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James Tynion IV The First Decade Slipcased Hardcover Set (2024 Boom) Kickstarter 1A-1ST VF 8.0

James Tynion IV Slipcased Hardcover Set includes The Woods 10th Anniversary, Memetic: The Apocalyptic Trilogy 10th Anniversary, and The Art of Something is Killing the Children 5th Anniversary, all Slipcased Hardcovers combined in one giant slipcase.

James Tynion IV The First Decade Slipcased Hardcover Set (2024 Boom) Kickstarter 1A-1ST VF 8.0

James Tynion IV Slipcased Hardcover Set includes The Woods 10th Anniversary, Memetic: The Apocalyptic Trilogy 10th Anniversary, and The Art of Something is Killing the Children 5th Anniversary, all Slipcased Hardcovers combined in one giant slipcase.

James Tynion IV: The First Decade at BOOM! Studios Print by Nick Robles

Initially distributed as part of a Kickstarter. High quality print on heavy stock. 11" x 17".

James Tynion IV: The First Decade at BOOM! Studios Print by Nick Robles

Initially distributed as part of a Kickstarter. High quality print on heavy stock. 11" x 17".

JLA Avengers Lot of 3

Issues 1-3 of JLA Avengers (2003). Most will grade in the NM range.

Jo-Jo Comics (1945 Fox Feature) 25 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0319332006

In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Seven Sleepers of Sarkok!"; "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Spell of Doom..."; "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Plague That Walked Like a Man!"; "Jo-Jo Congo King, The City of Hate!"; and "Myths of Madness, The Haunted Maiden!". "Still in the Jungle" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) 9 VG/FN 5.0

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Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Bob Powell, Jack Keeler, Salo, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. In the South Pacific, Joe and Jerry ride the derelict Japanese ship to Drooten Island, seemingly safe from the Axis on a Dutch plantation, but Polynesian refugee Melody suspects a trap. Chickie Ricks, The Flyin' Fool, wrestles with Umblau, the mad genius with the fate of the world in a vial in his hands, in a story with nice good-girl art and a terrific splash page by Bob Powell. Plus a prose adventure of the superhero Stuntman, with spot illustration by comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Also featuring a "letter to the reader" from publisher Alfred Harvey about Harvey's latest strip-to-comic-book acquisition, Terry and the Pirates. The Drooten Island Mystery; Drootens Hospitality; Jungle Rendezvous; Amazing Discovery; Stuntman: Ferryboat Menace; Junior Genius: The Great Train Mystery!; The Flyin Fool: Umblau the Genius; Cartoon Laughs. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

John Carter Warlord of Mars (1977 Marvel) 1 CBCS 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #20-043134B-017

Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian novels, John Carter Warlord of Mars ran for 28 issues. "Air Pirates of Mars, Part 1" finds John Carter rescuing Dejah Thoris from an army of Tharks and uncovering a plot to destroy his beloved Barsoom. Includes Welcome Back, Carter text editorial. Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dave Cockrum. Cover by Kane and Cockrum. Cover price $0.30.

John Carter Warlord of Mars (1977 Marvel) 5 VG 4.0

Signed by Marv Wolfman (splash page). No autograph certification is included. Water damage.

"Air Pirates of Mars, Part 5: And One Shall Die." John Carter battles trash-talking villain Stara Kan to the death. Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Rudy Nebres. Cover by Kane and Pablo Marcos. Cover price $0.30.

John Carter Warlord of Mars Lot of 10

Issues 1, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, and 21-23 of John Carter Warlord of Mars (1977 Marvel); and 1 of John Carter Warlord of Mars (1977 Marvel) Annual. Most will grade in the FN/VF to FN range.

John Carter Warlord of Mars Lot of 10

Issues 1-6, 8-10, and 12 of John Carter Warlord of Mars (1977 Marvel). Most will grade in the FN range with a few grading VF and #6 grading VG.

John Carter Warlord of Mars Lot of 10

Issues 1-6, 8-10, and 12 of John Carter Warlord of Mars (1977 Marvel). Most will grade in the FN/VF to FN range with a couple grading VG.

