Comic books in 'Astronaut', graded by CBCS

Issue 3. 1970. Chilean reprint of "Legionarios del Espacio" (1968). Illustrated by Esteban Maroto. Cover by Fernando Fernandez. Later reprinted for Continuity Comic as "Zero Patrol" with extensive reworking by Neal Adams. 7" x 10.25". 32 pages. Color. NOTE: All text in Spanish.

1952. Written by Jon J. Deegan. "An alien planet flares up in revolt at the threat of man's civilization". 5" x 7", 130 pages, B&W.

Volume 24, Issue 11 - November, 1950. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science fiction stories by Robert Moore Williams, Mack Reynolds, Alexander Blade, Milton Lesser, S.M. Tenneshaw, Gerald Vance, and Leslie A. Croutch. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Robert Gibson Jones, Julian S. Krupa, Leo Ramon Summers, Enoch Sharp, and Edmond Swiatek. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 166 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 27, Issue 1 - January, 1953. Cover by Arnold Kohn. Science fiction stories by Mallory Storm, Charles Creighton, E.K. Jarvis, and Rog Phillips. Illustrations by Tom Beecham, John Fay, and William Slade. Cover by Arnold Kohn. 6.75" x 9.75", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 29, No. 1 - January , 1955. 5.25" x 7.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 29, No. 3 - May , 1955. 5.25" x 7.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

July 1955. Science fiction stories by Mark Guthrie, Karl Stanley, C.R. Thames, and Ivar Jorgensen. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 29, No. 6 - November , 1955. 5.25" x 7.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Jan 1951. Science fiction stories by Robert Silverberg, Manly Banister, Theodore Mathieson, Ivar JHorgensen, and C.H. Thames. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay (2) and Carmine Infantino. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 30, No. 5 - May 1956. Science fiction stories by Milton Lesser, Edmond Warren, Manly Banister, Karl Stanley, Duane C. Morton, and Ivar Jorgensen. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 30, No. 9 - September , 1956. 5.25" x 7.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 32, No. 3 - March , 1958. 5.25" x 7.25", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

September 1958. Volume 32, Issue 9. Cover by Edward Valigursky. "Gold in the Sky" by Alan E. Nourse. Other science fiction stories by Tom Godwin, Charles A. Stearns, Bertram Chandler, Charles L. Fontenay, & Gerry Maddren. Interior illustrations by Martinez, Leo Summers, Llewellyn, & Frosty. Softcover digest, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in., black and white, 146 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 34, No. 10 - October , 1960. 5.5" x 7.5", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 34, No. 12 - December , 1960. 5.5" x 7.5", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 35, No. 5 - May , 1961. 5.5" x 7.5", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 35, No. 11 - November , 1961. 5.5" x 7.5", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 36, No. 1 - January , 1962. 5.5" x 7.5", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 43, No. 5 - January , 1970. 5.25" x 7.5", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

Vol. 44, No. 1 - May , 1970. 5.25" x 7.5", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

Written by Scott Snyder. Art and Cover by Rafael Albuquerque. Vampires in space? It's 1965. Pearl and Skinner escaped The Gray Trader with more questions than answers, and their search for clues leads them to...NASA! You've never seen vampires like this before, as the second major story arc of AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SECOND CYCLE begins! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Vol. 96, No. 2 - February , 1976. 5.5" x 7.5", 178 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

July/August 2012. Double Issue - Volume 132, No. 7 & 8. Cover by Vincent Di Fate.. Stories: "Nightfall on the Peak of Eternal Light" by Richard A. Lovett & William Gleason, "The Conquest of Air" by Rob Chilson, "Sam Below Par" by Ben Bova, "The Mutant Stag at Horn Creek" by Sarah K. Castle, "To Save Man" by H. G. Stratmann, "The Song of Uullioll" by Gray Rinehart, "The North Revena Ladies Literary Society" by Catherine Shaffer, "Red Rover, Red Rover" by Howard V. Hendrix, and "Zeitgeist, Inc.," by Carl Frederick. 5.75-in. x 8.5-in.; 192 Pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

1953. Written by Jon J. Deegan. "A space exploration party stumbles across the secret of planetary life evolution". 4.5" x 7", 146 pages, B&W.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Black & White Variant Cover by Gabriel Hardman. Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Larry Watts. As the Chosen One, Ash has seen some strange things and visited some strange times and places. But nothing has prepared him for this! Catapulted into the depths of space, Ash must confront the Deadites in a place where no one can hear his screams... or his chainsaw... or his boomstick! What do the forces of the evil dead want with the International Space Station? Whatever it is, Ash embarks on his most out-of-this-world adventure in order to stop them! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Introduction by Ray Bradbury. A collection of pieces from an artist with an eye to the stars. What will life be like once mankind conquers the final frontier? Hardcover, 12-in.x 12-in., 152 pages, full color. Cover price $60.00.

