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Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) comic books 1961, graded by CGC

  • Item #60299122
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back
    • Label #2131063016
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    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Learned the Dread Secret of the Blip!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A power drain and radar anomaly is traced to a creature made of electricity hiding in a cave. The Free Ride text story. I Dared Enter the Forbidden World!, art by Don Heck; A white game hunter finds the legendary elephant's graveyard, hoping to make a fortune in ivory. I Am the Invisible!, art by Steve Ditko; A man threatens a witch unless she hands over two lenses which will make him invisible. I Defied the Curse of Tut-Ah-Anka!, art by Paul Reinman; A criminal hides from the police in an old Egyptian tomb, ignoring the warning of a curse. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #58740272
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3984608003
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    Cover by Jack Kirby. What Was "X" the Thing That Lived! Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A comic writer's monsters keep coming to life, until he creates one that can't be defeated. What Was "X" the Thing That Lived! Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. What Was "X" the Thing That Lived! Part 3, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. What Was "X" the Thing That Lived! Part 4, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Odd Skills text story, art by Joe Maneely. One-Way Journey!, art by Steve Ditko; A heartless tycoon spends great resources and eliminates jobs in order to build a machine that will transport him from the current moment to one forty years hence because his scientists have predicted an end to disease, war, and poverty in the year 2001. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60892250
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #3696934015
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    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature! Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A teenager mans a drill-pod and finds a primitive tribe and a horrible creature beneath the surface. I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Patent Pending text story. Help!, art by Don Heck; A writer buys a used typewriter that will only type a plea for help and an address, no matter what keys are struck. For Whom the Drum Beats!, art by Steve Ditko; A second-string drummer is envious of another member of the band, and so when he hears about a local gypsy, he goes to see her about improving his playing ability. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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