Out of this World (1956 Charlton) comic books

Stories and art by Dick Giordano , Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, 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. A reporter learns that an elderly miser who collects one of every object on Earth is actually Xordu, sending the objects back to his home planet for study. Aliens choose lone prospector Larry to represent Earth in an important test. Astronaut Rock Thurston explains his apparent "defection" as an encounter with gigantic aliens with a different scale of time. The Miser; The Fugitives; Defection; Snow Slide; The Mission From Outer Space; King of the World; The Land of Perpetual Light!; ?!?!? Quiz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia 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. His colleagues think Dr. Petrie has lost his mind when he conjectures that science connects with occult forces - and then the aliens show up. Space travelers Arnie and Pete make a stopover on Venus, where they meet beautiful Venusian woman Vinye. Jack meets his exact double, Bill, when he repeatedly saves Bill's life. The Man with a Screw Loose; Take Warning, His Other Self; Moon Farm; The Space Warp; Venus Stopover. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $26.00 View scans 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.

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. Shipwreck survivors Adams and Sawyer board and ancient vessel, and soon realize they are aboard the ghost ship The Flying Dutchman, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story (and cover), aliens who turn people into "negatives" of themselves give Ditko a chance for some striking images in white-and-black artwork. When alien saucers invade Earth, Hal and Paula must figure out the aliens' secret. From All Our Darkrooms; Flying Dutchman; Barletts Booty; When The Suns Glow Ceases; The Conquored Earth. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $140.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4244027011

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $140.00 View scans 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.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $75.00 View scans 1" Spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $220.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4200836008

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Add to cart CGC 3.5 $165.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4121194008

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno and Sal Trapani. Charlton responds to the new Comics Code with kid-friendly tales of science fiction, often illustrated by Steve Ditko or other future comics legends. Evolutionary scientist Adam Marsh is transported back in time to the dawn of humanity and learns he's THAT Adam, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, robot parents raise a mutant child in a post-apocalyptic world. A wrongly-imprisoned man develops the ability to walk through walls so he can find the real criminal and prove his innocence. The House of Man; Journey to Paradise; The Most Terrible Fate; The Voice From Nowhere; Marty's World; Vanquishing Vibrations; Through the Walls; Cure-All; Lifetime; Operation: 2, 4-D; The Green Thumb; Too Many Have Tried; The Man Who Went Back. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $89.00 View scans Margin piece torn out. Staple rust. Rust migration.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Dick Malmgren, Rocke Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Fred Kida, and Sal Trapani. 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 young boy sees a very different world than the people around him do, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, Commander Dalles, Interplanetary Security Officer, figures out "The Secret Of Captain X." A Nazi officer pretends to surrender to Allied forces, hoping he can assassinate a high-ranking Allied official. The New Oddity; The Fingerprint; Emergency Landing; Imagination; Big Brainstorm; The Secret of Capt. X; At Last My Eyes Have Opened; Dog Whistle; And the Building Fell, Too; It Could Be Dangerous; Ludwigs Trolley; Phantom Cargo; P.O.W. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Gene Colan, 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. Refugees flee their planet after robots take over, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, a wealthy wine merchant describes how a show by gypsy acrobats changed his life for the better. Bullying outlaw Tom Molton meets his match, in a Western sci-fi story with early art by another future Marvel legend, Gene Colan. Journeys End; They Dont Come Back; Manana; The Lost Tribe; Reservoir Rescue; Johnny on the Spot; Lightning Gun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Paul Reinman, Rocke Mastroserio, Sal Trapani, 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 scientist invents a more perfect method of weather forecasting, but fears repercussions from Big Weather, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. After losing his glasses in the X-ray machine for a year, Roger discovers they've turned into X-ray specs, even better than the ones sold in comic-book ads of the era. While playing spaceman in the back yard, little Johnny meets Jovis, whose spacesuit looks so good because he really IS an alien. Roger Stewarts Glasses; The Perfect Forecaster; The Stranger in the Snapshots; Chirping Cricket; To Live Forever; Across the Barrier. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko (credited as J. Kodti). Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Paul Reinman, Rocke Mastroserio, Sal Trapani, 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 dead scientist's assistant uses his time machine for selfish reasons, but he hasn't got all the bugs worked out, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story that predates Marvel's Thor by three years, a weak Viking lad named Thor gains superhuman powers from a mysterious cave and a powerful hammer. A writer discovers the land where dolls go. The Time Chamber; The Hammer of Thor; Strange Journey; Victory Viceroy; Counsel From The Spirit; Dreams of Fortune; The Careless Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rocke Mastroserio, Sal Trapani, 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. A scientist learns that a colony of ants has become smart - very smart, in one of two stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, an African explorer brings home a doll he stole from a native tribe, but the doll has a deadly secret. Hugo the robot is proud to keep house for Professor Tompkins, but the prof's sister just isn't satisfied with the furniture. The World Awaits; The Perfect Servant; A Living Doll; Escape; Playroom! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, Bill Fraccio, 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 mysterious figure claiming to be the Pied Piper offers to rid a city of rats, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Horace the accountant suddenly gains the power to control others, and soon becomes Emperor of the World. A car dealer is perplexed by a strangely dressed couple that wants to buy a new "antique" car, then tells him they're visiting from the year 2059. The Test of Character; The Antique Collectors; Return of the Pied Piper; Recorderexs Revolt; The Tenants at 33 Oak Street. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, Rocco Mastroserio, 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 small-town pharmacist is actually the advance scout for an alien invasion, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. A big-game hunter learns the truth about the Fire Dog of Pago-Pago. Space explorers think a small planet will be peaceful. A Small World; Device 233; Fire Dog; Dream On; Drop 43298A; The Spymaster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, Bill Molno and Rocco Mastroserio. Charlton responds to the new Comics Code with kid-friendly tales of science fiction, often illustrated by Steve Ditko or other future comics legends. The world gets anxious when a gigantic idol from space arrives on Earth with unknown intentions, and nothing can harm it. Hitchhiker Luke stumbles upon a factory that makes mysterious buttons, then encounters a flying saucer and its pilot, who carries an identical button. Xondu the Eternal conducts forbidden experiments, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. A Planet to Remember; Xondu the Eternal; Mystery Button; Top Secret; The Remarkable Mr. Ramsay. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $20.00 View scans 1 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rocke Mastroserio, 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. Time-travel pioneer Harvey discovers the disastrous consequences of the Butterfly Effect, in one of two stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A strange sculptor offers the owner of a resort motel a monument that will draw visitors to his property, but the bizarre structure instead strikes fear and uneasiness in those who see it. Capt. Ferris investigates a strange lab near the Army base that is giving off EMPs, and discovers another army - of killer robots! The Amazing Attraction; The Little Things; Li'l Wise Guy; The Iron Dictator; The Pigeon; Destination Nowhere. Final issue of the series; Steve Ditko and Robin Snyder resumed the numbering almost 50 years later for three more issues of Out of this World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.