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Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956 Charlton) comic books 1960

  • Issue #16
    Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956 Charlton) 16
    • 3" cumulative spline split. Water damage.

    Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia, and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Strange, gigantic bubbles are released from deep within the Earth by oil drilling, and they begin to absorb anything they touch. Explorers from Earth discover that Venus's impenetrable cloud cover serves a vital, lifesaving purpose for Earth and Mars. A reporter discovers a shape-shifter's secret. The Giant Bubble Threat; The Man with 1000 Faces; Time Belt; The Ganymede Enigma; The Barrier Clouds of Venus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956 Charlton) 17
    • Water damage.
    • Cover oxidation.

    Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Vince Alascia and Bill Molno, plus a spot illustration by Steve Ditko. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. After a meteor strike, a teen befriends a visitor who has strange knowledge of the future. Special glasses allow a scientist to see smoky aliens from another dimension. On a mysterious island that seems to have no connection to the modern world, a sailor rescues a woman from pirates. Plus a text story with an illustration by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The Stranger; The Negative View; The Strange Island; Proud; Come! See the Flying Saucer! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956 Charlton) 18

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    Cover by Bill Montes and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Intergalactic beings known as "watchers" monitor civilized planets for a dangerous galaxy-destroying formula, in a story that predates Marvel's "Watcher" by two years. A man begins to suspect his precognitive co-worker isn't human at all. A wax dummy in a sideshow may actually be a "living statue" performer, and thus the only witness to the theft of the carnival receipts. The Forbidden Formula; The Man Who Didn't Belong; Hail Hero; Space Suds; In the Window; The Brain of Professor Mandel. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956 Charlton) 19
    • Cover oxidation.
    • 4" cumulative spine split. Water damage. Cover detached at one staple.

    Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. A diver encounters humanoids from the deep, in a story with art and cover by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Exiled from Venus after his weather machine destroys the environment, a mad scientist tries it on Earth. Invaders from Neptune send their scout robot to Antarctica, but they're on thin ice. The Green Unknown; The Stranger from Space; Sam Saller's Space Shoes; The Antarctic Monster; The Rain Maker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956 Charlton) 20
    • Cover oxidation. Water damage. Spine roll.

    Cover by Bill Montes and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Scientists experimenting with a machine that allows them to enter the imagination unfortunately try it on a science-fiction writer. A sideshow patron doesn't believe that's really an alien in that tent. A lost couple stumbles on time-traveling alien criminals. Journey into the Mind; The Impostor; Martian Mistake; The Man with the Hairy Glove; Pirates from Future Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956 Charlton) 21
    • Water damage.
    • Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Cover oxidation.
    • 1/2" Cumulative spine split.
    • Water damage.
    • Centerfold detached. Water damage. Residue.

    Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Sal Trapani, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Roger enters a strange world whose sole inhabitant is in the business of selling time, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. An old house resists efforts to replace it. An escape artist is actually an interdimensional traveler. Go to the Genius; The House That Belonged; We Sell Time!; The Fishing Flounders; Greater Than Houdini. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.