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Out of this World (1956 Charlton) comic books 1957

  • Issue #3
    Out of this World (1956 Charlton) 3
    • Cover detached. Only one staple (manufacturing), single spine puncture where other staple was never fully affixed.
    • Water damage.

    Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Jack Oleck and Bill Molno. Charlton responds to the new Comics Code with kid-friendly tales of science fiction, often illustrated by Steve Ditko or other future comics legends. Exposure to radiation mutates a group of men, causing their brains to expand and evolve, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, a chemical magnate is blackmailed by a mysterious figure who knows how he earned his fortune. Space explorers seek the scientist Jarvis, who disappeared on a remote planet ten years ago. The Supermen; My Secret; What Happened?; Space Amateurs; The Man Who Wasnt There; The Dream. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Out of this World (1956 Charlton) 5
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
    • Label #4244027011
    • Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

    Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Jack Oleck and Charles Nicholas. Charlton responds to the new Comics Code with kid-friendly tales of science fiction, often illustrated by Steve Ditko or other future comics legends. An amnesiac tries to force a volcanic eruption, although he doesn't know why, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, a scientist creates the perfect lure for a legendary sea monster, but he hasn't figured out what to do when it works. Weapons disappear from a statue, inspiring a revolution. The Thing From Below; The Night They Learned the Truth; I Made a Volcano; Haunted Hallows; The Liberator; The Man Who Stepped Out of a Cloud. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Out of this World (1956 Charlton) 6
    • Cover detached. Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch. 2" Tear on back cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by humble cow

    Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Charlton responds to the new Comics Code with kid-friendly tales of science fiction, often illustrated by Steve Ditko or other future comics legends. A spy is a master of disguise, but there's one angle he's overlooked, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, a sentient river rebels against human efforts to channel it. A scientist figures out how to save humanity by freezing it for a year with a designer pathogen. All Those Eyes; The Rivers Wrath; The Secret Room; Inside the Imagined Image; Plague; A Caveman Named Smith. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.