John Carter Warlord of Mars Lot of 12

Issues 1-10, 12, and 13 of John Carter Warlord of Mars (1977 Marvel). Most will grade in the FN/VF to FN range with #6 grading VG.

John Carter Warlord of Mars Lot of 13

Issues 14-17, 19-23, 27N, and 28 of John Carter Warlord of Mars (1977 Marvel); and 1 and 2 of John Carter Warlord of Mars (1977 Marvel) Annual. Most will grade in the FN range with some grading FN/VF.

John Carter Warlord of Mars Lot of 8

Issues 1-4, 6, 8, and 10 of John Carter Warlord of Mars (1977 Marvel); and 1 of John Carter Warlord of Mars (1977 Marvel) Annual. Most will grade in the FN/VF to FN range with a couple grading VG.

John Carter Warlord of Mars Lot of 8

Issues 1-4, 8, 13, and 18 of John Carter Warlord of Mars (1977 Marvel); and 1 of John Carter Warlord of Mars (1977 Marvel) Annual. Most will grade in the FN to VG range with a couple grading GD.

John Romita's The Amazing Spider-Man HC (2012 IDW/Marvel) Artist's Edition 1-1ST VF+ 8.5

Volume 1 - 1st printing. John Romita, Sr., although not the creator of Spider-Man, was the web-slingers defining artist-he made the character his own and set the tone for all that was to follow. Now, with the full co-operation of Marvel Comics and John Romita Sr., IDW Publishing is proud to present JOHN ROMITA'S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ARTIST'S EDITION! This beautiful book collects seven issues, numbers 67, 68, 69, 71, 75, 84, & more, and features some of Spidey's most memorable stories, including battles with unbeatable line-up of many of his greatest villains: THE KINGPIN, THE GREEN GOBLIN, MYSTERIO, THE LIZARD, AND DOCTOR OCTOPUS! Hardcover, 12-in. x 17-in., 152 pages, B&W.

Joker (1975 DC) 1 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4689896019

Cover by Dick Giordano. "The Joker's Double Jeopardy!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; When a new criminal breaks Two-Face out of Arkham Asylum, claiming that he has need of "a truly master criminal", the Joker is incensed; Soon, the Clown Prince of Crime stages his own breakout and tracks down Two-Face, determined to show just who Gotham's number-one criminal truly is. Article on the creation of the Joker. Hostess Twinkies ad with Batman. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Joker (1975 DC) 1 CBCS 7.5

Paper: White

Label #22-1657F1A-032

Cover by Dick Giordano. "The Joker's Double Jeopardy!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; When a new criminal breaks Two-Face out of Arkham Asylum, claiming that he has need of "a truly master criminal", the Joker is incensed; Soon, the Clown Prince of Crime stages his own breakout and tracks down Two-Face, determined to show just who Gotham's number-one criminal truly is. Article on the creation of the Joker. Hostess Twinkies ad with Batman. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Joker (1975 DC) 3 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4669662007

CreeperCover by Dick Giordano. Featuring: 18 page Joker story "The Last Ha Ha." Starring the Joker, the Creeper [Jack Ryder], Benny Khiss, Marvin Fargo and Sandy Saturn (first appearance). In this tale, the Creeper is blamed for one of the Joker's crimes, and he must clear his name. Written by Denny O'Neil, with art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua) and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Cover price $0.25.

Joker (1975 DC) 4 FN- 5.5

Cover by Ernie Chan. Featuring: 18 page Joker story "A Gold Star for the Joker." Starring the Joker, Green Arrow [Oliver Queen], Black Canary [Dinah Lance] and Hector (Joker's Henchman). In this tale, the Joker kidnaps Dinah Lance and battles Green Arrow atop the Star City bridge. Written by Elliot S! Maggin, with art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.25.

Joker (1975 DC) 9 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4701837014

Final issue. Cover art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). "The Cat and the Clown!," script by Elliot Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Catwoman and Joker mix it up when each plots to kidnap the same movie star. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Joker/Mask (2000 DC/Dark Horse) Promotional Poster

High quality print on poster stock. High quality print on heavy, glossy stock. 10" x 13".

