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Journey into Mystery (1952) comic books 1955

  • Issue #21
    Journey into Mystery (1952) 21
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0308371002
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    Cover by Joe Maneely. "Too Human!," pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Alien invaders adapt the same form of humans to learn their weaknesses but grow to like them, and when their masters demand they report in, they tell them that the humans are dangerous and smash the communicator. "The Cylinder!" text story. "The Missing Men," pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. "The Man With No Past," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Joe Maneely; An artist who's been working with a publisher for a year suffers from severe claustrophobia; His boss refers him to a psychiatrist who puts him under hypnosis. "The Hog!," art by Joe Kubert; A reckless driver enjoys being the 'road hog' so much he designs mirrors to magnify the expressions of his motorist victims; A hitchhiker berates him for his behavior and tells him someday you'll "meet a bigger hog than yourself." "The Hidden Vampire!," art by Fred Kida; An American reporter investigating stories of a vampire in Hungary meets his end when he realizes that the castle he's been poking around in is itself the vampire in disguise. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    Journey into Mystery (1952) 22
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #3937476006

    Cover by Joe Maneely. "Mission On Earth," pencils by Art Peddy; A fantasy writer is visited by aliens who wish him to teach them human emotions so that they can observe humans undetected. "Strange Pursuit" text story. "Haunted House," pencils by Larry Woromay; A man takes a bet to spend the night in a haunted house and ends up the ghost which haunts the house. "The Man Who Watched," art by John Forte; An East German plots to murder his business partner and then get help from an Allied soldier stationed just across the border, but the soldier is actually a statue and does not respond to his plea. "The Blaster," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Seymour Moskowitz; Martian gun-runners arm select humans with advanced weaponry hoping that they will battle amongst themselves and leave them as easy pickings for an invasion force. "The Human Germ," art by Mort Lawrence. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #23
    Journey into Mystery (1952) 23

    Cover by Carl Burgos. "Gone...But Not Forgotten?," art by John Forte; An alien child makes off with Earth city landmarks. "Trapped!" text story. "Yvette," art by Marvin Stein; Two ghosts search for each other on the streets of Paris. "Revenge!," art by Ed Winiarski; A man in a labor camp plots his revenge against a co-prisoner responsible for his being there, but has the ill luck of following him into the gas chamber on the day of his scheduled execution. "The Doll House!," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Gene Colan; Now that she's twelve, a girl's parents think she is too old for her dollhouse, so they put it in the attic. "Clinging Vine," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Manny Stallman; An explorer has a theory that ivy is plotting against mankind; They put him in a padded cell, where ivy sneaks in through the bars and strangles him before anyone notices. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #24
    Journey into Mystery (1952) 24
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #0329308005

    Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. "The Locked Drawer!", art by Bill Benulis; A couple buy a dresser that used to belong to a witch and the bottom drawer does not open; They are curious because of a story the furniture dealer told them about the witch keeping all of her secrets in the bottom drawer, and so they attempt to open it, without success. "High Pressure Man!", art by John Tartaglione; A desperate publicity man is trying to use gimmicks to garner attention, but with his new client, the schemes don't work out; First he tells the man to enter the lion cage at the zoo but the beasts appear uninterested so he enters to attempt a rescue, but he ends up needing to be rescued by his client from the animals; Second he tells the client to enter a burning building and he will enter to rescue him but he is overcome by smoke and the client has to carry him out. "The Stone Bird," art by Angelo Torres; A farmer is plagued by a gargoyle that nightly devours his chickens. "The Journey" text story, art by Carl Burgos. "The Long Night," pencils by Paul Reinman; A man believes that his relatives are just waiting for him to die so they can get his money and that he hates them; When he is under the impression he has died, he finds himself in an afterlife where he is stopped from boarding a beautiful boat taking people to the promised land. "The Eager Beaver!", art by Mort Lawrence; A man who always wants to be first in line for public events in order to photographed by the newspapers regrets when he signs up to be the first man launched to Mars. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #25
    Journey into Mystery (1952) 25

