ASTONISHING #21 * CGC 3.5 * Of Worms and Wessler *

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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: VG- (3.5). Off-white pages. Cover: Sol Brodsky. Stories and art: Dick Ayres, Ed Winiarski, Vic Carrabatta, Bill Benulis, Carl Wessler. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 5.0 sold for $240 in July 2019.

"TERROR TALES in the NIGHT!" Gorilla grabs glamour gal; giant worms munch the meat of men; vegan vampire ostracized by his pointy-toothed peers ("Ignore him! He's a disgrace to our community!"). The story ends with the vegan vampire enjoying a nice warm stake. Two stories scripted by EC latecomer Carl Wessler.

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