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  • Issue #56
    Adventures into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 56

    Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Harry Lazarus. Stories by Harry Lazarus, Lin Streeter, Pete Riss, and Ogden Whitney. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 3-D effect stories and cover. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #58
    Adventures into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 58
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4119652004
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #2111297006
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    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split (taped). Extensive accumulation of defects.
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    3-D effect cover and stories: "Dead Man's Gold," "The Man Who Died Laughing," "The Clasp Knife," "The Last Bars," "The Plague Ship," and "The Crime Machine." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Harry Lazarus. Stories by Harry Lazarus, Pete Riss, and Robert Sale. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 3-D effect stories and cover. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #60
    Adventures into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 60
    • Cover detached at one staple. 1/2" cover-to-cover tear from bottom.

    Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Ken Landau, Harry Lazarus, and Ed Good. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $100 Adventures Into the Unknown #60 F-VF 7.0 1954

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  • Issue #2
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 2
    • 1" spine split from top of comic. Cover loose at one staple. Staple rust.
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    The Iron Door, art by Joe Maneely. The Eyes!, art by Werner Roth; A man goes into a bar to call a friend for a job referral and drops his dime; Since he's broke, he looks around frantically but cannot locate it; One of the patrons sitting on a stool with his back to him says "Look under your foot"; When he lifts his foot, there is the dime and he says "Without turning around, you must have eyes in the back of your head"; The patrons become murderous in intent and pursue the frightened man out of the bar. The Murdering Ghost text story. The Thing in the Bottle!, art by George Klein. When a World Goes Mad!, art by Al Hartley; A professor postulates a giant being roaming through space that could eat the planets of the solar system, but that could also be eaten by an even larger being. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 4
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0174765001
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    The Village Graveyard, art by Russ Heath; A man finds the secret of eternal life, but he doesn't anticipate it as being the recipient of the vampire's kiss. The Man Who Lost His Head, art by Ogden Whitney. Doom From The Undead text story. The Passenger, art by Martin Rosenthall. The Miser, art by Sol Brodsky. The Face of Death, art by Bill Everett. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 6
    • Mold. Staple rust, rust migration. Photocopy of front cover included.
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    My Brother...The Ghoul, script by Hank Chapman; A graverobber with an identical twin meets his doom. The Image text story. Step Right into the...House of Horror, art by Jim Mooney; A haunted house investigator and a reporter visit an old mansion. The Wooden Man; A ventriloquist and his dummy are not what they seem. The Ghost Still Walks, art by Joe Sinnott; A fraternity initiation leads to a death. He Dwells in a Dungeon; A woman plans to kill her disfigured future brother-in-law, but makes a fatal mistake. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 7
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1568327011
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    Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by Marty Elkin, Ogden Whitney, Myron Fass, and Jim Mooney. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 8

    Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Ben Brown, David Gantz, Carl Wessler, Dick Ayers, Vic Carrabotta, Tony DiPreta, and Hy Rosen. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 10
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    • Full-length spine split. Cover oxidation. Tape on interior cover.

