Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) comic books 1938-1955

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $685.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4231396001

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $530.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4270131015

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $499.95 or Best Offer View scans Lateral spine tears. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

1st issue in series (no #1 or #2). Cover art by Bill Everett. Mister Death!, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy battles a Islamic confidence artist. The Runaway Planet, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy prevents an invasion of Uranus by Satana. Time-Bomb Terror!, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy investigates a gangster's connections to international communism. Ad for Fun Industries' Lone Ranger's "Silver Bullet" pen set with cowboy belt. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $600.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4325895010

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Cover pencils by Bill Everett, inks by Bill Everett. "Caves of Doom," art by Bill Everett; An alien scientist makes the Grand Canyon his base of operations. "The Serpent Strikes!", art by Bill Everett; A woman from an Indian snake worshiping cult follows a stolen snake to the United States and takes revenge on the zoo that has it. "The Walking Ghost" text story. "Death from the Sky," script by Hank Chapman; A Korean War pilot is attacked by cloudmen and transformed into one himself. "Menace From the Moon!", script by Hank Chapman, art by Cal Massey; The first human rocketship to the moon returns filled with extraterrestrial invaders. "The Deadly Decision!", art by Bill Everett; Uranian criminals try to extract atomic secrets from Dr. Grayson. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Maneely. "Nightmare," art by Joe Maneely; A woman has a double dream about killing her husband after her anniversary party when an old flame of his shows up and demands he murder his wife. "Backfire" text story. "Paid in Full," art by Harry Lazarus; The ghost of a man who died in a snowstorm returns to the miser who refused to extend his credit. "Out Of My Mind," art by John Romita; A writer's evil creation comes to life and paralyzes his hand with a touch so the writer cannot finish the character's death scene. "Out of the Darkness," art by Joe Maneely; In the year 3999, after 2000 years of living underground due to atomic fallout, mankind has evolved to give birth to rodent men and so must return to the surface in order to survive. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $290.00 View scans Paper: Slightly britle Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4281811003

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $275.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4279550002

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $260.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4138728005

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Little Black Box," script by Hank Chapman, art by Bob Fujitani; A postal employee working in the dead letter office gets a duplicator that has been lost in time from the year 2000; He makes a duplicate of himself to leave with his nagging wife. "Who Dares To Enter???", script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely. "Where Is Death?", art by Don Rico; Satan warns one of his sailor minions to get off a ship sailing the Sargasso sea because he has rewarded his minion with immunity from death at sea in exchange for his service. "Vengeance Of The Time Stream" text story. "The Luck Of Louis Nugent"; A child is born as a jinx and is there at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attack. "The Scientists," art by Harry Lazarus. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $149.95 or Best Offer View scans Near complete spine split. Chew. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

The Man Who Owned a Ghost!, art by Bill Everett; A dead man summons a ghost to haunt his wife's house so her guests will leave and he can kill her, but she confesses to him that he is already dead because she killed him the previous evening and he realizes that the ghost he has summoned is his own. Time-Stream Rescue; A scientist and his friend build a time machine and witness several historical events, almost accidentally killing George Washington in the process. I Solved the Problem, art by Mac Pakula. The Walking Dead!, art by Al Eadeh. Melvin and the Martian, art by Joe Sinnott. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Everett. "The Three Feathers," script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; A man kills his grandmother for his inheritance by dressing as a demon to induce a fatal heart attack. "The Demon of Disaster" text story. "Ghoul's Gold," art by Bernie Krigstein; A morgue attendant meets his end when he tries to steal the gold fillings from a corpse and the building catches fire. "The Death Watch," art by Cal Massey; A reporter assigned to write a story on the passing of a wealthy man is intrigued when he spies a beautiful woman sneaking into his room; He accosts her and demands a kiss or he will print her picture on the front page. "The House on the Hill," art by Vic Carrabotta; A young man encounters a pair of ghosts who rob people of their brains. "Helen's Husband," art by Ogden Whitney. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sol Brodsky. "The Different Vampire," pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A vampire destroys one of his own coven when he uncovers his secret that he prefers vampire blood to human blood. "Horror Hill" text story. "The Worm That Turned," art by Ed Winiarski. "The Manhunter!", art by Vic Carrabotta. "The Man Who Went To Far!", script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. "Gorilla!", script by Carl Wessler. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $475.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #1995227001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Iron Head," art by Sid Greene; English soldiers in the Middle Ages are surprised to enter an enemy castle and find that a revolt has slain their opponents for them. "The Brain," art by Sam Kweskin; A polymath who is made aware that he does not have long to live pays off his large debts by selling his brain to several different universities. "The Fly and the Spider" text story. "The Man Who Dug Deep," art by Sol Brodsky. "The Strange Power," pencils by Louis Zansky. "Man Against Werewolf," art by Howie Post; A pack of vampires are living amongst the villagers under the pretense of protecting them from a non-existent werewolf menace. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $130.00 View scans 2" cumulative spine split. Cover loose at one staple. Heavy cover oxidation.