July 1938. Volume 21, Issue 5. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Science fiction stories by L. Ron Hubbard ("The Dangerous Dimension" - 1st published 'Science Fiction' story by Hubbard), Clifford D. Simak, Ross Rocklynne, Ray Cummings, Clifton B. Kruse, Kent Casey, and Raymond Z. Gallun. Illustrations by Howard V. Brown, Elliot Dold Jr, Charles Schneeman, C. R. Thomson, and H. Wesso. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Volume 22, Issue 2 - October, 1938. Volume 22, Issue 2. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Science fiction stories by L. Ron Hubbard ("The Tramp" part 2 of 3), Clifford D. Simak, William Sell, Nat Schachner, Raymond Z. Gallun, Otto Binder (as Eando Binder), L. Sprague De Camp, and Kent Casey. Illustrations by Jack Binder, Elliot Dold Jr, Paul Orban, C. R. Thomson, Wert, and H. Wesso. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

November 1938. Volume 22, Issue 3. Cover ('Jupiter seen from Ganymede') by Howard V. Brown. Science fiction stories by L. Ron Hubbard ("The Tramp" part 3 of 3), Clifford D. Simak, Royal W. Heckman, Harl Vincent, Malcolm Jameson, Nelson S. Bond, Fredrick A. Kummer Jr, and Nat Schachner ("Simultaneous Worlds" part 1 of 2). Illustrations by Howard V. Brown, Jack Binder, Paul Orban, Charles Schneeman, H. Wesso, and C. R. Thomson. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

July 1950. Volume 45, Issue 5. Science fiction stories by Lawrence O'Donnell, C. M. Kornbluth, Edwin James, Ford McCormack, and Eric Frank Russell. Article "Shooting 'Destination Moon'" by Robert A. Heinlein. Illustrations by Cartier and Miller. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 162 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Dec 1952. Volume 50, Issue 4 - 1st printing. Cover by Gaylord Welker. Science fiction stories by Raymond F. Jones, Randall Garrett and Lou Tabakow, Mack Reynolds and Fredric Brown, Robert Sheckley, and Isaac Asimov ("The Currents of Space" part 3). Illustrations by Orban, Pawelka, and van Dongen. Article on positrons and time travel. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Dec 1954. Volume 54, Issue 4 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Frank Herbert, Raymond F. Jones, Rex Jatko, J. Anthony Ferlaine, and M.C. Pease. Illustrations by Freas and van Dongen. Article on visual perception. Cover by Chesley Bonestell. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

January 1956 - Volume 56, Issue 5 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories: "The Executioner" by Algis Budrys, "Won't You Walk---" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Indirection" by Everett B. Cole, "Under Pressure" (conclusion) by Frank Herbert and "Labor of Love" by Murray Leinster. Illustrations by Freas, Rogers, and Van Dongen. Article on methods of thought by Murray Leinster. Cover by Van Dongen. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Feb 1934. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Science Fiction stories by Thomas Calvert McClary "Rebirth-Part 1 of 2", Harl Vincent, Arthur Leo Zagat, Calvin Peregoy, Raymond Z. Gallun, A. R. Long, and Roi Auckland. Illustrations by Don Hewitt, C. R. Thomson, M. Marchioni, and Howard V. Brown. 7" x 10"; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Wayne Honath (as Wayno). "Prologue," script and art by Wayne Honath (as Wayno); Arnie's radical new idea for comics is a sales dud. "Howie's Collection," script and art by Wayne Honath (as Wayno); Arnie's fortunes take a turn for the better, and he produces the single issue of his comic every month just for Howie. "Hats," script and art by Wayne Honath (as Wayno); Adaptation of observations from an old guy. "Gentlemen Start Your Engines," script by Wayne Honath (as Wayno), art by Wayne Honath (as Wayno) and Mark Martin; A day at the motor racing. 24 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.25.

