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani and unknown. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "What Wilbur Saw..." by Joe Gill and Steve Ditko; "The Cruel Dream" with art by Dick Giordano; "The Sentinel!" with inks by Vince Alascia; "From the Depths of the Sea" with art by Bill Molno and Sal Trapani; and "The Urgent Call" with art by Molno and Trapani. Plus: 2-page text story "What Makes an Unusual Experience?" Also: Ad for Mickey Mouse projector and theater. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #3
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 3
    • Cover detached.

    Edited by Burton N. Levey. Cover by Steve Ditko. Written by unknown. Art by Dick Giordano, Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani and unknown. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "The Man Who Came Back" with pencils by Dick Giordano; "Secret Mission" with art by Steve Ditko; "The Only Law" with art by Bill Molno and Sal Trapani; and "The End of the Medium" with pencils by Molno. Plus: 2-page text story "Pipe Peril"; 1-page Tightwad Tad reprint story "Nothing Doing!"; and 2-page Headline Harry reprint story "The Fire Big!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 4

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    Cover by Steve Ditko. Written by unknown. Art by Steve Ditko, Sal Trapani and unknown. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "Escape" with art by Steve Ditko; "Test of a Man" with art by Ditko; "The Desert" with art by Ditko; "Mutiny" with inks by Sal Trapani; and "Operation Blacksnake" with art by Ditko. Plus: 2-page text story "The Peacemaker of Sidi-bel-abbes"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 5
    • 2 1/2" spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Water damage.

    Edited by Pat Masulli. Cover by Steve Ditko. Written by unknown. Art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Rocco Mastroserio and unknown. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "The Man Below" with art by Steve Ditko; "Greed" with pencils by Bill Molno; "The Beauty Seeker" with art by Charles Nicholas and Rocco Mastroserio; "Above the Topmost Peak" with art by Ditko; "The Sultan" with art by Ditko; and 1-pager "The Jungle's Mysteries"! Plus: 2-page text story "Always an Adventure"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 6

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    Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and others. Like many a trench-coated stranger in comics, the Traveler narrates tales from the outer twilight limits of imagination. All the stories in this issue feature art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A small-town Vermont doctor has near-death experience, in a Twilight Zone-ish story created two years before the TV show even began. A cautionary tale about television puts Homer Evriman at the center of a dangerous game show. A criminal discovers a magic mirror and decides to put it to sinister use, but doesn't reflect on the inevitable outcome. When the Old Doc Died; Mister Evriman; The Frozen Frigidgartus; The Old Fool; Little Girl Lost; Tomorrows Punishment. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 7
    • Full length spine split.

    Edited by Pat Masulli. Written by unknown. Art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Rocco Mastroserio and unknown. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "And the Fear Grew" with art by Steve Ditko; "Not Normal" with art by Ditko; "Night Hunt" with pencils by Bill Molno; "The Heel and the Healer" with art by Ditko; and "The Lonely One!" with art by Rocco Mastroserio. Plus: 2-page text story "Diamonds from Moonport"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 8
    • Water damage. Centerfold detached. 1/4" lateral spine tear.

    Edited by Pat Masulli. Cover by Rocco Mastroserio. Written by unknown. Art by Rocco Mastroserio, Steve Ditko, Paul Reinman and Charles Nicholas. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "The Day of the Angels" with art by Rocco Mastroserio; "The Man Who Saw Again" with art by Steve Ditko; "Deluge" with art by Paul Reinman; "Shadow and Substance" with art by Charles Nicholas and Mastroserio; and "The Vision Came" with art by Ditko. Plus: 2-page text story "Is the Moon Made Out of G.C.?" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 9

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    Edited by Pat Masulli. Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Written by unknown. Art by Steve Ditko, Chris Rule, Bill Molno, Paul Reinman, Rocco Mastroserio and unknown. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "The End of Edward" with art by Steve Ditko; 2-page story "The Invited Guest" with inks by Chris Rule; "The Man Who Forgot" with art by Ditko; 2-page story "Jackie and the Moon Men" with pencils by Bill Molno; "The Imperial Double" with art by Ditko; 1-page story "The Thieving Magpie" with art by Paul Reinman; and "The Dreamer" with art by Rocco Mastroserio. Plus: 2-page text story "Messenger to Mars"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 10
    • Interior is complete. Cover detached. Piece missing from front cover.

    Edited by Pat Masulli. Cover by Steve Ditko. Written by unknown. Art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno and Sal Trapani. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "Who Knows?" with art by Steve Ditko; "Little Boy Blue" with art by Ditko; "Turn Back O' Time!" with art by Bill Molno and Sal Trapani; and "The Statues That Came to Life" with art by Ditko. Plus: 2-page text story "Gary Garone's Ghost"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 11
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more
    • Label #4200836019

    Cover by Steve Ditko. Written by unknown. Art by Steve Ditko and unknown. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "The Other Form" with art by Steve Ditko; "Inside the Crystal Globe" with art by Ditko; "Valley of Eternity" with art by Ditko; 1-page story "The Clock"; and "The Lives of Walter Dykes"! Plus: 2-page text story "Radiation Revenge"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 12

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    Edited by Pat Masulli. Written by unknown. Art by Bill Molno, Vince Colletta, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani and unknown. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "Man Alone" with inks by Vince Colletta; "Ad Infinitum" with art by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia; 2-page story "I Was There" with art by Molno and Sal Trapani; and "Satisfied Customers" with inks by Colletta. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 13
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Cover & centerfold detached at one staple. Cover coming loose at bottom staple. 2 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

    Edited by Pat Masulli. Written by unknown. Art by Matt Baker, Jon D'Agostino, Vince Colletta, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani and unknown. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "Incident on the 3rd Planet" with inks by Vince Colletta; to remain young, he defied nature...but untold-of tragedy was in store for him in "Time Waits for No Man" with art by Matt Baker and Jon D'Agostino (as Matt Bakerino); 2-page story "Need a Magician?" with art by Bill Molno and Sal Trapani; and "Base of Operations" with art by Baker and Colletta. Plus: 2-page text story "Ina's Intuition"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 14

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    Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rich Margopoulos and Fred Carrillo. Like many a trench-coated stranger in comics, the Traveler narrates tales from the outer twilight limits of imagination. An alien arrives on Earth in a wicker basket and offers Wilbur Dean the chance to live his life over, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, a man finds a strange animal in the Australian Outback and thinks it would make a cuddly pet, ignoring the Aborigines' warnings. What Wilbur Saw; And the Fear Grew; Hero of Shadowland. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #15
    Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 15

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    Cover by Alex NiƱo. Written by Steve Ditko and unknown. Art by Steve Ditko and Henry Boltinoff. Featuring "Deadly Shadow" by Steve Ditko. Plus: "The Desert" with art by Ditko, reprinted from issue #4; "Mister Evriman" with art by Ditko, reprinted from issue #6; "The Night Was Strange" with art by Ditko, reprinted from This Magazine is Haunted (1957 Charlton) #16; and 1-pager "The Planet Zog" with art by Henry Boltinoff. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.