    Cover art by Bill Everett. The Ghoul!, art by Vic Carrabotta; A murderer attempting to hide in a cemetery is picked up by a couple of troopers on suspicion of being a ghoul; He eludes them and takes refuge in a swamp shack where he is attacked by the ghoul the police were on the lookout for. Objewanga text story. The Killers!, art by Bernie Krigstein; Man tries to control the population numbers of a strange creature from the lake, and by poisoning them off, they realize that they have destroyed the species that was controlling the numbers of an even worse creature. Too Old to Live. Down in the Cellar, pencils by Paul Cooper; A taxidermist who loves birds kills and stuffs the hunters who bring them in and puts them in the basement. The Pit of Horror!, art by Bill Everett; Satan's imps get lazy so he brings an efficiency expert down from Earth to whip them back into shape. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 12
    • 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at one staple. Cover oxidation.
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    Cover art by Bill Everett. Find the Pin and Pick It Up, art by Tony DiPreta. The Monster!, art by Ed Winiarski; A creature from an underground civilization is sent as a scout to determine the weaknesses of the surface world, but none of the surface dwellers are afraid of his monstrous form, as he expected. Lost in the Graveyard. Professional Secret text story. Throw Another Coal on the Fire, script by Stan Lee, art by George Tuska. Missing... One Head, inks by Jack Abel. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #15
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 15
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4341806025
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    Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by George Tuska, Side Greene, Sy Barry, and Jay Scott Pike. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 16
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1100232020
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    • 2.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
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    Kiss of Death, art by Tony DiPreta; A woman plans to get rid of her writer husband by taking him to a house supposedly haunted by vampires and shocking his bad heart. Mind over Matter, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; A man receives Yogi training to make objects disappear, and when his friend introduces him to Cartesian skeptical doubt, they both disappear. Daughter of Death text story. Flying Saucer, inks by Jack Abel. Surprise!, art by Jack Keller; An old man in love with a Gypsy girl murders his rival; The girl continues to moon over the dead man so a Gypsy woman offers to make the old man resemble the man he killed. The Old Man's Secret!, art by Jay Scott Pike. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #24
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 24
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1462370011
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    Cover art by Bill Everett. The One Who Was Dead, art by Paul Reinman; A man uses life restore serum to revive Cleopatra, but it also works on the Asp that she used to commit suicide, and it bites him. The Trap text story. He Kidnapped a Rocket; A criminal hijacks a rocket, but unknown to him, its destination is a space prison colony. The Hunter; A hunter winds up on a planet where animals are the masters and place humans in zoos. Halfway Home!, art by Chuck Winter; A scientist aboard a rocket without enough fuel to reach Earth wants to use a device to reduce the weight of the crew by half; when he tests it on a monkey, it shrinks the monkey to half-size. Look Out for the Martians, art by John Forte; A man realizes that he is actually a Martian that has been incubated into a human infant and only becomes aware of his identity once maturity has been reached. Human agents called 'scanners' attempt to neutralize him, but fail. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #25
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 25
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4332210006
    • Cover-to-cover worm holes. Cover oxidation.
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    • INCOMPLETE. Last page and back cover missing, does not affect story.
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    "The Men From Mars," "Nightmare!" (art by Joe Sinnott), "A Million Light-Years Away" (art by Bill Everett), "Two Times Two!" (art by Paul Reinman), "The Mad Mamba!" (art by Joe Maneely), and a two-page text story, "A Man's Past." Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Bill Everett, Joe Sinnott, Sam Kweskin, Joe Maneely, and Paul Reinman. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 26

    Cover art by Joe Maneely. Good-Bye Earth, art by Paul Reinman; A man is confronted by an alien disguised as a human who reveals to him that he is actually one of them, deep undercover as a spy; He gives the man an injection that will bring his true nature to the surface in a matter of hours. The Robot that Hated, art by Al Eadeh; A scientist builds a robot attuned to his emotional impulses so that it kills a woman who rejected his proposal. When he demonstrates love towards the robot later that evening, it crushes him in a hug. The Edge of Madness, art by Tony DiPreta; A man and the werecreature half of his nature both are in love with the same woman and consider each other rivals, so when the evening transition between the two of them occurs, they fight each other to the death using knives to lacerate the body they both share. Beware of the Ghost text story. Menace from Mars!, art by Chuck Winter; A draft dodger heads for Mars to avoid being inducted into Earth's army, but the Martians are preparing for war as well, and since the Martians are not choosy the dodger and his pals get inducted into their army. The Dead, art by Dick Ayers; Passive zombies return to find that they are not wanted by their relatives and so they sadly leave. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #28
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 28
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Staple rust. Rust migration.
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    "Heads Will Roll" (art by Paul Reinman), "The Supreme Test," "In the Bag!" (art by Doug Wildey), "The Strange Shop!" (art by Ed Moline), "From the Dead" (art by Burlockott), and a two-page text story, "Voyage to Mars." Atom bomb story' decapitation panels. Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Harry Anderson. Stories by Paul Reinman, Doug Wildey, Ed Moline, and Sam Burlockoff. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #29
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 29
    • Interior complete, but damaged along edges. Back cover and half of front cover missing.
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    Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Two-Timer; A man kills his wife and poses her body to make it appear that she committed suicide by gas inhalation but the police arrest him for murder because the gas company had cut off service for non-payment of the bill. Green Death text story. Eternal Life!, art by Bill Savage; A Martian suckers Earth people into exchanging planets because Mars is doomed to be struck by an incoming asteroid. The Locked Door, art by Al Eadeh; A grave robber is accosted by the ghosts of his victims. Bone Dry, art by Myron Fass; When a would-be native tyrant holds the location of a spring as a means of power for seizing chief status of his drought-stricken village, the villagers neglect to tell him of an incoming tidal wave and thus he perishes. Indestructible!, art by Hy Rosen; A man travels into the past to escape bugs but present-day humans are unable to open the capsule; The future bugs have even gotten into the time machine, however, and they succeed in opening it and pouring into the present day. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Amazing Adventures (1950 Ziff Davis) 1

