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$175 42 bids		Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special (2022 DC) 1DINI.C CGC 9.6 SS Timm/Conner/Dini/Mebberson/Palmiotti Mebberson Dini Foil Virgin Variant 2022 Signed by Bruce Timm on 09/24/2022, Amanda Conner, Paul Dini, Amy Mebberson and Jimmy Palmiotti on 10/08/2022. Dini Foil Edition. Paul Dini Edition Foil Virgin Cover by Amy Mebberson. Written by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Paul Dini, Rafael Scavone, Sam Humphries, Stjepan Sejic, Rob Williams, Stephanie Phillips, Cecil Castellucci, Kami Garcia, Mindy Lee and Terry Dodson. Art by Chad Hardin, Guillem March, Rafael Albuquerque, Erica Henderson, Stjepan Sejic, John Timms, Riley Rossmo, Dan Hipp, Mico Suayan, Jason Badower, Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson. You are cordially invited to an oversize extravaganza celebrating the Clown Princess of Crime's 30th birthday in this fantabulous special! That's right -- Harley Quinn turns 30 in absolute style and has invited a squad of her old creative pals to join her with a killer lineup of amazing stories! And the reviews are in -- it's guaranteed AWESOME: "Last chance, Quinn. Don't make me do this." —Amanda Waller. "Wait...you're not going back to..." —Red Tool. "Sigh." —Poison Ivy. Featuring: "Uncommon Bonds" by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Chad Hardin; "Siren Soiree" by Paul Dini and Guillem March; "Cease and Decease" by Rafael Scavone and Rafael Albuquerque; "A Legend Is Born" by Sam Humphries and Erica Henderson; "Submissive" by Stjepan Sejic; "The Last Harley Story" by Rob Williams and John Timms; "How to Train Your Hyena" by Stephanie Phillips and Riley Rossmo; "Troop Harley Quinn" by Cecil Castellucci and Dan Hipp; "Criminal Sanity" by Kami Garcia, Mico Suayan and Jason Badower; and "Harley's World" by Mindy Lee, Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson. 96 pages, full color. Ages 13+
$37 13 bids		House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) UK Edition 270 CBCS 4.5 Witnessed Sig Kupperberg/Rubenstein 1979 Witnessed Signatures: Paul Kupperberg and Joe Rubenstein. 12p U.K. Price Variant. UK Price Variant. Cover by Joe Orlando and Vince Colletta. Featuring: 1 page House of Mystery introduction written by Paul Kupperberg and drawn by Romeo Tanghal; 5 page story "The Collector!" written by J. M. DeMatteis and drawn by Jim Sherman & Joe Rubinstein; 8 page story "Black Mass" written by Wyatt Gwyon and drawn by Jerry Bingham; 3 page story "A Model Murder" written by Scott Edelman and drawn by Tenny Henson. 36 Pages, Full Color. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies.
$180 19 bids		House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) 100 CGC 6.5 SS Wrightson 1972 Signed by Bernie Wrightson on 6/5/11. Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. "Round-Trip Ticket," script by Lore Shoberg, art by Tom Palmer; A man learns astral projection and uses it to cheat on his wife, but she gets even with him by having his body buried since there are no detectable life signs. Cain & Abel cartoon page by Sergio Aragonés. "The Man Who Stopped Time!", script by Jack Oleck, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Tony DeZuniga; A man escapes his execution and wanders onto the Alamogordo testing site in 1945; He believes in his own superiority to others so much that when he wishes for time to stop, and sees the unmoving dummies in the test ground houses, he mistakes them for real people and thinks that he has stopped time by the power of his mind. Abel's Fables cartoon page by Lore Shoberg. "Rest in Peace," script by Jack Oleck, art by Alfredo Alcala; A fat plantation owner in Haiti uses drugs to rob a chef of his will and force him to work for him; His obese master hates movement above all things so that when he finally dies of a heart attack, the chef gets his revenge by replacing the sands of an hourglass with his ashes. 36 Pages, Full Color.
