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Adventure into Mystery (1956) comic books 1956-1969

  • Issue #1
    Adventure into Mystery (1956) 1
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Cover pencils by John Forte, inks by Bill Everett. Future...Tense!, art by Bob Forgione. The Dark Side of the Moon!, art by Bob Powell; Scientists bounce a radar beam off the moon, "man's first contact in outer space!" (this had already been done in January 1946, by the US Army Signal Corps' Project Diana). To the Sea! text story. The Conquerors, art by John Forte. The Dream Creatures, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Where the Grass Is Always Greener, art by Tony Mortellaro. Inside the Iceberg, art by Manny Stallman. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Adventure into Mystery (1956) 2
    • Cover oxidation. Interior tearing.
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    Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Straw Man, art by Mac L. Pakula; When a gaseous alien sees a scarecrow, it mistakes it for an example of Earth's dominant life form, and tries to possess it; A tramp sees the scarecrow moving and drops his cigarette in the hay from shock; The fire burns up the scarecrow and the alien leaves Earth, removing the threat. The Man Who Saw the Saucer, art by Bob McCarty; A man perpetrates a hoax about a flying saucer landing and him being contacted by the aliens. A Woman Screamed, pencils by Ross Andru. The Betrayer!, art by Bill Benulis; A man travels into the past and gains a great deal of wealth through war profiteering. The Man on the Thirteenth Floor! Among Those Missing!, art by Manny Stallman. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Adventure into Mystery (1956) 3

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    Cover art by Bill Everett. Next Stop Eternity!, art by George Roussos; A bus driver drops off two lovers at a station that only the pure of heart can see. Good-Bye Forever, art by Joe Maneely; A scientist invents a ray that transports him into a peaceful world; He wants to marry the king's daughter but as he is poor, the king refuses. Bedlam, art by Paul Reinman; An explorer in South America comes across Martian scientists conducting research and pleads with them to reveal themselves to the world. A World Gone Mad!, art by Jim Mooney. The Dreamer text story. When the Time Comes!, art by Bill Ely; A story about rocket ship pilots going through simulated testing for a moon flight. Behind the Locked Door..., art by Howard O'Donnell. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Adventure into Mystery (1956) 4

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    Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Hex, art by Don Heck; A man removes hex signs from his barn against his wife's wishes and is plagued by a series of misfortunes. The Voice in the Shell!, art by George Roussos. The Invaders, art by Ed Winiarski. The Menace of the Little Men!, art by Chuck Miller. None Are So Blind!, art by Al Williamson. The Jinni text story. Those in a Trance, art by Bob Powell; A composer finds that he has written a piece of music that has the power to place people into a hypnotic trance and resolves to rob the audience at his next performance. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Adventure into Mystery (1956) 5

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    Cover art by Bill Everett. The People Who Weren't!, art by Bill Everett; A man and a woman in the desert share a mirage which, after they separate, both believe the other person was part of the mirage. Change Your Face, Sir?, art by Joe Orlando. The Death Sentence, art by George Roussos. Foster Was Afraid!, art by Werner Roth. Discovery text story. The Unseen!, art by Sol Brodsky; An alien lands and possesses a man's dog. No Place to Hide!, art by John Forte; A thief steals a chemical compound from an old man which sends him into the past. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Adventure into Mystery (1956) 6

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    Cover art by Bill Everett. The Wax Man!, pencils by Richard Doxsee; a scientist phones in a news scoop to the Daily Bugle. Who Goes There!, pencils by Robert Q. Sale. Secret of the Glittering Glob, pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Chris Rule. The Man Who Wasn't!, art by Dick Ayers; an anti-communism story. Scrambled Eggs text story. The Eye That's Never Shut!, art by Manny Stallman. The Day of the Wreck!, art by John Forte; Teen boy lovingly restores old automobile with female name, which then tries to kill the girlfriend it sees as a rival; similar to Stephen King's Christine. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $25 Atlas Comics! Adventure into Mystery 6!
    $180 Adventure into Mystery #6 CGC 6.5. Scarce. The Wax Man. Bill Everett Cover. 1957

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  • Issue #7
    Adventure into Mystery (1956) 7

    Cover art by Bill Everett. The Invisible Doom!, art by Gene Colan; A chemist's assistant uses newly invented invisible dye to rob a bank. The Watcher!, art by Marvin Stein; An inventor destroys a portal that allows him to reach through to thousands, even millions, of miles away when an alien notices his observations and attacks. The Missing Film text story, art by John Severin. One Hour Till Doomsday!, art by Robert Q. Sale; Two farmers fool an escaped convict into panicking by convincing him the world is about to end since they know of a total eclipse scheduled for that afternoon. Beware ... the Brimm!, art by Angelo Torres. Mission ... Murder!, art by Howard O'Donnell. Trapped in the Room of Darkness, art by Syd Shores; similar plot to Star Trek's "The Enemy Within." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Adventure into Mystery (1956) 8

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    Cover art by John Severin. The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed!, art by Jimmy Infantino; A man is going to be hanged on Monday so he escapes from jail and gets a potion from a witch doctor that will remove all Mondays from his life. The Voice from Nowhere, art by George Woodbridge; A man at the airport picks up a suitcase containing a ventriloquist's doll by accident and it gives life-saving advice to the pilot. Effigy!, art by Angelo Torres; A painter paints a painting of a dead man he dislikes who shoots him in the shoulder. We the Jury, art by Ruben Moreira; When a man on trial for murder suddenly finds himself within the jury room as a mental projection, he possesses one juror and argues forcefully for a second degree conviction so he will not be sent to the chair. The Night of March 5th, art by Robert Q. Sale; A spy steals a time machine that moves him forward one year. Mister Mason's Strange Problem. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.