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39June 1955
$0.10

Astonishing #39

Marvel · June 1955 · on sale 1955-02-17

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Identification plate

Series
Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#39
Publication date
June 1955
Key date
1955-06-00
On-sale date
1955-02-17
Indicia publisher
20th Century Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Rainmaker!cover1pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl Burgos; colors: Stan Goldberg
1The Strange Courage!comic story5pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito
2The Strangertext story1.67letters: typeset
3When Lands the Saucercomic story5pencils: Bob Forgione; inks: Jack Abel
4The Horse That Wascomic story4script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte
5Welcome, Martians!comic story4pencils: Ed Winiarski; inks: Ed Winiarski
6Statement of Ownershipstatement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
7The Rainmaker!comic story5pencils: Doug Wildey; inks: Doug Wildey

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World of Fantasy #171959On eBay ›
Tales to Astonish #181961On eBay ›
Journey into Unknown Worlds #551957On eBay ›

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