Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) comic books

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $760.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4231396001

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $560.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4270131015

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $499.95 or Best Offer View scans Lateral spine tears. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $600.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4325895010

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Cover pencils by Bill Everett, inks by Bill Everett. "Caves of Doom," art by Bill Everett; An alien scientist makes the Grand Canyon his base of operations. "The Serpent Strikes!", art by Bill Everett; A woman from an Indian snake worshiping cult follows a stolen snake to the United States and takes revenge on the zoo that has it. "The Walking Ghost" text story. "Death from the Sky," script by Hank Chapman; A Korean War pilot is attacked by cloudmen and transformed into one himself. "Menace From the Moon!", script by Hank Chapman, art by Cal Massey; The first human rocketship to the moon returns filled with extraterrestrial invaders. "The Deadly Decision!", art by Bill Everett; Uranian criminals try to extract atomic secrets from Dr. Grayson. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $805.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4363590014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Murder By Magic, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy comes across a time-travelling crime fighter. The Phantom Pen, script and art by Bill Everett. The Hills of Venus text story. Unseen Terror!, script and art by Bill Everett. The Coffin, art possibly by Norman Steinberg. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $305.00 View scans Paper: Slightly britle Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4281811003

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $305.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4279550002

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $290.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4138728005

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Little Black Box," script by Hank Chapman, art by Bob Fujitani; A postal employee working in the dead letter office gets a duplicator that has been lost in time from the year 2000; He makes a duplicate of himself to leave with his nagging wife. "Who Dares To Enter???", script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely. "Where Is Death?", art by Don Rico; Satan warns one of his sailor minions to get off a ship sailing the Sargasso sea because he has rewarded his minion with immunity from death at sea in exchange for his service. "Vengeance Of The Time Stream" text story. "The Luck Of Louis Nugent"; A child is born as a jinx and is there at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attack. "The Scientists," art by Harry Lazarus. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sol Brodsky(?). "Under Glass," art by Bernie Krigstein; Insects overrun the Earth after the atomic war of 1993 and keep humans in captivity where they slowly go mad. "And Then We Wait" text story. "The Man Who Jumped!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Cal Massey. "The Man Who Changed Bodies!", art by E. J. Smalle. "The Man Who Changed Bodies!", art by E. J. Smalle. "The Clean-Up!", art by Tony DiPreta. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $224.95 or Best Offer View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $475.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #1995227001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $130.00 View scans 2" cumulative spine split. Cover loose at one staple. Heavy cover oxidation.

"His Father's Secret" (art by Dick Ayers), "Woman in Black," "Pursuit" (art by Bob Forgione), "Hog Attack," "The Hole in the Wall," and a two-page text story, "Doom of Ages." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $340.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #2130591002

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky, inks by Carl Burgos. Accidents Will Happen!, art by Tony DiPreta; A man discovers that inanimate objects think and hate humans so he is crushed by a stone that falls from the post office roof when he attempts to mail a letter describing his findings. Poor Wilbur!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita; An inventor who always has problems with his creations develops a robot that seems to be flawless at first, but then it gets into its head the notion that it is superior to humans, and he and his compatriots enslave humanity. You're Next, art by Chuck Winter. The Pink Elephant!, art by Al Carreno. The Stone Face, script by Stan Lee, art by Harry Anderson. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $470.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front of case Label #3761915004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

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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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.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $630.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4027789002

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.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $110.00 View scans 1.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

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.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $99.00 View scan 6.5" Cumulative spine split (taped). Cover detached at one staple.

"Master of the Genie"; "And Then...Mars!"; "Poor Pierre!" with art by Mort Lawrence; "Don't Touch!" with art by Manny Stallman; "The Devil-Man!"; and a two-page text story, "Fatal Vision." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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Cover art by Carl Burgos. It Happened at Midnight!, art by Bill Benulis; A writer thinks up a story about aliens from another dimension who pull a man off the street at midnight and then the same thing happens to him, but the men identity themselves as FBI men looking for an undesirable alien. One of Our Ships is Missing!, art by Bill Everett; Trains, planes, and bicycles disappear as the Martian king seeks a gift for his son, the prince. The Man Behind the Mask!, art by John Forte; A wealthy miller conducts acts of charity behind a wooden mask, but when events turn for the worse and he has nothing left to contribute, he makes one last trip. The Thing in the Box!, art by Ed Winiarski; People find a small box with a mirror inside that shows them their true faces. There's No Tomorrow, art by Bob Powell. When Ends the Dream!, art by Jay Scott Pike. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Everett. "The Mutant!", art by Robert Q. Sale; A man thinks that he was born different, a mutant, and thus is very isolated even though his great intellect has vastly benefited humanity; An alien thought projection reveals itself to him and informs him that he is not in fact a mutant, but rather was given his advanced intellect to benefit mankind on the cusp of joining the galactic federation of planets; The alien offers him the choice of returning to his home planet where he will be among equals, or of living the remainder of his days as a normal human. "I Flew In A Flying Saucer!", art by Ed Winiarski. "I, The Wizard," art by Paul Reinman. "The Perilous Paintings," art by Kurt Schaffenberger. "Old Yurie" text story. "Spaceship," art by Mort Meskin. "Blackout!", art by Jim Mooney. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Burgos. "The Man in the Sky!", art by Bernard Baily; A conman changes his ways after he experiences a miracle while trying to pull a scam faking walking on air while the help of a helicopter hidden behind a man-made cloud and wires; A man looking out of a window loses his balance and falls and so the conman tells his partner in the helicopter to bring him up so that he can catch the falling bystander; He leaps into the air and saves the man, but when he returns them both safely to the ground, his helicopter accomplice tells him that he hadn't had time to hook up the wire yet. "Those Who Vanish!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Gray Morrow. "Needle in a Haystack," script by Carl Wessler, art by Lou Morales. "The Edge of the Cliff," art by Bill Walton. "Ride to the Future" text story. "No Such Animal," art by Harry Lazarus. "The Peace-Monger," art by Paul Reinman. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. Inside the Furnace!, art by Robert Q. Sale; A man goes back in time and robs himself. The Black Boxes!, art by Dick Ayers; In the year 1958, when ICBMs become a reality, mysterious black boxes appear in the sky which render them ineffectual. The Unknown Ones!, art by Al Williamson; A lovesick space explorer finds another love in a Martian princess who gives up her claim to the throne to be with him. They Lurk in the Cave!, art by Werner Roth; A man thinks himself a failure until he helps a galactic policeman foil a criminal plot. The Strange Power of Mr. Dunn!, art by John Romita; A man develops a cell growth formula to help out his carnival-owner friend as an attraction. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $46.00 View scans 1 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.

Cover art by Bill Everett. A Tender Tale of Love, art by Richard Doxsee; A man looking to marry money rents a room in a house where all the occupants are ghosts. The Secret beyond Belief!, art by George Woodbridge; A scientist invents a rejuvenation process and a fellow scientist wants him to share it with the world, but the man refuses because the creative people who have gone through the process are no longer productive as they have all the time in the world to perfect their craft but never finish anything. The Terrible Toy!, art by Bob Forgione; People fear aliens who have appeared in the skies, but when a father seeks a lost toy for a beloved son, the humans realize that their shared bonds of compassion unite them and the aliens. The Room That Wasn't There, art by Don Perlin. The Girl with the Evil Eyes!; A man finds a voodoo amulet that is said to allow one to see into the future. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.