Strange Journey (1957) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Sep 1957 by America's Best Comics.$40.00
View scans- Centerfold detached at one staple.
$15.00
- INCOMPLETE. Missing ad page, does not interrupt art or story. Full length spine split.
Stories and art by H. C. Kiefer and others. Horror comics from Ajax-Farrell, featuring kid-friendly material as required by the new Comics Code. One of the few comics under Ajax-Farrell's "America's Best Comics" imprint, later borrowed for Alan Moore's unrelated publishing imprint. An office embezzler on his way home catches the commuter train for Hell. A bank robbery turns out to be the work of the most unlikely suspect, in a story reprinted with changes required by the Comics Code. A couple encounters a giant man-eating octopus while seeking a sunken Aztec treasure. Phantom Express; The Bedeviled Vault!; Memo: From a Police File!; Ballast of Gold; When the Sea Goes Dry! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published Nov 1957 by America's Best Comics.$18.00
View scan- 1/3" Spine split from bottom.
Horror comics from Ajax-Farrell, featuring kid-friendly material as required by the new Comics Code. One of the few comics under Ajax-Farrell's "America's Best Comics" imprint, later borrowed for Alan Moore's unrelated publishing imprint. A hunchbacked assistant plots to take the kingdom from a blind princess. A man falls for a female ventriloquist, until he learns her terrible secret, in a story reprinted with changes required by the Comics Code. A detective investigates reports of an alien invasion in an abandoned building. Our Green-Eyed Princess of Dumbrille!; The Beautiful and the Dumb!; The Dreadful Vision; A Hole in the Sky; Space Is a Secret. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
Published Feb 1958 by America's Best Comics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories and art by H. C. Kiefer and others. Horror comics from Ajax-Farrell, featuring kid-friendly material as required by the new Comics Code. One of the few comics under Ajax-Farrell's "America's Best Comics" imprint, later borrowed for Alan Moore's unrelated publishing imprint. A couple seeks help at a haunted house after their car breaks down. The real-life histories of the Titanic's fatal voyage and the science of flight. A spoof of TV space hero "Captain Video" that previously appeared in MAD clone Bughouse. Exit the Lone Ghost!; A Voyage Into Forever!; Lost Comet; Captain Kiddeo Space Bum; The Fantastic Fact! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published Jul 1958 by America's Best Comics.$21.00
Stories and art by H. C. Kiefer and others. Horror comics from Ajax-Farrell, featuring kid-friendly material as required by the new Comics Code. One of the few comics under Ajax-Farrell's "America's Best Comics" imprint, later borrowed for Alan Moore's unrelated publishing imprint. Al and Tom of the Galactic Guardians investigate after a spaceliner vanishes into a space whirlpool, as the comic completes its transformation from horror to science fiction. The story of Orville and Wilbur Wright and the first successful motorized flight. A wacky story about the life of a TV weatherman that previously appeared in MAD clone Madhouse. Twelve Seconds That Changed History!; Whirlpool of Space; Operation Satellite; Uncle Featherby Weather--Or Not?; Valor Unlimited. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
