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Title: JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS Nos. 24, 25 and 32 * Lot of Three Comic Books
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Publisher:Atlas [Indicia: Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.]
Date Published: February-December 1954
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#24: VG/Fine (5.0). Mild spine roll, mild spine ticks, crimps and small creases to top edge, top corner of back cover chipped, mild corner creases to some pages. Nice-looking mag. Cream to off-white pages. GPAnalysis: A 5.0 sold for $150 in 1/21.

#25: VG/Fine (5.0). Mild rubbing to spine, 1/4" split to bottom spine, top staple pulled, light edge and corner creases. White pages. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 3.0 sold for $100 in 3/23.

#32: VG- (3.5). Spine roll, handling stress, top corner of front cover soiled, short tears and finger soiling to back cover. Cream to light tan pages. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 4.5 sold for $130 in 1/23.

Covers and art: Carl Burgos (Sol Brodsky inks), Harry Anderson, Joe Sinnott, Tony DiPreta, Dick Ayres, Chuck Winter, Robert Q. Sale, Doug Wildey, Dan Loprino, Al Luster, George Olesen, Al Eadeh, Myron Fass, Mort Meskin (George Roussos inks).

Sexed-up she-mummy forcibly marries a rummy as part of her sexual "pyramid" scheme; Earthman driven mad by loneliness succumbs to the charms of a horny space crab; Nazis brand a man's face with hot irons, whip him, beat him, perform multiple operations on him without anesthetics, and get away scott free in a disturbingly nihilistic tale; nebbish chucked in the nuthouse for falling in love with an invisible girl; depressing story in which a lonely two-headed circus freak blows his brains out in utter despair ("If I'm lucky, the bullet will go clear thru one head... and into the OTHER!").

A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.

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