    Painted cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Stories and art by Wally Wood, Murphy Anderson, Ogden Whitney, Alex Schomburg, Jerry Siegel and Harry Sahle. Sci-fi and fantasy from Ziff-Davis, edited by the legendary co-creator of Superman, Jerry Siegel. Fortune-hunters return to the lost city of the Winged People to steal the diamond eye of their idol, in a story with art by comics legend Wally Wood. Vince breaks up with his Martian girlfriend Kit-E and goes to find the legendary Asteroid Witch, in a story with art by comics legend Murphy Anderson. Professors Graves and Arnold's serum accidentally transports them into the 4th dimension, and they must enter the timestream to escape, in a story with art by Golden Age legend Alex Schomburg. Plus the one-pager "Amazing Prophecies" by Ogden Whitney. ("Which nation will own the moon?") Painted cover by famed science fiction illustrator Robert Gibson Jones (Fantastic Adventures, Amazing Stories). The Asteroid Witch; A-Day; Winged Death on Venus; Trespasser in Time; The Stone Men; Amazing Facts from Nature; Cosmic Comics; Amazing Prophecies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $499 Ziff-Davis Pre-Code 1950 AMAZING ADVENTURES No. 1 CGC 4.5 - Schomburg & Wood Art
    6 days left Auction 1950 Amazing Adventures science fiction comic book by Ziff-Davis publishing.

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  • Issue #2
    Amazing Adventures (1950 Ziff Davis) 2
    • Paper: Slightly britle
    • Label #4276890003
    • 2.75" Cumulative spine split. Staple rust with migration. Water damage with paper deterioration.
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    Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by Murphy Anderson, Alex Schomburg, Arthur Peddy, Bernard Sachs and Harry Sahle. Sci-fi and fantasy from Ziff-Davis, edited by the legendary co-creator of Superman, Jerry Siegel. Astronauts search a fire-planet for the rare element Uranium-X. Kevitt, future inventor from the year 1999, creates a "time belt" and risks exploring "the 6th dimension" just before his wedding day, in a story with art by comics legend Murphy Anderson. Paul and Lola plan their escape from an alien zoo, in a story with art by Golden Age art legend Alex Schomburg. Plus a story inspired by Theodore Sturgeon's famous "Killdozer." Painted cover by Allen Anderson is delightful. Cosmic Comics; Monsters of Living Flame!; Exhibit One; The Warning!; Wedding Gift; The Steel Monster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $500 Amazing Adventures 2 CGC 5.5 Woman Behind Bars Allen Anderson Painted Cover

