Journey into Mystery (1952) comic books

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) 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) 80 GD 2.0

Centerfold detached.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Won't You Step Into My Parlor...???," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Herr Krumhausen prepares a giant room to deceive business competitor only to really shrink himself. "Strange Mission" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Propaganda," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Low level communist worker Boris Grozny is given a chance to avoid Siberia if he can stir up turmoil in an African nation. "I Spent the Night in a Haunted House!," art by Don Heck; A young boy who has just moved to town is convinced to spend the night in a haunted house. "For the Birds!," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Mr. Borgon is an unscrupulous hunter of rare animals in the future who finds himself trapped by his own deceit. Incredible Hulk ad. Amazing Adult Fantasy ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.