Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956 Charlton) comic books 1960-1962

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Everyone laughs when a man claims that hope for humanity exists in the sky, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A couple discovers the strange secret of the creepy funhouse at the Dreamland carnival. Oscar finds a strange ring that causes people to be afraid of him. The Fun House; Ring of Fear; There's Hope in the Sky; Try This Tennis; The Man Who Hated the World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. After a nervous breakdown, Clayton can see mischievous little men that no one else can see, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A scientist's experiments in "accelerated evolution" result in chimps who like Hawaiian shirts, cigars and sunglasses. Nondescript janitor Nikolas finds a portal to another dimension, where he is revered as "The Wise One." The Quiet Little Men; The Unusual Tails; Spy From Saturnia; The Dream Room; Commander Burkett's Machine. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. A cave explorer vanishes after his latest expedition, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The alluring Missa is so good at selling products on TV commercials, she's almost otherworldly. Oceanographer Emil's miniaturizing solution creates tiny oceans filled with tiny sea creatures, but.... A Small Ocean; She's Weird; Even a Martian Must Eat; The Earth Conquerors; The Vanishing Men. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Sal Trapani and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Eddie gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to start a new life in another dimension. Jerry becomes obsessed with finding out what is sucking his hose into the ground. Native American ghosts seek reparations for Manhattan Island. The Pattern; Where the Hose Goes; Dr. Dimons Surprise; Manhattan Madness; The Strangeling. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. A financier claims to be raising money for nuclear power plants, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. An African "witch doctor" brings Byron back from the dead after a plane crash, but soon the bill comes due. George doesn't want anything to do with the Cursed Cottage, but Lola thinks it'll be fine with a little fixing up... and that's her mistake. The Witch Doctor's Fee; The Cursed Cottage; Mix-Up; Automation; Believe No Evil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. 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. Monsters invoked on a spooky TV show seem to come to life for its viewers. Major Brennan is involved in high-speed tests when he breaks through into another dimension. Like Calvin, eight-year-old Marlo becomes a fearless space hero when he gets into his backyard bathtub rocket-ship, but it may not be just his imagination. The Vanishing Point; Marlo and the Monster; Mardo the Martian Magician; If You Believe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Homeless Ozzie discovers the secret of the Missing Men just in time to prevent World War III. The world's greatest fisherman goes after the mysterious "Devil Fish" sighted off the coast of Biwani. A writer of fantasy fiction learns the truth behind the old saying "Write what you know." The World of Missing Men; The Devil Fish; Buried Alive; From Out of the Night. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. 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. A blow to the head sends Melvin back in time. But was it all a dream? A man gets an inspection tour of his family tomb. A boy who terrorizes ants gets an ironic comeuppance when he's reduced to ant-size. Guest of the Ghosts in Archer's Gulch; Inspection Tour!; Meeting on the Moon; Webfoot; The Gorgeous Enemies; Which Witch Doctor?; The Ant-Agonizing Boy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Fred makes the mistake of speaking out in defense of Communism, and soon gets an object lesson, in a Cold War story. Donald gets his wish to join his elaborate Civil War miniatures in their world, but he's forgotten about the family housecat, Satin. Felix terrorizes local beachgoers to get publicity for a monster movie, but he doesn't suspect a real monster is out there too. The cover bears a strong resemblance to the Gill-Man of The Creature from the Black Lagoon movie franchise. The Second World of Cary; It's a Small World; Three Thoughts; The Other Monster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. A flying saucer is only visible to those who believe in flying saucers, like Joe. Solo space explorer Captain Franz Kone thinks he's got "space nerves" when he meets his exact duplicate on an uninhabited planet. Dave and Elsa learn the horrible secret of Giggling John's island resort, where everyone is unnaturally happy. See the Saucer; The Double Man!; Happy Island; The Time Turner; Space Kitchen; Terror Beach! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Vince Colletta and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Hedley has an alter ego who manipulates his life so he can find the right woman. A strange phone call reminds Jason of long-forgotten advice. Finn battles to save a beautiful woman under the sea. His Shadow Was a Fool; Long Distance Calling; Mirror of the Future; Death Dream; The Meeting in Room 12; The Galleon Girl. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. A census taker enters a seemingly abandoned town. Developer Logan turns Eden Isle into a paradise, only to learn he's just created the first settlement for an alien colonization force. Clumsy, awkward Gregory just doesn't fit in with the streamlined culture of future Earth. A Normal Little Town; Disaster at Eden Isle; Other Earths, Celia the Psychic; The Misfit; Fission-ized. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.