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  • Issue #3
    Amazing Adventures (1950 Ziff Davis) 3
    • Mold. Heavy water damage.
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch and tear seal. Tape on interior of cover.
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    Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Leonard Starr, Frank Giacoia, John Giunta and Paul Parker. Sci-fi and fantasy from Ziff-Davis, edited by the legendary co-creator of Superman, Jerry Siegel. Brad is jealous of Chet for stealing Nina, so he shrinks all three of them with his shrinking invention... but he didn't reckon on the housecat. WWII vet John gets the chance to trade places with his exact duplicate from the year 3951. Col Rulak leads a revolt against the totalitarian world government of "Europa" in the year 2200. A gigantic, floating Cosmic Brain menaces the city. Painted cover by Norman Saunders predates The Incredible Shrinking Man. The Evil Men Do; The Princess of the Future; Blood Stands for Freedom; The Cosmic Brain!; Escape on a Planetoid; The Steel Monster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #15
    Amazing Ghost Stories (1954 St. John) 15
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split (taped). Staples replaced.
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    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Frank Giacoia, Robert Bernstein, Ray Willner, and Vic Martin. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Jim encounters zombie soldiers in Haiti, in a story with art by comics legend Bob Powell. A hunter kills a rare white eagle and activates an ancient curse, in a story with art by future Marvel artist Frank Giacoia. A ghost in an old New Orleans mansion seeks a couple's help in bringing his killer to justice. Plus an article on Egyptian freemasonry. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Payment in Full!; The Stalking Doom; Cagliostro: Swindler or Superman?; Out of the Unknown; Wings of Death!; Vic Martin; Spirit Spasms; All the King's Men. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $500 AMAZING GHOST STORIES #15 CGC 4.5 CLASSIC MATT BAKER ZOMBIE COVER 1954 ST. JOHN

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  • Issue #16
    Amazing Ghost Stories (1954 St. John) 16

    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, George Tuska, Dan Barry, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Marvin Stein, George Roussos, Sy Barry and John Giunta. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Guilty of murder, an ex-executioner is ordered to behead himself, in a story by future DC artist and editor Carmine Infantino, with art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Dr. Savant follows the rites of human sacrifice on Genero until he encounters the monster called Octeel, in a story with art by future Marvel artist George Tuska. Robert MacCloran returns to his ancestral lands to claim his birthright, but not if his evil uncle has his way, in a story with early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Plus a PSA on "Polio Precautions" that showcases the comic's era. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The Widow's Lover; The Tentacles of Death; Dr. Osborne's Secret Weapon; The Bloody Sword; The Portrait of Death; The Finger of Fate; Graveyard in the Antarctic. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #33
    Amazing Mysteries (1949) 33
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more
    • Label #1565898004
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  • Issue #3
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 3
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4231396001
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4270131015

    1st issue in series (no #1 or #2). Cover art by Bill Everett. Mister Death!, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy battles a Islamic confidence artist. The Runaway Planet, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy prevents an invasion of Uranus by Satana. Time-Bomb Terror!, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy investigates a gangster's connections to international communism. Ad for Fun Industries' Lone Ranger's "Silver Bullet" pen set with cowboy belt. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 5
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4325895010
    • Full length spine split. Oxidation.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1497629003
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    Cover pencils by Bill Everett, inks by Bill Everett. "Caves of Doom," art by Bill Everett; An alien scientist makes the Grand Canyon his base of operations. "The Serpent Strikes!", art by Bill Everett; A woman from an Indian snake worshiping cult follows a stolen snake to the United States and takes revenge on the zoo that has it. "The Walking Ghost" text story. "Death from the Sky," script by Hank Chapman; A Korean War pilot is attacked by cloudmen and transformed into one himself. "Menace From the Moon!", script by Hank Chapman, art by Cal Massey; The first human rocketship to the moon returns filled with extraterrestrial invaders. "The Deadly Decision!", art by Bill Everett; Uranian criminals try to extract atomic secrets from Dr. Grayson. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 6
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4363590014
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    Murder By Magic, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy comes across a time-travelling crime fighter. The Phantom Pen, script and art by Bill Everett. The Hills of Venus text story. Unseen Terror!, script and art by Bill Everett. The Coffin, art possibly by Norman Steinberg. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 9
    • Paper: Slightly britle
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4281811003
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
    • Label #4279550002
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4138728005