$51 11 bids		Huntress Lot of 18 1989 Issues 1-5 and 7-19 of Huntress (1989 1st Series). Most will grade in the VF to FN range.
$78 11 bids		Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 342 CGC 9.8 1988 "No Human Fears." Nick Fury cameo. Story by Peter David. Art by Todd McFarlane. As the Leader reveals his ultimate plans, the Hulk is confronted by Half-Life. The last time Hulk faced this abomination it nearly killed him, but he was able to rend the creature limb-from-limb. What will the Hulk do now that the Leader has outfitted Half-Life with indestructible armor. 36 pages.
$22 10 bids		Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 347 CGC 8.5 1988 "Crap-Shoot!" 1st appearance of Marlo. Story by Peter David. Art by Jeff Purves, Mike and Valerie Gustovich. Three months later. Welcome to Las Vegas. Sin City. The land of lights where dreams are made and broken. Meet Mickey Berengetti, casino owner and all around mafioso. Whenever trouble rears its ugly head Mr. Berengetti simply calls in his new muscle to deal with it, Mr. Fixit. However, Fixit bears a striking resemblance to a certain Grey-Skinned Behemoth who's supposed to be dead. This is a great jumping on point for a new direction in the life of the Incredible Hulk. 36 pgs.
$55 14 bids		Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series) 449D VF 1997 1st app. Thunderbolts Direct Edition. Cover by Mike Deodato Jr. It's the first appearance of the Thunderbolts in the aptly-titled "Introducing the Thunderbolts," script by Peter David, pencils by Mike Deodato Jr., inks by Tom Wegrzyn; Hulk and Janis are attacked by the Thunderbolts; Hulk is hurt during the fight, and breaks the wall of a dam to switch their attention onto saving citizen lives; At the end of the issue we see the Hulk falling on his knees, grabbing his chest. Characters: Hulk (Bruce Banner); Thunderbolts (Citizen V; Mach-1; Songbird; Techno; Atlas; Meteorite) ; Janis Jones. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50.
$36 8 bids		Incredible Hulk Lot of 10 1970s Issues 225, 231, 233, 234, 235, 238, 239D, 251D, 252D, and 257D of Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.
$61 14 bids		Incredible Hulk Lot of 14 1962 Issues 317, 319N, 321N, 323, 330, 331, 332MJ, 337, 351, 357, 358, 372, 374, and 377A of Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series). Most will grade in the FN/VF to FN range.
$51 14 bids		Incredible Hulk Lot of 9 1962 Issues 316, 324, 335, 336N, 337-339, 341, and 350N of Incredible Hulk (1962 Marvel 1st Series). Most will grade in the FN range with a couple grading closer to VF.
$23 6 bids		Incredible Hulk Presents (UK 1989 Marvel UK) 1 CGC 7.0 Qualified 1989 Tattoo Missing. United Kingdom. UK Magazine. Originally distributed with a Hulk tattoo "Sellotaped" to the front cover. Features Incredible Hulk, Action Force, Doctor Who, and Indiana Jones stories. 8 1/4" X 11". 32 pages. B&W.
$21 6 bids		Infamous Iron Man (2016) 1A FN/VF 7.0 Maleev 2016 Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art and Cover by Alex Maleev. There is a new Iron Man in town and his name is VICTOR VON DOOM. The greatest villain of the Marvel Universe will try something new. Where Tony Stark failed, Doom will succeed. What is Doom's Master Plan? Rated T+
$28 6 bids		Infernal Hulk (2025 Marvel) 1F CGC 9.8 2026 One of only 5 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue. Ferreyra Variant Cover. Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A) Nic Klein (CA) Juan Ferreyra INCREDIBLE...IMMORTAL...INFERNAL! The evil known as Eldest has literally torn Bruce Banner and the Hulk apart and taken the Hulk's body as their own. This new, unstoppable Infernal Hulk is ten times the monster that everyone always feared Hulk would be. Their diabolical plan is to plunge the world back into ancient horrors by transforming our heroes into nightmarish beasts! Meanwhile, the indomitable Bruce Banner, though powerless, will stop at nothing to thwart their evil schemes! RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY.
