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Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) comic books 1955 or before

  • Issue #3
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 3
    • INCOMPLETE. Page and a half missing (affects "Mister Death!" and "Runaway Planet" stories). Interior page detached and MARRIED.
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    1st issue in series (no #1 or #2). Cover art by Bill Everett. Mister Death!, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy battles a Islamic confidence artist. The Runaway Planet, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy prevents an invasion of Uranus by Satana. Time-Bomb Terror!, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy investigates a gangster's connections to international communism. Ad for Fun Industries' Lone Ranger's "Silver Bullet" pen set with cowboy belt. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 10

    The Man Who Owned a Ghost!, art by Bill Everett; A dead man summons a ghost to haunt his wife's house so her guests will leave and he can kill her, but she confesses to him that he is already dead because she killed him the previous evening and he realizes that the ghost he has summoned is his own. Time-Stream Rescue; A scientist and his friend build a time machine and witness several historical events, almost accidentally killing George Washington in the process. I Solved the Problem, art by Mac Pakula. The Walking Dead!, art by Al Eadeh. Melvin and the Martian, art by Joe Sinnott. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $384 Astonishing #10 - Atlas Comics 1952 CGC 2.5 DOUBLE COVER

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  • Issue #13
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 13
    • Full length spine split. Cover detached. Oxidation. Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration.
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    Cover by Bill Everett. "The Three Feathers," script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; A man kills his grandmother for his inheritance by dressing as a demon to induce a fatal heart attack. "The Demon of Disaster" text story. "Ghoul's Gold," art by Bernie Krigstein; A morgue attendant meets his end when he tries to steal the gold fillings from a corpse and the building catches fire. "The Death Watch," art by Cal Massey; A reporter assigned to write a story on the passing of a wealthy man is intrigued when he spies a beautiful woman sneaking into his room; He accosts her and demands a kiss or he will print her picture on the front page. "The House on the Hill," art by Vic Carrabotta; A young man encounters a pair of ghosts who rob people of their brains. "Helen's Husband," art by Ogden Whitney. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    $250 Astonishing 13 CGC 2.5 EVERETT SKELETON ZOMBIE Atlas`52 Horror Krigstein Whitney

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  • Issue #16
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 16
    Auction opens October 3
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4013698008

    Cover by Bill Everett. "I Prowl at Night!", art by Syd Shores; An American stationed at the American embassy in Hungary hits a werewolf who had just changed back into human form with his car and crashes; The ambulance takes the both of them to the hospital and gives him a transfusion with the dying man's blood since it is the same type; He begins to feel the effects of the werewolf blood, so he flees his wife so as not to transfer the curse to her. "The Flying Saucers" text story. "Terror In Jimmy's House," pencils by Edwin Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer. "The Miser," art by Bernie Krigstein. "Don't Make a Ghoul of Yourself!", pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $320 Astonishing #16 (1952) Classic Everett Horror Cover CGC 5.5 Y408
    $400 Atlas ASTONISHING No. 16 (1952) I Prowl By Night! CGC 5.0 VG/FN

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  • Issue #17
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 17
    • Interior is complete. 2" Spine split with all interior wraps splitting significantly. Brittle.
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    The Werewolf of Wilmach!, art by Tony DiPreta; A man plans to rob the banker of a village that believes it is being subject to werewolf attacks. I Can't Move, art by George Roussos. Tomb with a View; A grave robber decides to head for India where there will be less competition and they leave their dead out in the open on four pillars. Drive of Death; A hit and run driver is picked up by the ghost of the man he killed and driven to a watery grave. The Hiding Place!, art by Marty Elkin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $375 Atlas ASTONISHING No. 17 (1952) Wilmach Werewolf! CGC 4.0 VG
    $375 Astonishing Stories of the Supernatural #17 (VG/F 5.0) Atlas 1952 Wolfman

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  • Issue #20
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 20
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4234109007

    Cover by Sol Brodsky. "Mystery at Midnight," script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan; A criminal survives a train accident where he is cut in two and his legs commit crimes while his torso provides an alibi. "The Final Scoop" text story. "The Cheap Skate," script by Carl Wessler, art by Ed Winiarski. "When You Die!", script by Stan Lee, art by Carl Burgos; A pro-Western propaganda story about various miserable alien cultures idea of Heaven. "Just a Little Farther," art by Vic Carrabotta. "Living Doll!", script by Stan Lee, art by Jerry Robinson; Dolls in a small European toy shop are committing murders, but the police can't locate the guilty one, so they guard a group of them day and night waiting for the culprit to move. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $240 Astonishing #20 - Atlas Comics 1952 CGC 5.5 Sol Brodsky cover.
    $1,100 Astonishing (Atlas, 1951) # 20 CGC: CGC 7.5 (3978363005)

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  • Issue #21
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 21