Marvel Treasury Special featuring Captain America's (1976) Bicentennial Battles. Relive America's history with the living legend from World War II, Captain America. Captain America must travel to the past and venture into the future to save the present. Story and art by Jack Kirby. Additional inks by Herb Trimpe, John Romita, and Barry Windsor Smith. 82 pages. Cover price $1.50.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Creatures from Uranus invade the Enchanted Forest while searching for the mysterious gypsy girl called Marita, in a three-part story. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Mysterious Gypsy Girl; Uranians Go Home; Happiness Is a Happy Ending; Spooky: To Tell the Truth. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper tells Wendy that he doesn't just have imaginary friends, he has a whole imaginary playground. Casper gets captured during an adventure involving a magical flute and a power-hungry wizard. Plus a moon-landing cover featuring the planting of the US flag; the first moon landing had occurred eight months before. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Magic Flute; The Wizard Who Wanted the World; Escape at Last; Spooky: The Sticky Land. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and Ernie Colon. Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper usually doesn't scare people on purpose, but he makes an exception for a bully. In a three-part story, Pulpy, a boy made of paper, visits the Enchanted Forest. Casper has to keep him out of danger until he can get back to his paper parents, but that's a big job. Pearl's cousin Smirky visits and gets Spooky in trouble, while pretending to be innocent. Spaceflight cover features a moon-landing orbiter; the Apollo 16 moon landing happened in 1972 and had Casper as an unofficial mascot. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Paper Boy; Spooky; Watch the Paper; Too Much Paper Work; Spooky: Smirky. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring the Friendly Ghost and his pals, including good little witch Wendy and tuff little ghost Spooky. The secret behind a series of mysterious disappearances turns out to be a visitor from Mars who's making a collection of Earth creatures. The Bridge to Anywhere; The Vanishing Mystery; The Souvenir Collector; Dont Collect Us; Whatzit?; Kookie Cookies. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring the Friendly Ghost and his pals, including good little witch Wendy and tuff little ghost Spooky. Casper meets people who are living in a giant's abandoned footwear, and finds them new pads. Casper meets the jinx Mr. Wrong and realizes why things aren't working. Gnorm Gnome's new invention finds trouble, the very thing most people don't want. Thats Shoe Business!; Wendy the Good Little Witch; Mr. Wrong!; Neatness Is Neat; The Trouble Finder; The Mysterious Broom; Secret of a Tough Ghost; How I Wonder What You Are!. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

First 30-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Michael Netzer (as Michael Nasser). The Underground Gambit (from Creatures on the Loose 11), script by Len Wein, pencils by Herb Trimpe; Roger Krass has been drawing underground comics for a living but hating it all the while. The Man Who Isn't There (from Marvel Tales 113), art by Tony DiPreta; A thief comes into possession of an invisibility cloak and goes on a looting spree. A Monster Waits Outside!! (Tales to Astonish 12), art by Steve Ditko; An astronaut is sent into orbit in a tiny sphere without communication; he sees a monster trying to claw its way in and panics, signaling ground control to bring him back. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Civilisation!" Written by Richard Marazano. Art and cover by Jean-Michel Ponzio. After the disaster of the Mars mission, Helen wakes up from cryosleep in a derelict shuttle. Some of her crew are dead, some missing. They have drifted for decades and are utterly lost. All she has left are messages from Earth - the last link with her daughter Sofia - and the certainty that they will die alone out there. But are they truly alone? The conclusion of a mind-twisting trilogy on space, time and the strength of our dreams. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 56 pages, full color. Cover price $13.95.

Summer 1971-Volume 1, No. 1. Cartoonists credited in this issue are W. L. Anderson, David Bell, Jon Dahlstrom, Richard McBean, Bob McGinnis, Dennis Morissey, and Jim Willoughby. 8.25 x 10.75, b&w, 52 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Ed Brisson. Art by Damian Couceiro. Cover by Declan Shalvey. In the distant future, as mankind discovers life on other planets, it needs soldiers to defend its colonies and outposts across the stars. In order to increase the number of boots on the ground, criminals are offered the opportunity to serve in the place of incarceration. But as wars wage on and more soldiers are needed, small-time crimes are given long-term punishments. When a group of prisoners serving their time as soldiers become stranded and abandoned on a war-torn planet, they'll need to work together to survive and uncover the truth behind Earth's role in deep space. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

3rd Printing - Written by Justin Jordan. Art by Ariela Kristantina. Cover by Matt Taylor. John Harrow doesn't exist, and his job is to make sure that other things don't exist, too. At any given time, the government is running dozens of black book operations, experiments that aren't on any official record and are never acknowledged to exist. Some of these are innocuous. Some of them are monstrous beyond reason. And most of the time, they go as expected and the public is never the wiser. Most of the time. John Harrow's job is to handle them when things go wrong, and do anything to make sure the government's secrets stay just that-secret. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Justin Jordan. Art by Ariela Kristantina. Cover by Matt Taylor. Harrow and Branch come face to face with the Cosmonaut threat overrunning the rural Pennsylvania town and its residents, and the two Control agents will be forced to decide how far they are willing to go in order to keep the invasion from spreading. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Oct 1955. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Clee Garson, Lee Grant, Ron Butler, Alice Eleanor Jones, and Paul W. Fairman. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Oct 1959. Cover by Edward Valigursky. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Marion Zimmer Bradely, Tom Godwin, John Christopher, A. Bertram Chandler, and Jack Sharkey. Illustrations by Summers. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Aug 1969. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Alexei Panshin, Randall Garrett, Robert Bloch, Tony Boucher, Richard Matheson, Robert Sheckley, Henry Slesar, and Jack Vance ("Emphyrio" part 2). Two Bruce Jones illustrations. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.50.