Strange Journey (1957) 1
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Published Sep 1957 by America's Best Comics.$44.00
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Stories and art by H. C. Kiefer and others. Horror comics from Ajax-Farrell, featuring kid-friendly material as required by the new Comics Code. One of the few comics under Ajax-Farrell's "America's Best Comics" imprint, later borrowed for Alan Moore's unrelated publishing imprint. An office embezzler on his way home catches the commuter train for Hell. A bank robbery turns out to be the work of the most unlikely suspect, in a story reprinted with changes required by the Comics Code. A couple encounters a giant man-eating octopus while seeking a sunken Aztec treasure. Phantom Express; The Bedeviled Vault!; Memo: From a Police File!; Ballast of Gold; When the Sea Goes Dry! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.