Jonah Hex Lot of 11

Issues 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 of Jonah Hex (1977 1st Series). Most will grade in the GD to VG range with #25 grading Coverless.

Josie and the Pussycats (1963 1st Series) 34 VG 4.0

Water spotting.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Love, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Albert gets an old book of songs written by "Samantha Spellbinder," a witch from Salem, Massachusetts; Whenever he plays her way-out chords on his guitar, the magic of the music causes anyone within earshot to fall in love--but only with inanimate objects like trees, rocks, and mailboxes; Only Melody is unaffected by the spell, because she already loves everything and everyone. The Older the Better! with Li'l Jinx by Joe Edwards. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Josie and the Pussycats (1963 1st Series) 44 FN+ 6.5

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Spellbound; Alexandra tries to use Sebastian to cast spells on her visiting friends, but her magic doesn't work as planned, though she does manage to uncover a network of secret passages in the Cabot mansion. Beachhead/Melody Of Love; Every time Josie tries to attract a boy at the beach, the bikini-clad Melody comes along and unwittingly steals him away. Script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Josie and the Pussycats (1963 1st Series) 79 FN/VF 7.0

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"Word to the Wise," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Josie, Valerie and Alan make fun of Melody for getting her sayings all mixed up. "Down to Earth!" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards . "Praise Alex"; Melody says that Alex is a nice guy and Valerie and Josie tease him for it. "Collective Bargaining"; Melody receives two of the same blouse as gifts and sells one of them to Josie for $5; Alexandra reprimands her for not negotiating for a higher price. "Dippity Do Da"; Josie doesn't want to go to Alexandra's pool so she creates her own. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Journey into Fear (1951 Superior) 12 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4630449023

Vampire Vengeance; classic story in which two thrill-killers inadvertently select a vampire as their target. The Devil's Ally. Satan's Playhouse text story. Evil Intruder; Classic story of a Trugg searching for love; It finds a couple, kills the husband, and casts a spell over the wife so that she believes he is her husband. No Rest for the Dead; A cemetery caretaker tortures the ghosts in his cemetery. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 1 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4437472001

Cover by Russ Heath. "One Foot In the Grave," art by Tony DiPreta; A man decides to make money by reselling flowers stolen from graves until the dead return to take their flowers back. "Death Finds A Way!" text story. "The Clutching Hands," script by Carl Wessler, art by Cal Massey; A writer murders another writer to steal his work, but the dead writer's hands continue to make trouble for him. Haunted!, art by Vic Carrabotta; A ghost scares off potential buyers of a derelict house. "It Can't Miss," art by Jay Scott Pike; An accomplice to an escaped con kills a man who looks like his buddy so that the cops will find the body and think the escaped prisoner is dead while he assumes the dead man's identity. "Iron-Head," art by Dick Ayers; Bronson is a grave robber and a murderer; To avoid being captured by the authorities, he accepts a job as a deep-sea diver on a private yacht. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 11 CGC 4.5 Qualified

Paper: Cream to off white

Page 6 Missing, Affects Story. INCOMPLETE.

