ASTONISHING #1 * CGC 5.5 * Rocket Ships and Talking

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Title: ASTONISHING No. 21
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Publisher:Atlas [Indicia: 20th Century Comics Corp.]
Date Published: January, 1953
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CGC certified: Fine- (5.5). Off-white to white pages. Cover: Sol Brodsky. Stories and art: Carl Wessler, Dick Ayres, Ed Winiarski, Vic Carrabotta, Bill Benulis. GPAnalysis: A 5.5 sold for $204 in June 2020.

This Atlas mag features contributions from largely unsung journeymen artists, including Ed Winiarski, whose "The Worm that Turned" features some delightfully bizarre man-eating worm panels, and Bill Benulis, whose hackneyed revenge yarn, "The Man Who Went Too Far," is redeemed by the artist's pleasingly distinctive style. Blake Bell has observed that Benulis's "detailed renderings and highly stylized layouts look more comfortable amongst today's comics than in the 1950s." — Fire & Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner, and the Birth of Marvel Comics. Fantagraphics: 2010, p. 84.

A limited edition of 150 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues is available. 400 lots, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcover $30, deluxe hardcover with dust jacket and limitation plate $200. Ten of the 15 hardcovers are pre-ordered and the rest will go quickly, so reserve yours now. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.

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