Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery 1963 #5 - reader copy - $3.00

Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery 1963 #5 - reader copy - $3.00

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Approximate grade : reader
Inventory location : .......4
Series code : BI1525
Stock type : Back Issue
Title : Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery 1963
CSAS1525I17942B1764925

Overstreet apparently states that there are two versions of this issue, one dated September and one dated October. As of October 2017, there doesn't seem to be any evidence online to back this up. On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

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