$56 14 bids		Infernal Hulk (2025 Marvel) 1H CGC 9.8 2026 One of only 5 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue. Lee "Virgin" Edition. Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A) Nic Klein (CA) Inhyuk Lee INCREDIBLE...IMMORTAL...INFERNAL! The evil known as Eldest has literally torn Bruce Banner and the Hulk apart and taken the Hulk's body as their own. This new, unstoppable Infernal Hulk is ten times the monster that everyone always feared Hulk would be. Their diabolical plan is to plunge the world back into ancient horrors by transforming our heroes into nightmarish beasts! Meanwhile, the indomitable Bruce Banner, though powerless, will stop at nothing to thwart their evil schemes! RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY.
$34 9 bids		Infernal Hulk (2025 Marvel) 2D CGC 9.8 2026 One of only 4 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue. Sorrentino Variant Cover. Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover.(W) Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A) Nic Klein (CA) Andrea Sorrentino RULE ALL MONSTERS! The INFERNAL HULK's conquest of Earth has begun! Hulk turns his eye to ATLANTIS, where an ancient evil has slept for eons awaiting the call of the Mother of Horrors… but will NGATHIIL THE ENDLESS be content to serve Hulk, rather than rule Earth in his mother's place? Meanwhile, Earth's Mightiest Heroes frantically scour the Earth for the only one who MIGHT hold the key to victory! Where - if he's even still alive - is Bruce Banner? RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY.
$51 15 bids		Infernal Hulk (2025 Marvel) 2E CGC 9.8 2026 One of only 4 copies at the top CGC census grade for this issue. Cappuccio "Virgin" Edition. Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover.(W) Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A) Nic Klein (CA) Alessandro Cappuccio RULE ALL MONSTERS! The INFERNAL HULK's conquest of Earth has begun! Hulk turns his eye to ATLANTIS, where an ancient evil has slept for eons awaiting the call of the Mother of Horrors… but will NGATHIIL THE ENDLESS be content to serve Hulk, rather than rule Earth in his mother's place? Meanwhile, Earth's Mightiest Heroes frantically scour the Earth for the only one who MIGHT hold the key to victory! Where - if he's even still alive - is Bruce Banner? RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY.
$18 8 bids		Inferno (2021 Marvel) 4ILLUMINATI.B CGC 9.6 2022 Nakayama "Virgin" Edition. Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Street Level Hero, and Comic Traders) Exclusive Virgin Cover by David Nakayama. Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art by Valerio Schiti. TO EMBERS! Jonathan Hickman's time on X-Men ends with the dramatic conclusion of one of the first and best mysteries he brought to the line. Valerio Schiti returns on art to help bring down one of the foundations of the era. 52 pages, full color. Rated T+
$67 10 bids		Infinity Gauntlet (1991) 1D CGC 9.6 1991 Direct Edition. Part 1 of 6. "God!" Story by Jim Starlin. Art by George Perez, Joe Rubinstein and Tom Christopher. Story continued from Thanos Quest #1-2 and Silver Surfer (1987-98 2nd Series) #50. The Silver Surfer crashes to earth and into the Sanctum Sanctorum of one Doctor Strange. The Sentinel of the Spaceways, barely alive after a grueling ordeal, arrives with the warning that the mad Titan, Thanos, has achieved ultimate power. Combining the Infinity Gems into the ominous Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos has become master of the mind, space, time, power, reality and the soul. And with his first act of nigh-omnipotent power Thanos eradicates half the population in the universe. Can the surviving heroes of Earth mount an offensive against this supreme power for evil and destruction, plus who are the mysterious new players who've just arrived on the scene?
$31 8 bids		Infinity Gauntlet Lot of 3 1991 Issues 1D-3D of Infinity Gauntlet (1991). Most will grade in the FN/VF to VF/NM range.
