Where Monsters Dwell (1970) comic books 1970-1979, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $89.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Cracking to bottom left corner edge with piece of plastic missing. Label #3921323005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.67) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. I Brought the Mighty Cyclops Back to Life! A young couple thaw out a cyclops in an iceberg, and must lure it into an icy pit to keep it from hurting anyone. Gorgolla! The Living Gargoyle!!; An explorer discovers Gorgolla in the Himalayan Mountains; Gorgolla awakes and captures him, then summons his Stonian brethren to begin their attack on Earth. I Alone Know the Dread Secret of Gor-Kill, The Living Demon! All pencils by Jack Kirby, all inks by Dick Ayers. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $369.00 Paper: White Label #1974052015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.07) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. I Challenged...Groot! The Monster from Planet X!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The monarch of Planet X arrives on Earth in order to capture a town for experimental purposes back on his home world. I Dared to Look Into the Beyond!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; A scientist builds a time machine to travel into the future. He believes that he has travelled to the past, demonstrating that the future does not yet exist, but in fact he saw a future in which Earth was abandoned. My Friend Is...Not Quite Human!, art by Steve Ditko; A misogynist wood-carver falls in love with his sculpture and has himself transformed into wood, but his refusal to pay a gypsy mystic leads to her making the wooden figure human out of spite. When the Saucer Strikes!, art by Paul Reinman. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $180.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4015686020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.40) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Fin Fang Foom!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A young historian from Taiwan is scorned by his father for his refusal to join the army, even in the face of an imminent communist invasion; Instead of fighting directly, he crosses to the mainland to awake the dragon Fin Fang Foom. Haunted!, art by Vic Carrabotta; A ghost scares off potential buyers of a derelict house. The Clutching Hands, art by Cal Massey; A writer murders another writer to steal his work, but the dead writer's hands continue to make trouble for him. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 22 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4416321015

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. Elektro! He Held a World in His Iron Grip!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A scientist creates a computer so sophisticated that it can out think human beings; It hypnotizes the scientist into building it a huge robot body so that it can move and conquer the world. I Found the Girl in the Blue Glass Bottle!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A curio shop owner uses an ancient magic bottle to shrink people, but one of his victims turns the magic of the bottle on him and escapes, as the shop owner shrinks to nothing. The Demon in the Dungeon!, art by Don Heck; A novelist rents a castle in Transylvania, where the locals believe a demon lives; He discovers that the creature is a lost alien child. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 26 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4416321019

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Thing Called Metallo!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An escaped convict tests a radiation-proof suit under a fake name; When he realizes the suits power, he uses it to go on a crime spree. The Man Who Followed!, art by Mannie Banks; A sportsman looking for the thrill of the hunt evolves apes into cunning opponents, but he doesn't foresee that they will become immune to his weapon. The Executioner, art by Myron Fass; A story told from the point of view of a turkey on Thanksgiving Day. All reprints. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 27 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4416321020

Last 20-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. From Out of the Black Pit Came...Grogg!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Atomic tests conducted by a coerced dissident scientist wake the ancient dragon Grogg; The dragon chases the soldiers into a cave in the mountains and their commander tries to appease it by sending out the scientist. Follow the Leader, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Space explorers are attacked by alien animals, and only make the situation worse by killing the largest beast, which was actually a robot holding the animals in check. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 28 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4427457004

First 25-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. I Saw Droom the Living Lizard!, art by Don Heck; A scientist invents a growth serum intended to solve world hunger by enlarging vegetables; A tiny exotic lizard is accidentally soaked by the liquid and grows into a giant lizard that rampages across the country. Where Monsters Prowl, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Jack Abel; Monsters inhabit the body of a reporter. Tough Guy, art by John Rosenberger; Bart Nelson is too tough for the demons of hell--nothing they do to him has any effect until they come up with a rather unique torment. The Little Monster, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; An alien visits a household and gives the couple gifts; He lives in the cellar and dines off passing strangers. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 33 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4427642012

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Al Milgrom. In the Shadow of Tragg, script by Gerry Conway, art by Syd Shores; Reporter David Arnstead investigates the shut-down of a New York City subway line and finds Tragg, a subterranean monster that kills anything human it encounters. Backstage Madness, art by Ogden Whitney; An actor wants to get another actor out of the way so he convinces him to take a horror role because he knows this man gets so into his part that he will kill someone eventually and hang. The Man Who Meddled!; A researcher looking to accelerate the life span of mice succeeds, but because he was exposed to the process as well, his son is dead from old age two weeks after his birth, and he is aging rapidly too. Forbidden Forest!, art by Tony DiPreta; A statue comes to life to protect two hunters from the dangers of the forbidden forest. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 34 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4427642021

Cover art by Sal Buscema. The Man in the Beehive!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An eccentric beekeeper reveals to a thief that he is a mutant with special powers; He shrinks the thief and frightens him with the attacks of the bees that are now larger than he is. The Revolt of Wilbur Bixby; A man becomes free of his shrew wife when they travel to Greece and he drinks from a fountain that transforms him into a centaur so he can eat grass and no longer has to depend upon her favor to buy him meals. Crazy, script by Stan Lee, art by Jerry Robinson; A motorist hits a pedestrian and keeps going; When he gets to a small town the people observe him strangely and he thinks they must not get many visitors. No Way Out, art by Steve Ditko; In the 21st century mankind finds that there is a barrier out beyond Pluto that prevents any further space travel, keeping humanity confined to the solar system like goldfish in a bowl. All reprints. 32 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 35 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4427642020

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Gorgolla! The Living Gargoyle!!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An explorer discovers Gorgolla in the Himalayan Mountains; Gorgolla awakes and captures him, then summons his Stonian brethren to begin their attack on Earth. Genius!, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; A super intellect grows tired among life on Earth as mere humans are like children to him when he receives a telepathic message from what appears to be a beautiful woman on Saturn imploring him to build a rocket to journey to her. Beware the Hands of Hundu, art by Don Heck; An arrogant painter is given magic paints by a gypsy; These paints make anything painted with them real, and he uses them to get revenge on a lover who jilted him. Advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies starring Spider-Man, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.