    Cover by Sol Brodsky. "The Different Vampire," pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A vampire destroys one of his own coven when he uncovers his secret that he prefers vampire blood to human blood. "Horror Hill" text story. "The Worm That Turned," art by Ed Winiarski. "The Manhunter!", art by Vic Carrabotta. "The Man Who Went To Far!", script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. "Gorilla!", script by Carl Wessler. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $360 ASTONISHING #21 CGC 6.0 CR/OW PAGES // ATLAS COMICS 1953
    $1,100 Astonishing (Atlas, 1951) # 21 CGC: CGC 7.0 (3976212010)

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  • Issue #22
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 22
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #1995227001
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    • 8.5" Cumulative spine split. Brittle.
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    Cover by Russ Heath. "The Iron Head," art by Sid Greene; English soldiers in the Middle Ages are surprised to enter an enemy castle and find that a revolt has slain their opponents for them. "The Brain," art by Sam Kweskin; A polymath who is made aware that he does not have long to live pays off his large debts by selling his brain to several different universities. "The Fly and the Spider" text story. "The Man Who Dug Deep," art by Sol Brodsky. "The Strange Power," pencils by Louis Zansky. "Man Against Werewolf," art by Howie Post; A pack of vampires are living amongst the villagers under the pretense of protecting them from a non-existent werewolf menace. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $200 Astonishing #22, 1953, CGC Universal Grade 1.8
    $350 Astonishing 22 CGC 4.5 Russ Heath Cover 1953

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  • Issue #26
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 26
    • Trimmed
    • Interior is complete. Near complete spine split. TRIMMED. Brittle. Water saturation.
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    Cover by Russ Heath. "I Died Too Often," art by Bob Fujitani; A man sees a cat fall off of a roof and is approached by a character who refers to himself as The Burier of Cats; This strange character tells the man that he can have the dead cat's nine lives if he wishes. "Bloom of Death" text story. "As Different As Day And Night," script by Carl Wessler, art by Chuck Winter; A greedy woman rents a room to a Dr. Jekyll type whom she thinks is two different people because they look different in the day and the night, but he kills her when she tips off police. "Monkey Face!", art by Sid Greene; A criminal with a gorilla-like face makes a deal with the Devil to look 'normal' in order to flee from police, so the Devil changes him into a gorilla. "Scared Out Of His Shadow!", art by Louis Ravielli; A man's shadow betrays him when it makes his own body shadow the murderous acts it inflicts on other people's shadows. "Come In And Meet The Folks!", art by John Forte. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #28
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 28
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #0236060002
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    Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Age Before Beauty, art by Sid Lawrence; A 45 year old man lands on a planet and marries a woman who is 21. No Evidence!, art by Louis Ravielli; A communist spy who steals state secrets by swallowing them and then getting his stomach pumped swallows a concentrated atomic energy capsule which burns a gaping hole through his belly. The End of the World!, art by Al Eadeh; An alien pacifist attempts to disguise himself as an earthling and warn the president of impending alien attack, but fails. Death Where is thy Sting, art by Don Perlin. The Hidden Planet!, art by Robert Q. Sale. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $300 El Despertar del Mundo 65 CGC 5.0 Scarce 1960 Foreign Horror Comic
    $2,200 Astonishing (Atlas, 1951) # 28 CGC: CGC 8.5 (3978362004)

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  • Issue #30
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 30
    • 3" spine split from bottom, edge tears, mildew odor, staple rust/migration, water damage.
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    Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Eyes, art by Pete Tomlinson. The Rulers of Earth, art by Joe Sinnott. The Death of Me, art by Al Carreno. The Future of Oswald Flush!, art by Ed Winiarski. Until You Are... Dead!, art by Tony DiPreta; Gangster Killer Ryan forces biochemist Dr. Knight to create an antidote for poison gas so the criminal can avoid execution in the gas chamber; But the antidote alters Ryan's metabolism so he can only breathe poison gas. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $3,149 Astonishing #30 - Atlas Comics 1954 CGC 4.0

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  • Issue #34
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 34
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4278554022
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    Cover art by Joe Maneely. Knockout, art by Paul Reinman; A crooked boxing promoter meets his end when the ghost of a fighter he set up ties him up in rope and stuffs him into the gym's punching bag. The Tomb!, art by Myron Fass; A woman excavating a tomb attempts to eliminate her rival by using dynamite but the explosion blinds her. The Slave-Driver, art by Al Carreno; A sea captain that is set adrift after his crew mutinies comes ashore on an island where a plantation owner makes a slave out of him. Transformation!, art by Ed Moline; A gangster doesn't get the results he wants when he threatens a plastic surgeon to repair his acid-scarred face and the doctor remakes his face to resemble a woman's. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $226 ASTONISHING #34 - ATLAS COMICS 1954 - CGC 2.0 GD - JOE MANEELY COVER