$39 11 bids		Infinity War/Crusade Lot of 12 1992 Issues 1-6 of Infinity War (1992); and 1A and 2-6 of Infinity Crusade (1993 Marvel). Most will grade in the VF range with some grading FN.
$45 10 bids		International Iron Man (2016) 1C CGC 9.6 Young Variant 2016 Young Variant Cover. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Alex Maleev. Cover by Skottie Young. Who is Tony Stark, really? Since learning that he was adopted as a baby, this question has cast a shadow over Stark's life. Now, it is time to uncover what his legacy truly is, a journey that will carry Tony into new directions as a man and as a super hero. Alongside his strange new quasi-ally Doctor Doom, Iron Man will discover new things about the Marvel Universe he didn't know existed before! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+
$8 4 bids		Invader Zim (2015 Oni Press) 1GAMESTOP FN- 5.5 Alexovich Gamestop Variant 2015 Gamestop exclusive cover variant. Written by Jhonen Vasquez. Art by Aaron Alexovich & Megan Lawton, with Simon Troussellier. Cover by Aaron Alexovich. ZIM and his filthy evil ways have been gone for what feels like years. But Dib KNOWS the alien menace will rear his head again, and he won't leave the house, or his 900 security monitors, until it happens. And it WILL happen. Oh, it WILL. 32 pages, full color.
$11 7 bids		Invaders (1975 Marvel 1st Series) 3 FN 6.0 1975 Part 1 of 2 - "Blitzkrieg at Bermuda!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Frank Robbins and Vince Colletta. What could have possibly turned the greatest heroes of the golden Age against each other? It's Captain America vs. Namor vs. the Human Torch and the world is caught in the middle! 1st appearance of U-Man. 32 pages FC Marvel Value Stamp.
$45 6 bids		Invaders (1975 Marvel 1st Series) 12 CGC 9.2 1977 1st app. Spitfire Part 1 of 2 - "To the Warsaw Ghetto!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Frank Robbins and Frank Springer. The Invaders welcome a new hero to their ranks. But will Spitfire's first mission in occupied Europe be the Invaders' last? 1st appearance of Jacqueline Falsworth as Spitfire (see Invaders #7 for her 1st civilian app.). 32 pages FC
$28 5 bids		Invaders (1975 Marvel 1st Series) Annual 1 FN- 5.5 1977 1st Schomburg Marvel cover in 30 years "Okay, Axis – Here We Come!" Guest-starring the Avengers. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Frank Robbins and Frank Springer. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Additional art by Alex Schomburg, Don Rico and Lee Elias. Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, and Human Torch must battle Hyena, Agent Axis, and the Shark, villains from their past. Plus, the Invaders come face-to-face with Yellow Jacket, Black Panther ,and the Vision, but what are the Avengers doing in 1941. Featuring a sinister appearance by the Grandmaster. 32 pages FC NOTE: The events in this issue tie-into Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #71.
$46 8 bids		Invincible (2003 Image) 104 NM- 9.2 2013 (W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) Ryan Ottley, John Rauch The wrath of Angstrom Levy takes its toll.
$27 14 bids		Invincible Universe (2013) 6 CGC 9.4 2013 (W) Phil Hester (A/CA) Todd Nauck, Gabe Eltaeb Buy this comic and support the war effort against North Korea! Bring our Guardians of the Globe home safe!
$28 8 bids		Invincible Universe Battle Beast (2025 Image) 6C CGC 9.8 2025 Top CGC census grade for this issue. Variant Cover C. Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Robert Kirkman (A) Ryan Ottley, Annalisa Leoni (CA) E.J. Su END OF STORY ARC Battle Beast goes to war. A looming threat emerges, one longtime fans of INVINCIBLE will recognize.
$42 5 bids		Iroha Season (Japanese 2022 Falenini's) 2 CGC 9.8 2023 Only copy at the top CGC grade of 9.8. Japan. TYPO: Publisher misspelled as "Felenini's", the correct spelling list on back of book "Falenini's" Japanese Doujinshi/Fan Art Book. Cover and Art by Hanamori. Fan art book featuring Iroha Kazama from the Hololive franchise. Originally Released at Comic Market (Comiket) 102. Japanese Language.
