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Tales to Astonish comic books issue 13

  • Issue #13
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 13
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #0932917010

    1st appearance of Groot - Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. I Challenged... Groot! The Monster from Planet X!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; The monarch of planet X arrives on Earth in order to capture a town for experimental purposes back on his homeworld. Special Sale text story, art by Joe Maneely. I Found the Abominable Snowman!, art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko; A thug ventures to the Himalayas with the intention of capturing the Abominable Snowman for profit but is frustrated in his attempts of getting the locals to refer him to the creature he has in a photograph. My Friend is...Not Quite Human!, art by Steve Ditko; A misogynist wood-carver falls in love with his sculpture and has himself transformed into wood, but his refusal to pay a gypsy mystic leads to her making the wooden figure human out of spite. I Found the Hidden World!, art by Don Heck; An ex-con investigates a professor's theories about a world inside television sets. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,800 Tales to Astonish #13 (Nov 1960, Marvel Comics) CGC 1.5 FR/GD | 4144182003
    $2,200 TALES TO ASTONISH #13 CGC 3.0
    $2,395 Tales to Astonish #13 CGC 3.0 OW/W Pages 11/60 1st Appearance GROOT 1960 Atlas

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  • Issue #13
    Tales to Astonish (1979 2nd Series) 13

    Originally presented in Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) #13 - "Death, Thou Shalt Die!" Written by Roy Thomas. Could death of someone close to him push the mighty Prince Namor over the edge? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.50.