Auctions: comic books December 1961
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Item #54670617
Journey Into Mystery (1952) UK Edition 75UK GD+ 2.5 (R)
Trimmed
TRIMMED. Staples added (not manufacturing).
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Starts Jul 6 UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price.
Last 10-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Lo-Karr, Bringer of Doom!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; As international tensions mount, an alien lands and demonstrates its power before leaving, promising to return with an army. "Mr. Gregory and the Ghost!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; A homebuilder who uses shoddy materials and unskilled labor gets his comeuppance when he builds a home for himself out of the wood from haunted trees. "The Magic of Mordoo!," art by Paul Reinman; A man falls in love with a middle-aged woman on vacation, but wants a younger wife; He convinces her to let a gypsy magician make her young again. "The Man Who Lost the World!," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A scientist's assistant is determined to find if his time machine that sends objects into the past or future. Ad for Amazing Adult Fantasy. 36 pgs., full color. -
Item #59857576
Tags: Marvel Legacy Numbering: Captain America (part 24), Marvel Legacy Numbering: Tales of Suspense (part 24)Tales of Suspense (1959) 24 FR/GD 1.5
4" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.
Starts May 13 Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Insect Man," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A soldier is placed underground in a capsule to test the effects of isolation; He is attacked by a telepathic insect. "Mystery Pupil" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Beware... the Ticking Clocks!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; A king is beset by an assassin in the king's clockroom whereupon the assassin is magiked into yet another figurine upon the king's favorite timepiece. "Something Lurks in the Fog!", art by Don Heck; An unrepentant con-man is scared straight when he strays onto a forbidden road and enters a world between life and death. "Long Live the King!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A greedy prince marries a dowager queen; He tries to use her sleepwalking to cause her death, but the portrait of her husband calls out to warn her, and ghostly hands push the prince to his death. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.