$26 10 bids		Iron and Frost (2025 Marvel) 2E VF/NM 9.0 2026 Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Cavan Scott (A) Ruairi Coleman (CA) Inhyuk Lee WELCOME TO SANCTUARY! X YEARS LATER, Emma Frost has come looking for Tony Stark. Tony Stark is looking for a cure to the X-Virus. But is Iron King of the all-new Hellfire Club about to lose everything he holds dear?
$51 10 bids		Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 2 GD+ 2.5 (R) 1968 RESTORATION. Tear seals. Cover by Johnny Craig. "The Day of the Demolisher," script by Archie Goodwin, art by Johnny Craig; One of Tony Starks many competitors seek to put an end to the Iron Man's fame; To prove that the Iron Man suit is nothing but a pile of mechanical junk, Drexel Cord will build a bigger and more destructive suit! Enter the Demolisher! Cont'd from AVENGERS #52. Letter from comics writer Bob Gale. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12.
$22 4 bids		Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 5 FN- 5.5 1968 Oxidation. "Frenzy in a Far-Flung Future!" Script by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Johnny Craig. Cover by George Tuska. Tony Stark is abducted into the future by warriors from the 24th century, so he can be executed for creating a super computer called Cerebrus back in the 20th century. Cerebrus has evolved 400 years later into a powerful being bent on world domination. Just one problem for Tony...his armor did not make the trip into the future with him! How is the Invincible Iron Man going to triumph this time? 32 pages
$50 12 bids		Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 50 CGC 9.0 1972 "Deathplay!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane. During a news media interview, Tony Stark is seized by Princess Python's pet snake! Tony breaks free and now Princess Python must face Iron Man! Shell-head and the pet python engage in a death duel over a vat of acid! Which one is going to take the fatal plunge? Meanwhile, Marianne is continuing to have terrifying visions of a being called the Cyborg-Sinister. 32 pages
$47 13 bids		Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 150 FN 6.0 1981 Direct Edition. "Knightmare" Part 2 of 2. Double-Sized 150th Anniversary Issue. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Bob Layton. One of the classic Iron Man issues of the bronze age! In a staggering change of events, Doctor Doom and the armored avenger are transported back in time to medieval Camelot! Wow! And while the golden avenger takes counsel with King Arthur, Victor Von Doom bargains for the soul of his mother with Morgana Le Fey! The powerful sorceress agrees to help the Fantastic Four's greatest foe! But first he must lead an army of the undead against the knights of the round table! So the battle lines are drawn! King Arthur and the Invincible Iron Man vs. Morgana Le Fey and Doctor Doom! Truly a battle for the (middle) ages! Will Camelot survive? And how will Shell-Head make it back to the 20th century? An outstanding issue! Flashback cameo by Cynthia Von Doom. (Notes: The golden avenger and Doctor Doom meet again in Iron Man 249-250. What if (1977 1st series) 33 explores an alternate reality in which Tony Stark is left behind in Camelot.) 48 pages.
$36 8 bids		JLA Avengers (2003) 1 CGC 9.6 2003 Written by KURT BUSIEK; Wraparound cover & art by GEORGE PÉREZ THE EVENT 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING!·WITH APPEARANCES BY EVERY AVENGER & JLA MEMBER ... EVER! THE WAIT IS OVER! The most eagerly anticipated comic book crossover of all time has finally arrived, with alternating Prestige Format issues by Marvel & DC Comics! What cataclysmic threat could endanger two universes - and dwarf the combined power of both Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the World's Greatest Super-Heroes? The world finally learns the answer in September 2003! 48 PGS./PRESTIGE FORMAT/MARVEL PG...$5.95 UPC: 5960605369-00111
$78 12 bids		JLA Avengers (2003) 4 CGC 9.8 2004 WRITTEN BY KURT BUSIEK; ART AND COVER BY GEORGE PÉREZ Celebrate the finale of the biggest crossover in comics history! The World's Greatest team-up of Earths' Mightiest Heroes climaxes with the fate of both universes hanging in the balance! This one is crammed full of everything you read comics for.