    Cover by Russ Heath. "The Little Black Box," script by Hank Chapman, art by Bob Fujitani; A postal employee working in the dead letter office gets a duplicator that has been lost in time from the year 2000; He makes a duplicate of himself to leave with his nagging wife. "Who Dares To Enter???", script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely. "Where Is Death?", art by Don Rico; Satan warns one of his sailor minions to get off a ship sailing the Sargasso sea because he has rewarded his minion with immunity from death at sea in exchange for his service. "Vengeance Of The Time Stream" text story. "The Luck Of Louis Nugent"; A child is born as a jinx and is there at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attack. "The Scientists," art by Harry Lazarus. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 21

    Cover by Sol Brodsky. "The Different Vampire," pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A vampire destroys one of his own coven when he uncovers his secret that he prefers vampire blood to human blood. "Horror Hill" text story. "The Worm That Turned," art by Ed Winiarski. "The Manhunter!", art by Vic Carrabotta. "The Man Who Went To Far!", script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. "Gorilla!", script by Carl Wessler. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 22
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #1995227001
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    Cover by Russ Heath. "The Iron Head," art by Sid Greene; English soldiers in the Middle Ages are surprised to enter an enemy castle and find that a revolt has slain their opponents for them. "The Brain," art by Sam Kweskin; A polymath who is made aware that he does not have long to live pays off his large debts by selling his brain to several different universities. "The Fly and the Spider" text story. "The Man Who Dug Deep," art by Sol Brodsky. "The Strange Power," pencils by Louis Zansky. "Man Against Werewolf," art by Howie Post; A pack of vampires are living amongst the villagers under the pretense of protecting them from a non-existent werewolf menace. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #23
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 23
    • 2" cumulative spine split. Cover loose at one staple. Heavy cover oxidation.

    "His Father's Secret" (art by Dick Ayers), "Woman in Black," "Pursuit" (art by Bob Forgione), "Hog Attack," "The Hole in the Wall," and a two-page text story, "Doom of Ages." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #24
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 24
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
    • Label #2130591002

    Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky, inks by Carl Burgos. Accidents Will Happen!, art by Tony DiPreta; A man discovers that inanimate objects think and hate humans so he is crushed by a stone that falls from the post office roof when he attempts to mail a letter describing his findings. Poor Wilbur!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita; An inventor who always has problems with his creations develops a robot that seems to be flawless at first, but then it gets into its head the notion that it is superior to humans, and he and his compatriots enslave humanity. You're Next, art by Chuck Winter. The Pink Elephant!, art by Al Carreno. The Stone Face, script by Stan Lee, art by Harry Anderson. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #28
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 28

    Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Age Before Beauty, art by Sid Lawrence; A 45 year old man lands on a planet and marries a woman who is 21. No Evidence!, art by Louis Ravielli; A communist spy who steals state secrets by swallowing them and then getting his stomach pumped swallows a concentrated atomic energy capsule which burns a gaping hole through his belly. The End of the World!, art by Al Eadeh; An alien pacifist attempts to disguise himself as an earthling and warn the president of impending alien attack, but fails. Death Where is thy Sting, art by Don Perlin. The Hidden Planet!, art by Robert Q. Sale. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 30

    Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Eyes, art by Pete Tomlinson. The Rulers of Earth, art by Joe Sinnott. The Death of Me, art by Al Carreno. The Future of Oswald Flush!, art by Ed Winiarski. Until You Are... Dead!, art by Tony DiPreta; Gangster Killer Ryan forces biochemist Dr. Knight to create an antidote for poison gas so the criminal can avoid execution in the gas chamber; But the antidote alters Ryan's metabolism so he can only breathe poison gas. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #35
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 35
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4027789002

