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  • Item #64533525
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    Cover art by Sol Brodsky. "The Weeds," art by Mort Meskin; Sailors enter the Sargasso sea and find that the seaweed there prolongs life and slows awareness of time when eaten because, when a hurricane develops and they are able to take advantage of the winds to leave the small island that they were marooned on, they come back to a futuristic port many years after they started. "In the Shadows," art by Reed Crandall; When a man gets in a plane crash, a creature from another dimension offers to heal his wounds if he will love it; He agrees, but he notices odd things about the woman over time and she admits to him that she is not human; She begs him to forget what she has told him. "Flee for Your Life!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Paul Hodge; When a Martian father tells his son that things are bad on Mars, he tries to get an Earth couple to adopt him, but they realize he is a Martian and plan to turn him over to authorities; The boy flees, and spends years as a thief just to get by. "The Secret of the Black Forest," script by Carl Wessler, inks by Angelo Torres; A visitor from Jupiter finds the humans ungrateful to him when he attempts to build them modern domiciles. "Genius for Trouble" text story, art by John Tartaglione. "The Crisis!", art by Vic Carrabotta. "The Long Sleep!", art by John Forte; A scientist looks down on the laborer that he has construct his suspended animation cabinet, but after awaking one thousand years in the future, he finds that he has only enough mental capacity for manual labor and comes to be content with his place in society. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #64836210
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    Strange Stories of Suspense (1955) 15 CGC 4.0

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    Label #4344391020

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    Cover art by Carl Burgos. "Doomsday!"; When a crook finds gold outside of a Gypsy camp he tells them a story about a large meteor landing nearby soon in order to get them to leave. "The Liquid of Life!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Richard Doxsee; A diver finds the fountain of youth in an undersea city, but when he drinks the water, he finds can no longer breathe air and must remain in the sea. "The Man Who Forgot," art by Sol Brodsky; This story postulates that Robinson Crusoe was a time traveler from the future who was using a defective machine and got stranded. "The Sinister Suit," art by Bernie Krigstein; When a tramp picks up a suit from a murdered man, he dreams of the events which led up to his death and so leads the police to the body. "The Weight of the World" text story, art by John Tartaglione. "I Went Inside the Hidden World!", art by William Weltman; A night watchman who works for a research lab observes a diamond through a microscope in a tiny world that scientists have developed a transportation device for; He goes to the world and swipes the diamond. "The Terrible Timepiece!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Paul Reinman; A thief steals a watch that can halt gravity; He tries to sell it to communists who test it out by flying a bomber over an enemy capital. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    • Paper: Off white
    • The Bobby Blue Collection.
    • Label #4340629021
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    Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. Edited by Will Lieberson, Roy Ald, and Al Jetter. Terrifying pre-code stories: "The Man Who Warmed the Bones of the Dead!", art by Bob Powell; Housekeeper and furnace-tender Gisetto looks after the heating in a house allegedly inhabited by two old ladies; One night he encounters their lifeless bodies and has to fear for his life. "He Bartered His Head!", art by Bernard Baily; Aldous Forsythe acquires a mythical figurine which provides him with wealth and good fortune; But it comes with the terrible prize of losing one's head. "Explorer's Return" text story by Richard Jonah. "High Wire!", art by Mike Sekowsky; High wire acrobat Vincent Bora is applauded for his feats—except for one stranger; Could he be the man Vincent killed and took over his act and his girl from? 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. NOTE: There is also a 1967-69 series with issues running #1-9 with 12c cover prices. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #64555268
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    Cover art by George Evans. Edited by Will Lieberson, Roy Ald, and Al Jetter. Terrifying pre-code stories: "Curiosity Killed the Ghost," art by Bob Powell; The ghost of Markham Avery leaves the graveyard; He ventures into the village to solve the mystery of his own murder. "Beyond the Grave"; The stage magician Renaldo experiments with suspended animation and goes into a coma; But his assistant Jason considers leaving him that way and taking over Renaldo's act. "Beast of the Borgias" text story by John Martin. "The Man Who Outdistanced Death," art by George Evans; Chief Whitecloud Comatok is the greatest long distance runner on record; When rival Georgie Kerrik finds out his secret of success, he is caught in a race for life itself. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. NOTE: There is also a 1967-69 series with issues running #1-9 with 12c cover prices. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover art by Steve Ditko. Edited by William Anderson and Pat Masulli. "Introducing Captain Atom," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; When Captain Adam is trapped in an atomic rocket, Captain Atom is born; Captain Atom goes on to stop some enemy agents who had sabotaged a Jupiter Rocket. "The Magic Box" text story. "The Ghost of Amy Rector" one-page story, inks by Ernie Bache. "Captain Atom on Planet X," art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom guards a new orbital satellite from enemy missiles. "The 2nd Man in Space," art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom goes into space to check on the first Russian cosmonaut and finds himself helping save the Russian. "Out of this World," art by John Severin. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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    Cover art by Steve Ditko. Edited by William Anderson and Pat Masulli. "Introducing Captain Atom," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; When Captain Adam is trapped in an atomic rocket, Captain Atom is born; Captain Atom goes on to stop some enemy agents who had sabotaged a Jupiter Rocket. "The Magic Box" text story. "The Ghost of Amy Rector" one-page story, inks by Ernie Bache. "Captain Atom on Planet X," art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom guards a new orbital satellite from enemy missiles. "The 2nd Man in Space," art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom goes into space to check on the first Russian cosmonaut and finds himself helping save the Russian. "Out of this World," art by John Severin. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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  • Item #64632611
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    Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Edited by Sal Gentile. Stories by Joe Gill, Don Perlin and unknown. Art by Pat Boyette, Don Perlin, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Five tantalizing Strange Suspense Stories! In this issue: "Dante's People!" by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette; Johnny Briggs and Kirk Richards in "Focus: Danger!" by Don Perlin; "The Universal Solvent" with art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia; 1-pager "The President" with art by Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico; and 1-page text story "Simba Mkubwa"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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    Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Edited by Sal Gentile. Stories by Joe Gill, Don Perlin and unknown. Art by Pat Boyette, Don Perlin, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Five tantalizing Strange Suspense Stories! In this issue: "Dante's People!" by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette; Johnny Briggs and Kirk Richards in "Focus: Danger!" by Don Perlin; "The Universal Solvent" with art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia; 1-pager "The President" with art by Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico; and 1-page text story "Simba Mkubwa"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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