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Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) comic books 1953

  • Issue #14
    Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 14
    • 1" spine split from bottom with splitting to interior wraps. Lateral spine tears.
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    Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Stan Lee, Dan Keyes and unknown. Art by George Tuska, Basil Wolverton, Bill Everett, Louis Zansky, George Roussos and unknown. In this issue: "The Lighthouse Ghost" by Stan Lee and George Tuska; 2-page text story "The Ultimate Weapon" with illo by George Roussos; "One of Our Graveyards Is Missing!" by Dan Keyes and Basil Wolverton; "One Little Mistake"; "The Scarecrow" with art by Bill Everett - A destitute couple, out of money and nearly out of hope, wish for a miracle to happen to ease them out of their plight...when their fields are plowed and corn planted overnight, and a mysterious scarecrow appears on their property, their wish seems to have come true...in more ways than one; and "The Spy" with art by Louis Zansky. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #15
    Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 15
    • Trimmed
    • Cover TRIMMED. Tape on interior cover, pages, and under staples. Original staples removed. Staples added (not manufacturing).
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    Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler, Stan Lee, Dan Keyes and unknown. Art by Tony DiPreta, Jack Keller, Joe Maneely, Louis Zansky and Basil Wolverton. In this issue: "Wanted...One Werewolf!" by Carl Wessler and Tony DiPreta; "Swampland" with art by Jack Keller; 2-page story "The Unknown" by Stan Lee and Joe Maneely; 2-page text story "Captain Samuel Stone's Sea Serpent"; "The Big Man!" with art by Louis Zansky; and "They Crawl By Night!" by Dan Keyes and Basil Wolverton. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 16
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch. Interior tearing with minor impact to art. Full length spine split. Back cover missing.
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    Cover by Sol Brodsky and Carl Burgos. Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Joe Maneely, Cal Massey, Tony DiPreta, Al Luster and John Rosenberger. Everything would have been okay if Otto hadn't been..."Scared to Death!" with art by Tony DiPreta. Also in this issue: "The Hermit in the Hills" with art by Cal Massey - Grant is assigned to a story involving a meteor that has crashed into the Black Hills; 2-page text story "The Tourists," reprinted from Mystic (1951 Atlas) #5 (original title: "The Valley of the Vampires"); "The Masterpiece!" by Stan Lee and Joe Maneely; "The Devil's Good Deed!" with art by Al Luster; and "Deadline!" with art by John Rosenberger. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 17
    • Corner/margin pieces missing. Water spotting.
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    Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Ice Monster Cometh!", art by Gene Colan; A woman who scoffs at local tales of an 'ice monster' plots to get rid of her husband and pin the blame on the 'ice monster'; She has the tables turned on her when the accomplice she picks to aid her in her crime reveals himself to be...the Ice Monster. "The Lost City," pencils by Sheldon Moldoff; A pilot finds himself in a lost city at the ocean floor while charting a hurricane where men have their mouths sewn shut in order to prevent them from telling the secret. "The Woman Who Was Afraid of Birds" text story. "Harry's Hideout," art by Carl Hubbell; A murderer seeks a hiding place and unknowingly enters a time capsule. "Tough Guy," art by John Rosenberger; Bart Nelson is too tough for the demons of hell--nothing they do to him has any effect until they come up with a rather unique torment. "The Great Disappointment!", script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A Soviet expedition lands on the moon, but the cosmonauts are absorbed into the surface; American scientists observing this admit that they knew that the moon was a dangerous living organism, which is why they allowed the Soviet Union to reach it first. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 19
    • 3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Cover and interior oxidation.
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    • 6.5" cumulative spine split, cover detached, heavy cover oxidation.
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    • 9" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Heavy cover oxidation with brittle spine.
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    Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Man with a Knife, art by Gene Colan; A knife grinder who only works for hated nobles uses blood on the grindstone to curse the blades so that they will kill with a mind of their own; When he is arrested on suspicion because he is in the area of the stabbing, the jail cook uses the grindstone to sharpen the knife that the grinder will use for his jail meal. Grim Victory text story. Beelzebub!, pencils by Larry Woromay, inks by Matt Fox; A man spends twenty years looking for a book that will make the Devil his slave, but he doesn't know that Satan has joined his expedition to make sure he acquires the book first. The Rivals, art by Al Luster; Two circus performers despise each other so one makes it so the highwire snaps and the other drains the water out of the barrel underneath the plunge. The Man from Another World!, art by Robert McCarty. The Long Wait, art by Sam Kweskin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #23
    Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 23
    • Residue on cover, margin piece torn front one interior page.
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    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Extensive accumulation of defects.
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    Cover pencils by Carl Burgos, inks by Sol Brodsky. The Vampire's Fangs, art by Paul Reinman; A stowaway on a freighter is bitten by a vampire bat and transforms into a bat; After draining one of the crew of his blood, he hides in a casket that is being shipped over the ocean. The First Time Machine text story. The Men from Earth, art by Mac Pakula. The World's End, art by Gene Colan; An astronomical disaster means the destruction of human civilization; Our story's protagonist is despondent over this state of affairs until he encounters a group of time travelers who are present to record the last days of humanity. Weather Balloons, art by Jack Abel. Crashing Through the Time Barrier, art by Russ Heath. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.