"His Father's Secret" (art by Dick Ayers), "Woman in Black," "Pursuit" (art by Bob Forgione), "Hog Attack," "The Hole in the Wall," and a two-page text story, "Doom of Ages." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $325.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #2130591002

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky, inks by Carl Burgos. Accidents Will Happen!, art by Tony DiPreta; A man discovers that inanimate objects think and hate humans so he is crushed by a stone that falls from the post office roof when he attempts to mail a letter describing his findings. Poor Wilbur!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita; An inventor who always has problems with his creations develops a robot that seems to be flawless at first, but then it gets into its head the notion that it is superior to humans, and he and his compatriots enslave humanity. You're Next, art by Chuck Winter. The Pink Elephant!, art by Al Carreno. The Stone Face, script by Stan Lee, art by Harry Anderson. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $460.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front of case Label #3761915004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Age Before Beauty, art by Sid Lawrence; A 45 year old man lands on a planet and marries a woman who is 21. No Evidence!, art by Louis Ravielli; A communist spy who steals state secrets by swallowing them and then getting his stomach pumped swallows a concentrated atomic energy capsule which burns a gaping hole through his belly. The End of the World!, art by Al Eadeh; An alien pacifist attempts to disguise himself as an earthling and warn the president of impending alien attack, but fails. Death Where is thy Sting, art by Don Perlin. The Hidden Planet!, art by Robert Q. Sale. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $630.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4027789002

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Cover art by Harry Anderson. Jessica!, art by Sid Greene; A young man invents a girlfriend for himself, but comes to regret it when he tells people he's meeting her that evening at the bridge, and a body is found floating in the river which matches his description of his girlfriend. The Dinner Guest, art by Don Perlin; A Soviet peasant feeds the local commissar to his zombie son. Collins Is In His Coffin!, art by Ed Winiarski; When a man is hanged on trumped charges in order for his neighbors to steal his land, he curses the area. Brother Vampire!, art by Al Eadeh; A man thinks that his Siamese twin is a vampire, but it turns out that the vampire just used his amnesia in order to hide in plain sight after using some plastic to connect the two of them. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $100.00 View scans 1.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Greed!, art by Pete Tumlinson; A researcher receives telepathic signals from evil Martians, now long dead, who want him to build a machine that will allow them to cross space and conquer Earth. The Snowman!, art by Dave Berg; Two explorers determined to find the Abominable Snowman revert to savage ways to ensure that only one of them makes the discovery. The Man Who Melted!, art by Al Eadeh; An alien from Jupiter dresses as a caveman in order to capture an Earth specimen in ice. No Feelings!, art by Paul Reinman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $99.00 View scan 6.5" Cumulative spine split (taped). Cover detached at one staple.

"Master of the Genie"; "And Then...Mars!"; "Poor Pierre!" with art by Mort Lawrence; "Don't Touch!" with art by Manny Stallman; "The Devil-Man!"; and a two-page text story, "Fatal Vision." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $150.00 or Best Offer View scans Centerfold loose at one staple. Water damage. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Locked Room!", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Mort Drucker; An Indian mystic needs half a million dollars to build a temple so he bets an American businessman that he can use the power of his mind to move chess pieces in a locked room thousands of miles away. "The Search" text story. "The Inventors!", art by Bill Benulis; Machines take over and make slaves out of humanity. "Wings in the Night!", pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A destitute man who feeds the park birds gets in trouble when the birds begin stealing for him. "The Rag Doll!", art by John Tartaglione; A child with a new baby sister feels neglected so she pours her love into a rag doll pretending that it is her baby. "The Living Proof," script by Carl Wessler, art by Pete Tumlinson; A newspaper editor refuses to believe his reporter's story about meeting men from Mars so the reporter becomes one of them in order to convince the man and take his daughter away to Mars with him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $63.00 View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Spine split seal. Cover oxidation. Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Radioactive Man!, art by John Romita; A man present at an atom bomb test is thrust back in time twenty-six years and rendered invisible. The Test!, art by Manny Stallman; A man takes a used car out on a test drive that takes him to Mars. Will O' The Wisp!, art by Bob Powell; Sailors see a ship that leads them out of dangerous sailing conditions until they follow her back to port and are told that the old vessel has not sailed in forty years. The Rival, art by Robert Q. Sale; A man is being sexually harassed in the workplace by his robot manager. Man Alone!, art by Fred Kida. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.