Label #2048166016

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Hidden Vampires," art by Tony DiPreta; When a village has been sucked nearly dry of blood by undetected vampires, a vampire stalker arrives with his helpers, a black box filled with hungry mosquitoes. "The Art of Death!!" text story. "The New Look," art by Dan Loprino; The Devil grants the wish of an ugly man to have a new handsome face by grafting it onto the back of his head. "If the Coat Fits," script by Jack Oleck, art by Russ Heath; A man leaves a coat with a pawn shop owner that transports the wearer into another dimension and replaces them with a shadow person. "Meet the Dead," art by Don Perlin; A medium gets a couple of her spirit contacts to frame another medium as a fake who is draining away clients from her. "The Other Face," art by George Tuska; A plastic surgeon wants a man's wife so knocks him out and exchanges faces with him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 12 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover by Carl Burgos. "A Night in Dragmoor Castle!!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Al Eadeh; A thief meets a girl who works as a maid at a castle and convinces her to help him rob the place so that they can acquire enough money to return to America together. "The Lost Continent" text story. "A Witch in Love," art by Dick Briefer; A witch, who has never seen a man before, one night leaves the forest for the nearby town only to mistakenly fall in love with a statue in the town square. "All About Mars," art by Pablo Ferro; An ugly man decides to build a rocket to take him to Mars, but the Martians are even more repulsive than he is, so they flee from him in disgust. "The Sight of the Ghost!," art by Tony DiPreta; A ghost in the forest comes across a boy trapped in a pit, but everyone who sees him is too frightened to lend aid. "The Strange Boy," art by Ed Goldfarb; A greedy couple gain custody of a small boy, who survives a fire, in hope of extracting a reward from relatives when they are located. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 13 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple, coming detached at second. Oxidation. Water damage.

"Not Normal!," art by George Roussos; A man with a gun that fires silver bullets has difficulty finding a girl with no demon blood in her, even in Budapest, so he ends up marrying an American girl who is neither a witch nor a vampire. "A Bargain With Satan" text story, art by Carl Burgos. "Keep Off the Grass," art by John Forte; When a gangster buys an estate and damages the lawn with his golf practice, the grass gets even. "The Living and the Dead," art by Myron Fass; A man who enters a cemetery finds that he has crossed a barrier between the living and the dead, and the damned souls there wish him to plead to Satan their case that they should be released. "What Harry Saw!;" A man uses a device to look into the future to check up on his wife; When he sees her with another man, he attempts to shoot her. "We Don't Want Your Head!," art by Vic Carrabotta; After a pianist arranges for his wife to be murdered on safari for her money he is captured by native hand-hunters. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 14 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Gene Colan. "The Slug!," art by Russ Heath; A wealthy man's brother attempts to induce transformative nightmares through hypnosis so that he can inherit the wealth when the victim is committed to an asylum. "Sculptor of the Dead" text story. "Where the Vampire Flies," art by Robert Q. Sale; This story is about a married couple who are both vampires but hide the secret from each other as they fear the other would hate them if they knew. "The Man Who Owned a World," pencils by Vic Carrabotta, inks by Jack Abel; A hateful man who bullies his stepson realizes in the last moments of his life that the one person who hates him most in the world is himself. "The Right Bait," art by Vic Carrabotta; A hunter falls prey to a canny jungle monster who lays a trap of treasure for greedy men. "The Star Men!," art by Dick Ayers; Aliens telepathically instruct a boy on how to build a rocket to their planet; When he arrives, they interview him about what life is like on Earth. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 15 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. "Satan Can Wait," art by Paul Reinman; When a man enters a bar and, as a gag, offers a skeptic a contract for his soul for one million dollars, the skeptic signs it. "Killer in the House" text story. "Till Death Do Us Part," art by Vic Carrabotta; A man finally works up the nerve to strangle his cheating wife but an atomic war breaks out, and the two of them find their bodies fused together by atomic radiation. "The Face That Followed," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Al Luster; An escaped convict vows to haunt a hermit who has murdered him after ascertaining where his stolen loot was buried. "Bewitched," art by Mannie Banks; In 1686 a man asks a woman to marry him and is turned down so he plants evidence to get her condemned as a witch. "The Man Who Was Nobody," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Ed Winiarski; A Martian sleeper agent is eradicated when his usefulness is ended due to incarceration in an asylum. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 16 GD 2.0

Cover detached.

Cover by Harry Anderson. "Vampire Tale," art by Doug Wildey; A man wrapped in bandages is on trial for murder after slaying a vampire. "The Curse" text story. "Man Alone!," art by Al Eadeh; Communists get the idea to swap a spy for the village idiot in a centrally located village by taking a hermit and training him to pass for the idiot. "The Man Who Wasn't," art by Bill Walton; A man invents a youth serum and wishes to give it to the oldest member of an old folks home, but the man doesn't want it. "The Vultures," art by Mannie Banks; Unknown to his children, a man leaves his estate to the ones who attend his funeral. "The Question!," art by Vic Carrabotta; An inventor who loves his wife asks an electronic brain which he devised two questions, 'When will my wife die?' and 'When will I die?' 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 17 FR 1.0

Water damage. Staple rust.

