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    Out of this World (1956 Charlton) 8 GD+ 2.5

    Heavy cover oxidation.

    Ended Mar 25 2016
    Winning Bid $22

    Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Dick Malmgren, Rocke Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Fred Kida, and Sal Trapani. Charlton responds to the new Comics Code with kid-friendly tales of science fiction, often illustrated by Steve Ditko or other future comics legends. A young boy sees a very different world than the people around him do, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, Commander Dalles, Interplanetary Security Officer, figures out "The Secret Of Captain X." A Nazi officer pretends to surrender to Allied forces, hoping he can assassinate a high-ranking Allied official. The New Oddity; The Fingerprint; Emergency Landing; Imagination; Big Brainstorm; The Secret of Capt. X; At Last My Eyes Have Opened; Dog Whistle; And the Building Fell, Too; It Could Be Dangerous; Ludwigs Trolley; Phantom Cargo; P.O.W. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15. Grade: GD+ 2.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)