Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956 Charlton) comic books 1950-1959

Cover by Bill Molno. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Captain Hi Judson and his crew seek a way to capture space pirates. In a future when war has been eliminated, space ace Dan Barton seeks the cause of natural disasters on Earth, and discovers a menace from space. Discovered on a microscope slide, Dr. Jeffreys details how his studies of a size-reduction formula went horribly wrong. Plus a "Puzzle Page" originally from Fawcett featuring altered but recognizable members of the Marvel Family. Unknown Menace; Vacuum!; Halley's Comet; Venutian Visitors; Witches' Road; Under the Lens; Wonders of Sealife; Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Criminal Jack Fry comes across a crashed alien spaceship and learns that "all the treasure of the galaxy" is stored on the dark side of the Moon. Mountain climber Williard wants to climb Mount Sugarina, despite legends that it's guarded by an old man who can cause landslides with his Alphorn. "Objective Moon" describes a space race to reach the Moon that is won by the US in the 1960s - not bad for a story published in 1956. Dark Side of the Moon; Behind the Eight Ball; The Night the Grand Canyon Disappeared; Dangling Beam; The Yodler of Yognasi; Objective Moon; The Tiny World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Sal Trapani, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Most of the stories in this issue feature art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A man tries to convince others that he's seen a mermaid. Clumsy Jonesy finds his latest stumble has taken him to a fairy-tale world ruled by a beautiful queen named Mmmmm. Strange reports from the new outpost on Saturn lead Dr. Kyle Duran and his assistant Verna to go to Saturn to investigate. They Didn't Believe Him; A World Where I Was King; A Forgotten World; Destination Venus; The Strange Guests of Tsarus; Interplanetary Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Most of the stories in this issue feature art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In a 9-page Ditko story, a forbidden room holds a horrific painting. In a Cold War story, Soviet forces are thawing out prehistoric creatures frozen alive in the Arctic, for use against the capitalist pawns of America. Ghostly voices lead to a parallel world. The Forbidden Room; Valley in the Mist; The Wanderer; Voices From the Dark; At the End of the Road. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Joe Gill. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Most of the stories in this issue feature art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A soldier invades a family's dream house, in a story with a Twilight Zone-like ending. An escaped prisoner fleeing across the desert finds an oasis populated by beautiful women...or is it a mirage? A rocketship crew is displeased to discover a young stowaway. Live for Reunion; Stranger in the House; Stowaway; A Dreamers World; The Mirage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Joe Gill. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Most of the stories in this issue feature art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A doctor makes a house call 150 years out of his usual circuit. A wannabe hypnotist learns that his ancestors, evil sorcerers, are only too willing to give him their power. A construction crew assigned to demolish an ancient bridge learns it is protected by an ancient god. Night Call; The Strange Fate of Captain Fenton; Snake Snare; Where Is Kubar?; Look Deep Into My Eyes; Father, Help Me! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Dick Giordano, Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. In 1890s Alaska, Dutch has a profitable sideline in long-frozen brontosaurus steaks, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, a coat is able to teleport its wearers to a parallel universe. The galaxy learns the secret of peaceful Planetoid X. The Angry Things; This Was an Unexplored World; And Life Goes On; The Garden of Time; The Watchers; Freight Car Prisoner; Element X; The Talking Dog; Madman at Large; The Cheapest Steak in Nome; Simba; Second Hand; The King of Planetoid X. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Gene Colan, Dick Giordano, Bill Molno, and Sal Trapani. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. A spaceship crew mutinies when their captain won't return to Earth, until they learn the reason why, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A magical handbag grants a couple's wishes, in one of two stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. In another Colan story, a telepath tries to expand his abilities, and soon regrets it. Adrift in Space; Eyes of a Cat; The Good Provider; Elixir; Full Development; S.S.S.; The Half Men. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. A photographer accidentally stumbles on the FBI's extra special agents, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Earth forces ill-advisedly fire a nuclear missile at a strange outer-space probe. Toomrah the Prophet is rejected by his followers for his visions of doom, but maybe he was right after all. Fluke; Waiting for Midnight; The Upside Down Spurs; Can This Be Real?; Toomrah the Prophet. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, and Sal Trapani. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Most of the stories in this issue feature art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A practical joke in a laboratory inadvertently exposes a foreign spy. A dust mote turns out to be a tiny alien spacecraft. A castaway discovers a futuristic city that appears abandoned. The Joke; Forbidden Planet; The Universal Key!; Hurry, Harry!; One Way Trip; Saucer-itis; The Strange One. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Paul Reinman and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. An imaginative caveman dreams of a better world, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko (credited as J. Kodti). In another Ditko story, mountain climbers encounter aliens atop Mount Everest. An archaeologist discovers that his biological relationship to an ancient kingdom gives him an advantage. Voyage to Nowhere; Oggo The Thinker; The Mountain That Was; The Subject; Frightful Fears; The Strange Return; A Little Green Man Is Here. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Ernie Hart. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. A run-down house cheers up a distraught couple, and vice versa, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story that reflects its Cold War origins, deadly machines produce the weapons of war in a future world that doesn't need them. Lou gets Flo a magical charm bracelet from one of those magical sidewalk vendors, but it only does good if your intentions are good, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The Water Stealers; Automata Ultima; The House That Cheered Up; A Lost Dimension; The Charm Bracelet. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. The first humans on Mercury encounter strange gigantic insects, and that's not all. A mysterious green star begins to have physical and mental effects on the astronomer who's observing it through a telescope. A strange little boy named Tobor has superhuman strength - in fact, there's not much human about him. The Mystery of Mercury; The Green Star; The Meandering Man from Mars; The Perfect Lens; Strong Boy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Sal Trapani. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. A mysterious gas from outer space causes all humanity to lose the ability to lie. A volunteer for a science experiment learns that Professor Harver has figured out how to reverse gravity, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Jason has two hours to live, but all he can think of is his wife. An Air of Honesty; No. 9 Swanson St.; The Strange Place; Two Hours; The Nobody. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Construction workers encounter a Bigfoot-like creature in rural Humboldt County, California. Earth's top athlete gets to compete against alien all-stars. A strange little boy astonishes a small town with his knowledge of helio-spectrum-theoretical suppositions and other advanced science. Giant from Below!; The Man Who Couldn't Miss; Sudden Fear; The Boy From Beyond; A Planet So Primitive. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.