World of Fantasy #17 (1959) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Who Was the Guardian of the Stars?	cover	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Christopher Rule; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek
1	It Hides in the Forest!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Spot; Eruditians; Dudley
2	The Stranger	text story	1.75	pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
3	When a Planet Dies!	comic story	4	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Granu; Xanna; Maritsa
4	The Man from Tomorrow!	comic story	4	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl Burgos; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Humphrey Pym
5	The Brain Picker!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Matt Baker; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Philip Kane; Frederic Kane; a robot
6	Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as Amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 (Title 39, United States Code, Section 233)	statement of ownership	0.25	letters: typeset
7	Guardian of the Stars!	comic story	5	pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Joe Letterese	A robot; Bruko

Collection	Year
Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby #1 ISBN 978-1-302-90861-4	2017	On eBay ›
Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-91875-0	2019	On eBay ›

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