"He Took It with Him," art by Paul Hodge. "Machine Age!," art by Sid Check; Following an atomic war, the human survivors live underground, building machines to do their work for them. "The Thing that Walked!," art by Robert Q. Sale. "Sweet Death" text story. "The Death of Danny!," art by Harry Anderson; A man's TV programs come through in 3-D, which he takes advantage of to acquire possessions until he takes a woman from "The Monster Takes A Bride." "Midnight on Black Mountain," art by Mort Lawrence; A woman with a terminal illness falls in love with a man named Walter who is indifferent to her; She offers him everything but he says he would never marry a witch. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 18 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation. Interior tearing.

"The Man Who Went Back!," art by Pete Tumlinson; A man is pursued through time by tax collectors. "Hate Is the Master" text story. "The Hidden Man!," art by Ed Moline; A mysterious sniper who has shot seven people in the city park turns out to be a monkey in the nearby zoo who somehow acquired a gun. "He Wouldn't Stay Dead!," art by Bill Walton; A man conducts rites that reincarnate his shrewish wife's spirit into a figurine, but the new person, whom he names 'Jolie', is a kind and supportive ideal wife. "The Swami!," art by Mort Lawrence; A crook forces his stepson to commit crimes for him but one victim is a swami who turns the man's greed against him. "The Worst Thirst," art by Ed Winiarski; Two brothers are incensed that their neighbors have put down a well that has dried up the well on their property so they lay pipe to divert the water back down to the well on their property. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 19 GD 2.0

3" Spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Sol Brodsky. "Behind the Locked Door!," art by Pete Tumlimson; When a man with a robotics researcher as a girlfriend gets a robot from her, it builds itself a girlfriend robot. "The Ray Machine," art by Tony DiPreta. "The Un-Human!," art by John Forte; When an alien spy assumes the shape and mind of a servant of the top scientist in the country in order to learn of Earth's defenses, he absorbs some of the goodness of the man's soul, and thus does not reveal to his evil alien masters that they will be destroyed when they attack Earth. "The Little Things!," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Howard Post; A man finds that the oriental figures his wife buys somehow turn into the real thing when they are broken; He wants to be rid of her, so he buys a rattlesnake figurine. "It Waits In the Tank!," art by Vince Colletta; When a man acquires a strange sea creature it slowly transfers into his body and switches minds, leaving him inside the tank starring out at the alien being which has seized his form. "The Witch Burning," art by Ed Winiarski. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 20 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation with chipping.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. "Quick-Change!", art by Pete Tumlinson; A guy in love with an evil woman tries to woo her with an amulet which changes him into legendary creatures but she steals it to commit robberies; After one success she realizes that she doesn't know any more legendary creatures so she rushes into the library with police right behind her. "The Man in Black!" text story. "After Man...What?", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Bob Powell; A man discovers that Starlings have actually come from the moon and are planning on displacing humans on Earth. "Hector!", art by John Tartaglione; A woman who has a robot servant for a husband is the envy of all the other neighborhood women. "The Messenger!", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Jack Abel; A warehouse employee from the future gets the foreman taken away as a mental case after he shows him impossible products. "The Crazy Car!", art by Bill Everett; When a stranger approaches Karl Baxter on the street and invites him to take a test drive in his car: a car that runs on no fuel of any kind, Karl decides to kill the old man and figure out a way to duplicate the engine in the car so that he can make a fortune....or so HE thinks! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 20 FR 1.0