    Cover art by Harry Anderson. Jessica!, art by Sid Greene; A young man invents a girlfriend for himself, but comes to regret it when he tells people he's meeting her that evening at the bridge, and a body is found floating in the river which matches his description of his girlfriend. The Dinner Guest, art by Don Perlin; A Soviet peasant feeds the local commissar to his zombie son. Collins Is In His Coffin!, art by Ed Winiarski; When a man is hanged on trumped charges in order for his neighbors to steal his land, he curses the area. Brother Vampire!, art by Al Eadeh; A man thinks that his Siamese twin is a vampire, but it turns out that the vampire just used his amnesia in order to hide in plain sight after using some plastic to connect the two of them. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #36
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 36
    • 1.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
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    Greed!, art by Pete Tumlinson; A researcher receives telepathic signals from evil Martians, now long dead, who want him to build a machine that will allow them to cross space and conquer Earth. The Snowman!, art by Dave Berg; Two explorers determined to find the Abominable Snowman revert to savage ways to ensure that only one of them makes the discovery. The Man Who Melted!, art by Al Eadeh; An alien from Jupiter dresses as a caveman in order to capture an Earth specimen in ice. No Feelings!, art by Paul Reinman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $80 Astonishing #36 - Frozen Giant Cover Atlas Comics 1954 Scary Cover 3.0

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  • Issue #37
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 37
    • 6.5" Cumulative spine split (taped). Cover detached at one staple.

    "Master of the Genie"; "And Then...Mars!"; "Poor Pierre!" with art by Mort Lawrence; "Don't Touch!" with art by Manny Stallman; "The Devil-Man!"; and a two-page text story, "Fatal Vision." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 7
    • 2" spine split from top of comic. Cover oxidation. Interior staining and residue.
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    A Game with Lucifer, art by Lou Cameron; Grandmaster Barry Archer plays chess with the Devil. Scourge of the Kentucky Hills, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; A dying doctor becomes a werewolf after his assistant gives him the transplanted heart of a wolf. Back from an Unhallowed Grave, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Count Ricco unwittingly unearths the body of a vampire (his niece). The Mummy's Curse text story. Terror Beneath the Tides, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Newspaper publisher refuses to print his reporter's story about a murderous monster from the sea. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 9
    • Interior is complete. Full-length spine split. Missing back cover.
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    Cover art by Ken Rice. When Black Wings Flap..., art by Lin Streeter; Bird-shop owner crossbreeds a vulture and a vampire bat, creating a "vulbat"; It attacks her with unfortunate consequences. Dread City of the Undead, pencils by Bill Molno; Trapped coal miners become zombie slaves of "the monster of the mines." Mad Matador's Fiendish Frenzy, art by Lou Cameron; An aspiring but unsuccessful matador comes back from the grave to seek revenge against his tormentors. Victims for the Crawling Menace, art by Louis Zansky; A woman seeks her missing brother in Hawaii, but finds a scientist who has created a dangerous form of protoplasmic life. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 10

    Diogenes' Deadly Lamp, script by Robert Turner, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; "Loathsome young parasite" Lex Markow steals Diogenes' lamp from an antique dealer, but the relic turns out to be cursed; When he tries to get rid of the lamp Markow hangs himself--like it was predicted. Nightmare Flight, pencils by Lou Cameron; A young woman's fiancé returns, horribly scarred, months after he disappeared in a presumably fatal plane crash; He leads the woman into a death swamp, where she has to destroy an evil swamp queen to lay his tortured soul to rest. Monster of the Moat, art by Paul Gattuso; A bypasser rescues a witch imprisoned by an evil sorcerer and marries her, but things turn out badly. Because the monster of the moat wants its revenge! Land of the Silicon Men, art by Louis Zansky. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 11

    Cover art by Jim McLaughlin. Appointment in Hades, art by Gene Colan; Soldier Heath drowns while deserting his unit's fight on a beachhead; He returns to life, but is marked by the devil. Step into my Grave!, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; On a plantation in Louisiana, a man stumbles upon a voodoo queen and her horde of zombies; The man's undead brother warns him, but all perish in a final show down ritual. Red Talons of Lupercalia, art by Louis Zansky; A mother and daughter travel to Czechoslovakia, where the daughter is to meet her future husband, count Falco Lupercalia; The count and his father are both vampires, who can also transform into werewolves. Sinister Return of the Priestess of Baal, art by Chic Stone. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 12
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #2023154008
    • REMAINDERED COPY. Interior is complete. Water damage.

