ATLAS GRAB BAG: 4 Marvel-Atlas Mags * Astonishing, Unknown Worlds, Tales of Suspense
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Title: Lot of Four ATLAS/MARVEL Comics: ASTONISHING No. 10, JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS No. 10, PATSY and HEDY No. 2, TALES OF SUSPENSE No. 37
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Publisher:Atlas-Marvel
Date Published: 1952-1963
Description: Astonishing #10: Poor (0.5). Cover detached, numerous tears and chips to cover, including large transverse tears to spine. Cream to off-white pages. Credits: Cover: Sol Brodsky? Art: Bill Everett, Mac Pakula, Al Eadeh, Joe Sinnott, Pete Morisi. GPAnalysis: A 0.5 (back cover missing, incomplete) sold for $78 in 10/23.
Journey Into Unknown Worlds #10: VG (4.0). Small tear to top spine, small chip to bottom spine, small corner crease, slight cover miscut with bottom edge of pages protruding a bit. Cream pages. Credits: Cover: Carl Burgos. Art: Fred Kida, Harry Lazarus, George Tuska, Dick Ayres, Werner Roth. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 4.5 sold for $160 in 3/23.
Patsy and Hedy #2: VG- (3.5). Mild spine stress and spine roll, 1" split to bottom spine, 1/2" creased tear. Off-white pages. Cover: Al Jaffee. Art: Mostly Al Jaffee. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade; a 4.0 sold for $102 in 10/23.
Tales of Suspense #37: VG/Fine (5.0). Light spine lines, a few shallow chips and short tears, corner crease. Cream pages. Cover: Jack Kirby (Dick Ayres inks). Art: Steve Ditko (2 stories), Paul Reinman. GPAnalysis: A 5.0 sold for $91 in 12/21.Patsy Parade: Hagg bags hapless humans; randy rotting corpse bum-rushes blonde's boudoir; suicidal sexpot shanks self; crook spooked by his own spectre; man munched by giant spider; meathead ground to chuck by industrial machinery; clean teen Patsy Walker bobby-soxes around with the soda-shop set decades before she became Hellcat, joined the Avengers, married Son of Satan, went nuts, committed suicide, journeyed to Hell, and was miraculously resurrected; Joe Sinnott's "Melvin and the Martian" spawns same-named story a decade later in Amazing Adult Fantasy #12 (1962).______________________________________________________________
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.
Consignments welcome for PBA's Summer 2024 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." – R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Coming Soon: The DC Universe Collection Part 3: The Golden Age (August 2024) and Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale (September 2024). Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list.
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Title: Lot of Four ATLAS/MARVEL Comics: ASTONISHING No. 10, JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS No. 10, PATSY and HEDY No. 2, TALES OF SUSPENSE No. 37
Place Published:
Publisher:Atlas-Marvel
Date Published: 1952-1963
Description: Astonishing #10: Poor (0.5). Cover detached, numerous tears and chips to cover, including large transverse tears to spine. Cream to off-white pages. Credits: Cover: Sol Brodsky? Art: Bill Everett, Mac Pakula, Al Eadeh, Joe Sinnott, Pete Morisi. GPAnalysis: A 0.5 (back cover missing, incomplete) sold for $78 in 10/23.
Journey Into Unknown Worlds #10: VG (4.0). Small tear to top spine, small chip to bottom spine, small corner crease, slight cover miscut with bottom edge of pages protruding a bit. Cream pages. Credits: Cover: Carl Burgos. Art: Fred Kida, Harry Lazarus, George Tuska, Dick Ayres, Werner Roth. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 4.5 sold for $160 in 3/23.
Patsy and Hedy #2: VG- (3.5). Mild spine stress and spine roll, 1" split to bottom spine, 1/2" creased tear. Off-white pages. Cover: Al Jaffee. Art: Mostly Al Jaffee. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade; a 4.0 sold for $102 in 10/23.
Tales of Suspense #37: VG/Fine (5.0). Light spine lines, a few shallow chips and short tears, corner crease. Cream pages. Cover: Jack Kirby (Dick Ayres inks). Art: Steve Ditko (2 stories), Paul Reinman. GPAnalysis: A 5.0 sold for $91 in 12/21.Patsy Parade: Hagg bags hapless humans; randy rotting corpse bum-rushes blonde's boudoir; suicidal sexpot shanks self; crook spooked by his own spectre; man munched by giant spider; meathead ground to chuck by industrial machinery; clean teen Patsy Walker bobby-soxes around with the soda-shop set decades before she became Hellcat, joined the Avengers, married Son of Satan, went nuts, committed suicide, journeyed to Hell, and was miraculously resurrected; Joe Sinnott's "Melvin and the Martian" spawns same-named story a decade later in Amazing Adult Fantasy #12 (1962).______________________________________________________________
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.
Consignments welcome for PBA's Summer 2024 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." – R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Coming Soon: The DC Universe Collection Part 3: The Golden Age (August 2024) and Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale (September 2024). Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list.