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  • Issue #35
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 35
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.
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    Cover art by Harry Anderson. Jessica!, art by Sid Greene; A young man invents a girlfriend for himself, but comes to regret it when he tells people he's meeting her that evening at the bridge, and a body is found floating in the river which matches his description of his girlfriend. The Dinner Guest, art by Don Perlin; A Soviet peasant feeds the local commissar to his zombie son. Collins Is In His Coffin!, art by Ed Winiarski; When a man is hanged on trumped charges in order for his neighbors to steal his land, he curses the area. Brother Vampire!, art by Al Eadeh; A man thinks that his Siamese twin is a vampire, but it turns out that the vampire just used his amnesia in order to hide in plain sight after using some plastic to connect the two of them. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #36
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 36
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4433570008
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    Greed!, art by Pete Tumlinson; A researcher receives telepathic signals from evil Martians, now long dead, who want him to build a machine that will allow them to cross space and conquer Earth. The Snowman!, art by Dave Berg; Two explorers determined to find the Abominable Snowman revert to savage ways to ensure that only one of them makes the discovery. The Man Who Melted!, art by Al Eadeh; An alien from Jupiter dresses as a caveman in order to capture an Earth specimen in ice. No Feelings!, art by Paul Reinman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $100 Astonishing 36 Atlas 1954 Pre Code Horror Solid VG Copy OW-W Pages
    $170 Astonishing #11 1952 Atlas Comics CGC 6.5
    $350 Astonishing 36 CGC 5.5 Caveman Awakens 1954 Atlas Horror Comic FN- Dave Berg art

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  • Issue #38
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 38
    • 1.25" Cumulative spine split.
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    • 1" Cumulative spine split.
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    Cover by Carl Burgos. "The Man Who Didn't Belong!", art by Paul Reinman; An ugly sailor is washed overboard with a casket containing a female android that scientists were wanting to do experiments with and the two of them wind up on an island. "The Rookie!" text story. "It Waits in Space!", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Robert Q. Sale; A spaceman is abducted by aliens who give him a computer test in order to determine if he harbors hostile intent. "For the Birds," art by Mort Lawrence; A henpecked employee that is forced to eat bird seed as a food tester sprouts wings. "Pleasant Dreams, Sir!", art by Hy Rosen; A man dozes off in a bath house and when he wakes he sees a strange creature. "The Dungeon," art by Tony DiPreta; A man marries an ugly woman for her castle and then locks her in the dungeon to starve to death. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $349 ASTONISHING #38-CGC 6.5- 1955 FINE+ ATLAS COMICS SCI-HORROR
    $500 Atlas Comics 4/55 Astonishing #38 CGC 6.0

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  • Issue #41
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 41
    Auction opens October 3
    • Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple. 1" spine split from the bottom.

    Cover by Russ Heath. "The Locked Room!", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Mort Drucker; An Indian mystic needs half a million dollars to build a temple so he bets an American businessman that he can use the power of his mind to move chess pieces in a locked room thousands of miles away. "The Search" text story. "The Inventors!", art by Bill Benulis; Machines take over and make slaves out of humanity. "Wings in the Night!", pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A destitute man who feeds the park birds gets in trouble when the birds begin stealing for him. "The Rag Doll!", art by John Tartaglione; A child with a new baby sister feels neglected so she pours her love into a rag doll pretending that it is her baby. "The Living Proof," script by Carl Wessler, art by Pete Tumlinson; A newspaper editor refuses to believe his reporter's story about meeting men from Mars so the reporter becomes one of them in order to convince the man and take his daughter away to Mars with him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $175 Astonishing #41 VG/FN CGC 5.0 (Marvel Comics September 1955)

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  • Issue #43
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 43
    • Cover coming loose at one staple, heavy cover oxidation.

    Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Radioactive Man!, art by John Romita; A man present at an atom bomb test is thrust back in time twenty-six years and rendered invisible. The Test!, art by Manny Stallman; A man takes a used car out on a test drive that takes him to Mars. Will O' The Wisp!, art by Bob Powell; Sailors see a ship that leads them out of dangerous sailing conditions until they follow her back to port and are told that the old vessel has not sailed in forty years. The Rival, art by Robert Q. Sale; A man is being sexually harassed in the workplace by his robot manager. Man Alone!, art by Fred Kida. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #44
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 44
    • Centerfold detached. Only one staple (manufacturing).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Carl Burgos. Abra Cadabra!, art by Art Peddy; An aging magician, lost in thought after flubbing a live performance, is saddened to appear to lost his touch when makes a gesture in the air and a couple of bank robbers find their getaway car has disappeared. Nightmare!, art by Jack Katz; A ruthless racecar driver is taught a lesson by the ghosts of those who have met their deaths in racing meets with him. Something in the Sea!, art by Bob Powell; A man on a sea cruise sees the Empire State building, the Sphinx, and a Buddha floating on the water and his love interest tells him a story that she is an Atlantean collecting these object as souvenirs for her people. Through the Veil!, art by Robert Q. Sale; A pilot finds his jet acts as a time machine that takes him to the year 2155. Inside the House!, art by Fred Kida. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $63 Astonishing #44 FA/GD 1.5 Atlas 1955 Golden Age Horror, Detchd Cvr

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