    Cover pencils by Jim McLaughlin. Vengeance of the Tiger Queen, art by Chic Stone; Though the natives warn him about the "tiger people", big game hunter Deerson kills and beheads a noble tiger in Sumatra; Visions of a headless man and a visit from beautiful princess "Tigrina" lure him back into the jungle. Paint a Picture in Crimson, art by Al Eadeh; Count Damon, who seems to be the devil but also an art painter in Soho, London, weaves fates by painting people. House of the Screaming Fiends, pencils by Dick Beck; A young doctor and his wife inherit a spooky house where the old undead doctor and his caretaker conduct fiendish experiments on former patients; The young doctor wants to put these creatures out of their misery. Never Bargain with a Spirit, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    7 days left Auction Baffling Mysteries #12-CAT FIGHT-HUMAN EXPERIMENTS-WEREWOLVES 1952 ZOMBIES !!!

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  • Issue #13
    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 13
    • 1" cumulative spine split with splitting to interior wraps. Staples added (not manufacturing).
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    Cover pencils by Jim McLaughlin. Dr. Gueux's Nightmare Monsters, pencils by Louis Zansky; Dr. Gueux wants to rule the world with the help of monsters dreamt up by a mystery writer in his nightmares. Greed's Grisly Treasure; Adventurer runs an errand for the devil; He fights ghosts in a spooky tavern to get his hands on a pirate treasure. Role of the Footlight Werewolf, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Paul Gattuso; Ambitious actor goes method acting to portray a werewolf onstage; He joins a band of werewolves, supplies them with victims and learns their behavior and rites. Black Horror of Druid's Glen, pencils by Charles Nicholas. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 16
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4148016003

    Cover art by Jim McLaughlin. Doom Comes in Emerald Green, art by Ken Rice; Professor Montross sets up a magical slide show projecting scenes from history through the emerald of doom; He shouldn't have killed the projector's owner, because the show reveals his crime--in front of an assembly of policemen, of all things. The Witch's Vengeful Return, art by Louis Zansky; The soul of old witch Hepzibah is awakened in her descendant Nora; Nora goes on a vengeance spree, killing all descendants of those who burned Hepzibah at the stake 300 year earlier. Strands of the Faceless Horror, art by Lou Cameron; Harold Carpenter acquires a magical rug in India; The genie of the rug kills Carpenter's rival and weaves his soul into the fabric of the rug. Wings of Wickedness, art by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 17
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Missing top label.
    • Label #0759373009

