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Cover: Carl Burgos

Uncanny Tales #42

Apr 1956 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "The Telepathic Typewriter," a lone lighthouse attendant faces a chilling encounter with mysterious Sirens who seek to keep the beacon dark, their presence only confirmed by the footprints left in the sand after a sudden fire breaks out from a knocked-over lamp. With haunting art by Bernie Krigstein and a striking cover by Carl Burgos, this 1956 tale blends eerie atmosphere and psychological tension in a story that lingers long after the final page.

Contains 6 stories
The Telepathic Typewriter
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Mistaken Identity!
4 pp
Which Road to Take!
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Little Men
3 pp · Fantasy
The Mystery of Mercury
4 pp
They Wait Below
4 pp

In "They Wait Below," a lone lighthouse attendant faces an eerie encounter with Sirens who seek to keep the beacon dark, hoping to lure ships onto the deadly reef. When a flicker of flame from a fallen lamp sends a warning through the night, the tide of danger shifts—only for the next morning to bring doubt, as the men who come to investigate claim he saw nothing at all.

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Raw (VG) $35
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $740
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $354*
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $297
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $249*
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $213
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CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $174*
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $174*
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $113*
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Full credits

artist, inker Bernie Krigstein
cover pencils, inks Carl Burgos

Reprints

Reprinted in All Star Adventure Comic #5 (1960), Weird Planets #7 (1962), Out of This World #7 (1968), Haunt of Horror #3 (1974), Tomb of Darkness #10 (1974), Vault of Evil #13 (1974), Monsters on the Prowl #30 (1974), Demon! #2 (1978), Secrets of the Unknown #195 (1980), Uncanny Tales #146 (1980), Out of This World #7 (1981), Messages in a Bottle: Comic Book Stories by B. Krigstein #[nn] (2013), Crypt of Horror #21 (2014), Uncanny Tales #45

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