ADVENTURES INTO WEIRD WORLDS #s 15 & 20 * Lot of 2 *

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Title: ADVENTURES INTO WEIRD WORLDS Nos. 15 and 20 * Lot of Two Comics
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Publisher:Atlas [Indicia: Animirth Comics, Inc.]
Date Published: 1953
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#15: Fair/Good (1.5). Chips and 2" split to spine, sharp crease with ½" tear to bottom corner of front cover, staples quite pulled but cover still attached, tiny chips to top right corner, edgewear. Cream to light tan pages. Cover: Sol Brodsky. Art: George Tuska, Sid Greene, Carmine Infantino?, Jay Scott Pike. GPAnalysis: Only three sales in all grades. A 2.5 sold for $45 in June 2021.

#20: Good+ (2.5). Slight spine roll, top staple rusty, staples pulled, cover and centerfold loose at bottom staple, small chip and ½" tear to front cover. Cream to off-white pages. Cover: Russ Heath. Art: Joe Maneely, Bob Fujitani, Myron Fass, Vic Dowling, Robert McCarty. GPAnalysis: Only three sales in all grades. Closest: A 3.0 sold for $94 in October 2019.

#15: Devils disguised as angels trick a practical joker into thinking he's going to Heaven before chucking him into Hell; "How to Hypnotize" ad promises to turn sad sacks into Svengalis; Charles Atlas ad offers to turn simps into pimps; etc.

#20: Evil scientist enslaves African tribe, who "rise up" to crush their oppressor (namely, they shrink the guy and step on him); fireworks ad encourages kids to fight it out with bottle rockets; lycanthropy, cannibalism, murder, etc.

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