    Kill, My Minions of Death!, art by Lou Cameron; Thanks to "years of experiments plus a knowledge of black magic", Ivan Buloff controls an army of flying severed hands that kill on his command; He even blackmails the helpless German government. Duel of the Spectres, pencils by Dick Beck, inks by George Klein; Jeff Pearson and his wife travel to Scotland to inherit the family castle; Pearson is confronted by the ghosts of his dead brothers, including a vampire. Evil Cult of the Juggernaut, pencils by Dick Beck; Writing a book about native lore, Paul Reynolds discovers the cult of the juggernaut in India; The evil high priest Rashonu exploits his followers to amass riches. Master of the Undead, art by Al Hartley. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 18
    • 2" cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at both staples.
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    6 of Me on the Prowl, art by Ken Rice; An evil sculptress and a mad doctor create six clones of ex-G.I. Barney Phelps; As the clones commit crimes, the real Phelps is desperate to stop them. 12 Hours to Doom, art by Lou Cameron; Businessman Arthur Matlin discovers a magic sundial which summons Chronos, the spirit of time;p With the help of Chronos, Matlin can travel some hours ahead into the future; He uses this ability to commit crimes. The Ghost in the Portrait, art by Ken Rice; A young couple free the ghost of an evil ancestor; He takes revenge on the bones of the people who sentenced him to death; Then he commands the man to murder his wife, as he did with his wife. Crimson Wraith from the North, art by Sy Grudko. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 20
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    The Maze Master, art by Lou Cameron; Victor Rarlo is a sadist who loves puzzles and lets people perish in his fiendish mazes; Being challenged by a strange mystic, Rarlo travels into psychedelic mind-mazes and gets irreversibly caught in the maze of his own mind. Tune of the Zombie Queen, art by Louis Zansky; Washed-up dancers Ferdie and Doris take over a stage act from a genuine voodoo queen in New Orleans; They have to pay a price though--and turn into zombies. Hostage of the Unearthly, art by Ken Rice; Demons from the "half-world" invade our "earth-plane" through a pathway opened by radiation experiments. When Voodoo Drums Rumble, art by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #23
    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 23
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    Werewolf Husband, art by Louis Zansky; Lucille Garth is determined to marry into wealth, even if it means wedding the strange Count Yarno; Lucille suspects the Count's secret, and makes plans to become a rich widow. It Happened on Valentine's Eve; A honeymooning couple seek shelter from a storm. Clang of the Crypt Door, art by Jim McLaughlin; The Chesney family line lies unblemished from the time of Rupert the Crusader; Last descendant Bart Chesney wants no part in charity and good work for humanity; He rather kills his uncle to inherit the family fortune. The Frenzy of Sheila Lord, art by Maurice Gutwirth and George Appel. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #24
    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 24

    The Sacred Fingers of Princess Thais, art by Jim McLaughlin; Jeweler Norton Cross is brought to Java by the beautiful sorceress Thai;. She sends him on a mission to reclaim three jade pieces; Norton kills for her and hopes to marry her. Scourge of the Scorpion Cult; Searching for a cure for scorpion's venom, Dr. Marston and "his lovely daughter Celia" run into a cult of scorpion people; Their leader wants to take Celia as his queen. The Phantom Snow Queen, art by Maurice Gutwirth and George Appel; Ski-jump sensation Irma Monroe has a vision of death the night before her fabulous nightly ski-jump at the New Hampshire Snowtop Lodge; She races to New York to see a psychiatrist about this; Meanwhile a skeletal phantom does all the work for her. The Menace That Stalked Brooding Cunliffe, art by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Beware (1952 Youthful) 10

    Cover by Ed Goldfarb and Bob Baer. Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Gerald Altman, Vince Napoli, Ernie Bache and Harry Harrison. Violent pre-Code horror comics from Youthful Magazines. Numbering continues from Fantastic (1952) #9. An adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror story The Pit and the Pendulum, with early art by Doug Wildey. Denny the ventriloquist believes his dummy Hector is trying to kill him, but Hector is actually under the influence of sinister psychic Hugo. In the far reaches of the Rockies during a blizzard, prospector Fenley admits his crimes to a mysterious visitor. The Pit and the Pendulum; The Last Word; Nightmare!; Death Claims His Own; Doll of Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Beware (1952 Youthful) 12
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3723082011
    • Rough edges to a few pages (not fully cut during manufacturing). Water damage. Miscut.

    Cover by Joseph Szokoli. Stories and art by Joseph Szokoli, Vince Napoli, Bill Fraccio and Harry Harrison. Violent pre-Code horror comics from Youthful Magazines. This issue was mentioned in the text (p. 388) of the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Grave-robber Harry gets a comeuppance when the dead rise from their graves. An artist for "Beware" comics feels that he's run out of monster ideas, until he meets his son's strange new playmate, in a story that name-drops several other Youthful Mag horror artists. In postwar Germany, American agents investigate a killer stalking a small town, and learn the ancient castle nearby hides a very modern horror. The Body Snatcher; My Daddy Should Have Listened; The Death Waltz; The Pied Piper of Ziess-Baden; Don't Dance With Me When I'm Dead. Final issue under this publisher; Trojan Magazines continues the title and numbering with Beware (1953 Trojan/Merit) #1 (aka #13), while Youthful continues it as Chilling Tales (1952) #13. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.