Water damage. Mold.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. "Quick-Change!", art by Pete Tumlinson; A guy in love with an evil woman tries to woo her with an amulet which changes him into legendary creatures but she steals it to commit robberies; After one success she realizes that she doesn't know any more legendary creatures so she rushes into the library with police right behind her. "The Man in Black!" text story. "After Man...What?", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Bob Powell; A man discovers that Starlings have actually come from the moon and are planning on displacing humans on Earth. "Hector!", art by John Tartaglione; A woman who has a robot servant for a husband is the envy of all the other neighborhood women. "The Messenger!", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Jack Abel; A warehouse employee from the future gets the foreman taken away as a mental case after he shows him impossible products. "The Crazy Car!", art by Bill Everett; When a stranger approaches Karl Baxter on the street and invites him to take a test drive in his car: a car that runs on no fuel of any kind, Karl decides to kill the old man and figure out a way to duplicate the engine in the car so that he can make a fortune....or so HE thinks! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 21 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Joe Maneely. "Too Human!," pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Alien invaders adapt the same form of humans to learn their weaknesses but grow to like them, and when their masters demand they report in, they tell them that the humans are dangerous and smash the communicator. "The Cylinder!" text story. "The Missing Men," pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. "The Man With No Past," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Joe Maneely; An artist who's been working with a publisher for a year suffers from severe claustrophobia; His boss refers him to a psychiatrist who puts him under hypnosis. "The Hog!," art by Joe Kubert; A reckless driver enjoys being the 'road hog' so much he designs mirrors to magnify the expressions of his motorist victims; A hitchhiker berates him for his behavior and tells him someday you'll "meet a bigger hog than yourself." "The Hidden Vampire!," art by Fred Kida; An American reporter investigating stories of a vampire in Hungary meets his end when he realizes that the castle he's been poking around in is itself the vampire in disguise. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 22 GD+ 2.5

2" Spine split from bottom. Oxidation. Moisture damage.

Cover by Joe Maneely. "Mission On Earth," pencils by Art Peddy; A fantasy writer is visited by aliens who wish him to teach them human emotions so that they can observe humans undetected. "Strange Pursuit" text story. "Haunted House," pencils by Larry Woromay; A man takes a bet to spend the night in a haunted house and ends up the ghost which haunts the house. "The Man Who Watched," art by John Forte; An East German plots to murder his business partner and then get help from an Allied soldier stationed just across the border, but the soldier is actually a statue and does not respond to his plea. "The Blaster," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Seymour Moskowitz; Martian gun-runners arm select humans with advanced weaponry hoping that they will battle amongst themselves and leave them as easy pickings for an invasion force. "The Human Germ," art by Mort Lawrence. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 33 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky, inks by Carl Burgos. "The Flame That Burned a Thousand Years!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Manny Stallman; A man buys an incense burner that causes misfortune if the flame is allowed to burn down. "There'll Be Some Changes Made," script by Carl Wessler, art by Steve Ditko; A poor man resents the wealth of an ancestor until he builds a machine that can transport the money through time and space and he realizes that continental currency is useless to him. "The Fabulous Traveler!," art by Charles F. Miller; A librarian mistakenly receives a book detailing a factual journey to Mars. "The Meddler!," art by Bill Benulis; An inventor works upon developing a suspended animation pill but then has a dream which convinces him to abandon the experiment. "The Man Who Had No Friends!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Al Williamson; Davy Jones is lonely and so sets out to befriend a group of pirates. "Footprints from Nowhere!," art by Ed Winiarski. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 42 VG- 3.5

