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49May 1956
$0.10

Astonishing #49

Marvel · May 1956 · on sale 1956-01-19

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Identification plate

Series
Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#49
Publication date
May 1956
Key date
1956-05-00
On-sale date
1956-01-19
Indicia publisher
20th Century Comic Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; colors: Stan Goldberg
1To Conquer the Mooncomic story4pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily
2What the Clouds Concealedcomic story4pencils: Tony Mortellaro; inks: Tony Mortellaro
3The Spirittext story2pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Gene ColanBobby Davis; Tom Davis; Alice Davis
4From Out of the Past!comic story4pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Dick Ayers
5The Searching Mancomic story4pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul Reinman
6The Sudden Stormcomic story3pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger
7As I Lay Sleepingcomic story4pencils: Tony DiPreta; inks: Tony DiPreta

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Strange Tales #551957On eBay ›
Journey into Mystery #531959On eBay ›
Tales to Astonish #171961On eBay ›
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Dead of Night #91975On eBay ›

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