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#42

Mystery Tales #42

Reprinted 8x

A bolt of lightning strikes the developing fluid of amateur photographer Donald Short. The fluid then has the power to bring photographs to life, and Short uses it on a picture of some soldiers. Short plans to use the fluid to create an army, but his plans for conquest are ruined when his well-meaning wife decides to clean his darkroom, and she throws the developing fluid out.

Cover Date

June 1, 1956

On Sale Date

January 1, 1956

Pages

36

Cover Price

$0.10

Rating

Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Editor

S.L

Characters

Donald Short

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