Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) comic books 1955

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.

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.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Strange Courage!, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; A ghost gives a man the inspiration he needs to assert himself. When Lands the Saucer, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; A story motif similar to the film "Mars Needs Women." The Horse That Was, art by Sol Brodsky; A boy's little brother is carried out of the danger of a fire by his toy rocking horse. Welcome, Martians!, art by Ed Winiarski; A fundraiser is disappointed that he can't get people to contribute to putting on a proper display of welcome for Martians because he remembers how lonely he felt when he landed his scout spaceship. The Rainmaker!, art by Doug Wildey. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Deep Freeze, art by Mac Pakula; When a man discovers that he has a man frozen in the ice cake that he has purchased he goes down to the local warehouse only to confront the manager who reveals himself to be a Neanderthal (when the temperature rises) who is selling people suspended animation. The Merry-Go-Round, art by Art Peddy; A merry-go-round ride provides two young lovers with the financial means they need to become wed. Anything Can Happen!, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A story somewhat similar to "Those Who Change" in Amazing Adult Fantasy #10, but instead of using the time travel gimmick, this story merely stipulates two professors discussing infinite possible worlds. Xplam for Sale!, art by Mort Lawrence. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Cover by Carl Burgos. "From Out of the Smog!", script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Ross Andru; Alien invaders encounter a movie crew shooting a film about invaders from space and draw the conclusion that the film extras would defeat them in battle so they withdraw. "Lost" text story. "The Creatures!", art by Tony DiPreta; Humans encounter aliens which they take to be stupid animals and place them in a zoo. The aliens form the same opinion of humans and escape the zoo back to their spaceship. "The Man Who Was Magic!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Mort Lawrence; A hunter enters a cave and finds that the exit leads to Nero's Rome. "The Man In the Moon!", art by Ed Winiarski; A boy makes friends with a moon man and gives him his father's grass seed so that it can be planted on the moon. "They Vanish at Night!", script by Paul S. Newman, art by John Tartaglione; A psychologist sees what he takes to be a man suffering a delusion in the park speaking to a female manikin as though she were alive. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. 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.

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.