$11 5 bids		Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) 6 GD/VG 3.0 (R) 1946 RESTORATION. Trimmed. Cover oxidation. Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Vic Herman. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe witnesses WWII in the South Pacific as he prepares for an exhibition fight against Grumpopski. A feature on the B-25 Bomber includes a diagram for creating a model bomber. Plus more on Joe Palooka creator Ham Fisher going to the White House to meet President Harry Truman. Joe Palooka; The Fight is Set; Enemy Strategy; Girl Trouble; As the Fight Draws Near; Hurdle Race Racket; Life in the Rough; Jobless Jerry; B-25: The Story of Americas Foremost Medium Bomber; The Fatal Mistake; Cartoon Laughs. 48 pages, Full Color.
$29 9 bids		Joker the Man Who Stopped Laughing (2022 DC) 5B CGC 9.8 2023 Top CGC census grade for this issue. Variant Cover. Written by Matthew Rosenberg. Art by Carmine Di Giandomenico. Cover by Lee Bermejo. Knock, knock! Who's there? That's what The Joker is trying to find out. But as he closes in on the man he thinks is pretending to be him, Jason Todd is right on his heels. And Jason has got a great joke about a little kid and a crowbar. Maybe you've heard it before. It kills. 40 pages, full color. Rated T+
$48 12 bids		Jonny Quest (1986 Comico) 5 CGC 9.4 1986 Jezebel Jade wants Race's help. But since he's not available, Jonny and Hadji come to her aid in "Jade Incorporated." Script by William Messner-Loebs and art by Mitch Schauer and John Nyberg. Issue also has Jonny Quest pinups inside and on back cover. Front cover is by Dave Stevens.
$125 11 bids		Journey into Mystery (1952) 24 GD 2.0 1955 1" Spine split from top. Cover and centerfold detached. Oxidation. Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. "The Locked Drawer!", art by Bill Benulis; A couple buy a dresser that used to belong to a witch and the bottom drawer does not open; They are curious because of a story the furniture dealer told them about the witch keeping all of her secrets in the bottom drawer, and so they attempt to open it, without success. "High Pressure Man!", art by John Tartaglione; A desperate publicity man is trying to use gimmicks to garner attention, but with his new client, the schemes don't work out; First he tells the man to enter the lion cage at the zoo but the beasts appear uninterested so he enters to attempt a rescue, but he ends up needing to be rescued by his client from the animals; Second he tells the client to enter a burning building and he will enter to rescue him but he is overcome by smoke and the client has to carry him out. "The Stone Bird," art by Angelo Torres; A farmer is plagued by a gargoyle that nightly devours his chickens. "The Journey" text story, art by Carl Burgos. "The Long Night," pencils by Paul Reinman; A man believes that his relatives are just waiting for him to die so they can get his money and that he hates them; When he is under the impression he has died, he finds himself in an afterlife where he is stopped from boarding a beautiful boat taking people to the promised land. "The Eager Beaver!", art by Mort Lawrence; A man who always wants to be first in line for public events in order to photographed by the newspapers regrets when he signs up to be the first man launched to Mars. 36 pgs., full color.
$70 10 bids		Journey into Mystery (1952) 27 GD- 1.8 1955 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water spotting. Cover art by Carl Burgos. "The Man Who Stopped Time!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Dick Ayers; A man buys a watch that stops time, but for every minute he halts, a year passes for him. "The Expert" text story. "It Happened On Mars," art by John Tartaglione; When a space ranger meets a Martian princess, he forgets about the girl who jilted him. "The Masterpiece!," art by John Severin; A painter two hundred years dead does a favor for a struggling artist who ekes out a living copying his works. "The Man Who Changed," art by Jay Scott Pike; A plain woman shows kindness to a down-and-outer on St. Valentine's day and he reveals himself as St. Valentine and rewards her with beauty. "The Train That Wasn't There!," art by Bob Powell; A railroad magnate curses his rival with a ghost train that runs through his property. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10.
