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Title: JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS No. 33
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Publisher:Atlas [Indicia: Western Fiction Publishing Co.]
Date Published: February, 1955
Description:

VG- (3.5). Spine stress, top staple pulled with small hanging chad, small chips to bottom spine and bottom right corner of front cover, a few tiny nicks, small dogeared nick to back cover, light sun shadow to right edge, penciled distributor's mark ("C" or "G") near issue number. Cream to off-white pages. Cleaned and pressed by Comics In A Flash. Cover: Carl Burgos. Art: Bill Benulis, Manny Stallman, Lou Cameron, Howie Post, Bob Forgione. GPAnalysis: A 3.5 sold for $110 in April 2020.

Burgos cover: Homunculus in box gives explorer the creeps, a tepid Atlas version of Al Feldstein's classic cover to Haunt of Fear #8. Plus: electric chair panel; bra ad gives boys something to ogle while encouraging insecurity in developing girl readers ("Beautify Your Bust"); hypodermic needle panel.

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