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Cover: Joe Maneely

Uncanny Tales #2

Aug 1952 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "Skin-Deep," a 1952 Uncanny Tales #2 story written by Hank Chapman and illustrated by Fred Kida, a man’s increasingly bizarre experiments with facial transplants take a darkly comedic turn when his well-meaning wife accidentally burns the harvested skin—leading to a grotesque, unexpected solution. The cover by Joe Maneely captures the story’s eerie, off-kilter tone, making this a standout in Marvel’s early horror anthology series.

Contains 5 stories
Skin-Deep
5 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Skin-Deep," a man obsessed with a grotesque face transplant finds his experiments interrupted by his ever-intrusive wife—until her clumsy attempt to clean up leads to a horrifying twist. When she burns the harvested skin, he responds with a chilling solution, repurposing the corpse’s head in a way that blurs the line between punishment and transformation.

The Monster Maker!
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Man Who Believed in Ghosts
3 pp · Horror-Suspense
Skeleton in the Closet
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Man Who Melted
4 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "The Man Who Melted," a forgetful inventor's dangerous experiment goes horribly wrong when he accidentally kills his wife while testing a serum meant to let him dissolve into nothingness for the perfect crime—only to realize too late he never figured out how to return to human form.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $127
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,177
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $653
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $482*
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $400*
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $334
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CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $293*
CGC 5.5 · 6 in census $293
CGC 5.0 · 8 in census $232
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $198*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $170
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Full credits

artist, inker Fred Kida
cover pencils, inks Joe Maneely

Reprints

Reprinted in Journey into Mystery #16 (1954), Atlas Creator Collection #3 (2026)

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