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    Cover art by Carl Burgos. "The Man Who Lost Himself!," art by Vic Carrabotta; Aliens remove a man's memory so that he will not disclose their presence. "Make a Wish" text story. "At Your Service!," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Jack Katz; This story is told from the point of view of a genie who makes selfish wishes boomerang on people but grants unlimited wishes to the selfless. "The Little Man!," pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A man who thinks himself unimportant unintentionally foils a plot of a couple of terrorists to bomb the UN building. "Foster's Fate!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Ann Brewster; A soldier wants his buddy to meet his sister but he has already fallen for a girl he's met. "Miracle On Maple Street!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Joe Sinnott; A puppeteer's puppets exhibit excellent carpentry skills to give an old town a makeover in response to a mayor's request. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Journey into Mystery (1952) 26

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    Cover art by Carl Burgos. "The Wishing Well!," art by Paul Reinman; A young couple starting out find a well on their property that appears to grant wishes. "The Runner" text story, art by Carl Burgos. "The Plane to Nowhere!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Mort Lawrence; A man has an argument with his wife and then gets on a plane which deposits him into a world of doppelgangers. "The Machine!," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Ed Winiarski; Scientists build a calculator that gets bored with them and transports itself to another planet with an advanced civilization that will pose more interesting questions. "Stormy Night!," art by Bob Brown; When a nurse gives an ambulance driver a medal of the patron saint of travelers he is surprised to hear from people at his destination that the bridge he crossed to get there had been washed out hours ago. "The Man From Out There," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Pete Tumlinson. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $219 Journey Into Mystery #26 - Atlas Comics 1955 CGC 3.5 Paul Reinman, Mort Lawrence

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  • Issue #27
    Journey into Mystery (1952) 27

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    Cover art by Carl Burgos. "The Man Who Stopped Time!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Dick Ayers; A man buys a watch that stops time, but for every minute he halts, a year passes for him. "The Expert" text story. "It Happened On Mars," art by John Tartaglione; When a space ranger meets a Martian princess, he forgets about the girl who jilted him. "The Masterpiece!," art by John Severin; A painter two hundred years dead does a favor for a struggling artist who ekes out a living copying his works. "The Man Who Changed," art by Jay Scott Pike; A plain woman shows kindness to a down-and-outer on St. Valentine's day and he reveals himself as St. Valentine and rewards her with beauty. "The Train That Wasn't There!," art by Bob Powell; A railroad magnate curses his rival with a ghost train that runs through his property. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #28
    Journey into Mystery (1952) 28
    • 1" Cumulative spine split.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Scuffing on front of case
    • Label #0002998-AC-009
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    Cover art by Carl Burgos. "They Wouldn't Believe Him!," art by Pete Tumlinson; A woman three thousand years hence flees into the past to avoid marrying a bore. "The Masterpiece" text story. "The Last Chance," art by Paul Reinman; In order to avoid a costly war, a marriage is suggested between two rival factions, but the man finds the girl homely and is not interested. "The Hole in the Ground!," art by Bob Brown; Aliens from another dimension kidnap people in an apartment building. "Jigsaw!," art by Doug Wildey; A man buys a jigsaw puzzle where the pieces fly out of his hand as he tries to place them. "The Survivor!," art by Dave Berg; A man washes up on a beach populated by tiny people. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #29
    Journey into Mystery (1952) 29
    • Water damage.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0309275005
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    Cover by Joe Maneely. "Three Frightened People," script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; A soldier's spirit shows up in time to save his family from three escaped convicts. "The Wish" text story, art by John Forte. "The Black Book," art by Manny Stallman; An evil sea captain reads a spell from a book of black magic wishing for a sea calm as a "sea of glass" and winds up inside of a bottle. "Mr. Know-It-All," script by Carl Wessler, art by John Forte; A carnival operator is in cahoots with Moon men. "Into Thin Air!," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Ed Winiarski; Elephants go to another planet when they die. "Someone Is in My Room," art by Bob Brown; A sick person's spirit rests up in his room while his body goes to work. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.