Cover by Bill Everett. "Farley's Other Face," script by Carl Wessler, art by John Forte; A man steals a thousand dollars from a recluse that he had pretended to befriend, then pays to have his looks altered and fingerprints removed to avoid trouble with the police. "Life Sentence," script by Carl Wessler, art by Robert Q. Sale; A man gives a prisoner time-traveling pills in exchange for the knowledge of where the bank roll is hidden because he knows the past can't be changed. "The Curse of Ojiir," art by Pete Morisi; When two jewel thieves attempt to steal a cursed diamond they find themselves aged prematurely. "He Saw the Future" text story. "Humans...Keep Out!," pencils by George Roussos, inks by John Giunta; Scientists are driven off the moon by lifeforms that they themselves engineered to live without oxygen so as to colonize the moon. "The Savages," art by Angelo Torres; This story postulates that the first humans were actually Martians whose spaceship developed engine trouble. "The Disappearing Man," script by Carl Wessler, art by Gray Morrow; A fight manager has his wife stolen from him when he signs up a Venusian who can disappear in the ring at will. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 43 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Carl Burgos. "It's Waiting For Me," art by Jay Scott Pike; A man and his dog have a recurring nightmare in which some hostile presence is waiting for him just around a bend in the road; His wife dislikes the dog as its cries during the dreams disrupt her sleeping. "The Invisible Woman"; An invisible female terrorist strikes in the heart of a Communist country. "The Third Ear," script by Carl Wessler, art by John Forte; A convict with a device that lets him read minds acts as a stoolie for the prison warden. "The Secret of the Strange Stone," pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Ralph Mayo; A man finds a meteorite that gives off rays that make things disappear. "Living Portrait" text story, art by Al Williamson. "The Panhandler," script by Carl Wessler, art by Bernard Baily; A panhandler robs time-travelers from 1991 and is arrested for passing counterfeit bills. "Ghost Ship," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jim Mooney; Modern day pirates are thwarted in their efforts by a ghost ship. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 50 VG 4.0

"Worlds at War!" with art by Jack Davis; "One Had Vanished!" with art by Steve Ditko; "Uneasy Lies the Head!"; "Adrift in Space!" with art by Don Heck; "The Green Fog!" (art by Vince Colletta?); and a two-page text story, "The Remedy Oil." Joe Sinnott cover. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 53 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

"Only Twelve of Us May Live!" with art by Joe Sinnott; "Beware of Tomorrow!" with art by Steve Ditko; "The Stranger in Space!" with art by John Forte; "Shadows in the Night!" (art by Sinnott?); "He Made the Machines Go Mad!" (art by Don Heck?); and a two-page text story, "The Spirit." Jack Kirby cover pencils. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Mystery (1952) 55 GD 2.0

3" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "I Found the Giant in the Sky!," art by Steve Ditko; A homely professor discovers the cloud kingdom of the giants and finds happiness there with a beautiful princess. "Strange Encounter" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "I Can Live Forever!," art by John Forte; A scientist studies redwoods looking for the secret of eternal life. He nearly meets disaster when he tests the formula on himself, and finds that to become immortal he must become immobile. "My Neighbor's Secret!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; An eccentric moves into a desert town and begins building a boat. "I Saw the Serpent that Saved the World!," art by Don Heck; A man dreams of a monster growing from an alien spore that is killed when it is eaten by a garter snake, a snake that he found in his yard as a boy. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 5 GD+ 2.5

3" Cumulative spine split.

Look -- If You Dare, art by Ed Winiarski; A man buys a telescope with a powerful lens from an alien spy; The man sees an impending invasion fleet through the telescope; The alien spy tracks him down and knocks him out and switches the telescope with a normal one so that no one knows the man got the powerful telescope by accident. Trapped in Space, art by Mike Sekowsky; The Master of Zodus captures Earth people for slaves by setting up The Room of No Return in carnival attractions. Mantrap! text story. The Last Plunge, script by Hank Chapman; Suicides who leap off bridges must pay the penalty of being transformed into fish. Two Worlds in One!; When a man passes through a time machine to the year 2049, he is told that he can only remain for thirty days in one era before returning to the other, else he will die. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 15 GD+ 2.5

Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler, Stan Lee, Dan Keyes and unknown. Art by Tony DiPreta, Jack Keller, Joe Maneely, Louis Zansky and Basil Wolverton. In this issue: "Wanted...One Werewolf!" by Carl Wessler and Tony DiPreta; "Swampland" with art by Jack Keller; 2-page story "The Unknown" by Stan Lee and Joe Maneely; 2-page text story "Captain Samuel Stone's Sea Serpent"; "The Big Man!" with art by Louis Zansky; and "They Crawl By Night!" by Dan Keyes and Basil Wolverton. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.