$70 15 bids		Journey into Mystery (1952) 35 GD 2.0 1956 1" Spine split from bottom. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. "Fallon's Folly" (art by Paul Reinman), "The Unexpected Voyages" (art by Lou Cameron), "Missing Persons" (art by Mac L. Pakula), "Turn Back the Clock" (art by Jay Scott Pike), "The Mysterious Mr. Peebles," "The Green Fires of Mars" (art by John Forte), and a two-page text story, "The Long Journey." 36 pages.
$70 10 bids		Journey into Mystery (1952) 36 FR 1.0 1956 7" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple, coming detached at second. Centerfold detached. Oxidation. Water damage. Cover by Bill Everett. "I, the Pharaoh," script by Carl Wessler, art by Joe Sinnott; This story starts in the present and depicts a man dreaming that he is a Pharaoh and ends in the past with the Pharaoh recovering from a delusion where he thought he was a man from 1956. "He Hides Among Us," script by Carl Wessler, art by Herb Familton; A doctor raises a Martian child among humans as an experiment; When a young man breaks several athletic records, his rival for the affection of a young girl digs through the doctor's records attempting to prove his suspicions regarding alien origin. "The Floating City;" An architect builds a bridge that collapses but is approached by an alien who appreciates his daring and contracts him to build a suspended city in the desert. "Something Is Happening in There!," art by Carl Hubbard; A yokel thinks his neighbor has a time machine in his barn, but it's really just a new design for a car wash. "Island Mystery" text story. "The Lost Land," art by Ted Galindo. "The Beasts!," art by Paul Hodge. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10.
$40 9 bids		Journey into Mystery (1952) 37 GD+ 2.5 1956 Cover coming detached at one staple. Oxidation. Cover by Bill Everett. "The Deep Freeze," script by Carl Wessler, art by Don Heck; Three crooks place themselves in suspended animation for 200 years after stealing 150,000 dollars. "Volcano!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jimmy Infantino; A man introduces technology to a primitive people living at the base of a volcano and the volcano becomes angry at their new competitive and mistrustful nature so wipes out their society. "Inside the Whirlpool," art by Ed Winiarski. "The Voice In the Night," art by Robert Q. Sale; When a man slugs an elderly man collecting donations for the poor and steals the poor box, his conscience bothers him so much that he hears a clock accuse him of being a thief. "The Old Shop" text story. "The Sea Serpent!," art by John Fort; A sailor sees a sea serpent arise when there is a disaster to be averted. "The First Man," pencils by George Roussos, inks by John Giunta; The author of this story postulates that a series of satellites will be required to use as refueling stations on the way to the moon. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10.
$55 7 bids		Journey into Mystery (1952) 38 FR 1.0 1956 8" Cumulative spine split. Oxidation. Water damage. Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky, inks by Carl Burgos. "Stone Face," art by John Giunta; An evil alien practitioner of black magic is revived by a carnival barker. "Those Who Vanish!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Steve Ditko; A magic pool of water causes those who enter it to vanish back to what they were doing 20 years before. "The Mystery of the Missing Man," art by Bill Walton; A stolen box shrinks the thief into a small figurine. "The Box That Wouldn't Open," script by Carl Wessler, art by Ed Winiarski; Some thieves mistake a scientist's latest invention to be a box that won't open when it turns out his latest invention is a telepathy pill that allows him to cue the police in on his kidnapping by the thieves. "The Servants" text story. "The Secret of the Sargasso Sea," art by Bill Benulis; A ship carrying rocket fuel is deposited into the Sargasso where a stranded rocketship makes use of the fuel and then tows the ship to safety. "The Sea Serpent!," pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10.
$18 4 bids		Journey into Mystery (1952) 39 GD 2.0 1956 Cover oxidation. Water damage. Tape on interior cover and pages. "Behind the Mask" (art by Paul Reinman), "The Forbidden Room!" (art by Dick Ayers), "I Lived Four Times," "At the Edge of Nowhere," "He Can't Resist!" (art by George Roussos), "The Executioner!" (art by Wally Wood), and a two-page text story, "Memory Mix." Bill Everett cover. 36 pages.
$55 9 bids		Journey into Mystery (1952) 40 FR/GD 1.5 1956 Cover detached. Water damage. Interior soiling. Cover by Bill Everett. "I Saw a Demon!," art by John Giunta; A scientist invents a machine to record sound waves onto solid objects such as rocks and tests the playback on a rock taken from an old temple where the black arts were practiced. "The Silence!," art by Gene Colan; In the year 2076 the first flight to Mars finds that Martians have built a replica of a small town as a welcome. "How Harry Escaped," art by Ed Winiarski. "The Experiment" text story. "The Strange Secret of Henry Hill!," art by Bill Draut; A man jealous of the success of another man learns of an experiment that brought a child from another dimension to live on Earth. "The Victim!," art by Vic Carrabotta; A confidence man becomes the kidnap victim of an alien from Pluto who needs to demonstrate to his people that his transference device works. "The Question That Can't Be Answered!," art by John Forte; A reporter thinks reincarnation a scam and so he plans to expose a hypnotist who has prepared a hoax with his wife to channel a spirit through time. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10.
$45 7 bids		Journey into Mystery (1952) 41 GD 2.0 1956 Cover by Bill Everett. "I Switched Bodies," art by Reed Crandall; An old scientist invents a machine that can transpose minds into other bodies but he makes the mistake of picking as his victim an ex-con on the way to meet with his parole officer. "He Came From Nowhere," art by Gray Morrow; Time-traveling government agents go back to the past in order to duel it out over a scientist's work. "TV Invasion" text story. "Prison Without Bars," script by Carl Wessler, art by Ed Winiarski; A criminal is set free from jail if he agrees to a form of behavioral control by hypnotism ala "A Clockwork Orange." "The Unseen," art by Mac L. Pakula; Invisible visitors to Earth arrive in a flying saucer. "The Perfect Hideout," art by Syd Shores; A fleeing dictator thinks he will hide out on an island and then fly back to the mainland when his pursuers have given up looking for him, but his associates have drained the plane of fuel. "The Swirling Mist!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Joe Sinnott; A man finds himself on a steamboat that transports him through time. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10.
$41 10 bids		Journey into Mystery (1952) 44 FR 1.0 1957 2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage. Staple deterioration. Oxidation. Cover by Bill Everett. "The Menace of the Green Men," script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Ralph Mayo; Light images of aliens from space become the fall guy of a crook in a series of planned robberies. "While the City Sleeps," art by Doug Wildey; A midget who poses as a ventriloquist's doll in order to pull off heists has a chemist friend who works on suspended animation pills as a hobby. "The Strange Power of Henry Grey," art by Ed Winiarski; A man finds he has the power to project his spirit across distance; He uses this ability to do evil to people as he is a hateful person. "The Taboo," script by Carl Wessler, art by Tony DiPreta; When a sailor upstages a native witch doctor, the witch doctor maroons the sailor on a small island surrounded by sharks. "The Heat's On" text story, art by Gene Colan and Don Heck. "The Outcast," inks by Vince Colletta; A telepath who works for the police department is shunned by others because of his ability until he saves a trapped boy. "The Haunted Halls," art by Frank Bolle; When a man enters a castle, he becomes the resident ghost. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10.
$45 9 bids		Journey into Mystery (1952) 45 GD 2.0 1957 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Oxidation. Water damage. "The Demon's Shadow!" with art by Ted Galindo; "Which One of Us is Me?" with art by John Forte; "The Eye That Never Closed!" with art by Joe Orlando; "Something in the house!" with art by Robert Q. Sale; "A Scream on the Screen!"; "What Happened to Harrison!" with art by Howard O'Donnell; and a two-page text story, "Look to the Future."