Journey into Mystery 1952 #89 - 3.0 - $220.00
A gangster, wounded in an escape, has his men kidnap Dr. Blake to operate on his gunshot wound. Blake transforms himself into Thor and brings the gang to justice and rescues Jane as well.
When hostile aliens come to Earth of the future they are persuaded not to enslave humanity because of Earth's music.
Ad to recruit sellers of Grit newspaper.
A crooked mechanic hires a drifter to customize a car, promising enough money for him to get home. When he refuses to pay the man the drifter takes the car instead, which he converted to be able to fly him home to the stars.
A time machine seems not to work, but actually travelled in a complete loop through time back to its point of origin.
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
- - Inside front cover. Ad for the 25 volume "Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia."
- The Thunder God and the Thug! - Thor's origin is retold; Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
- From Outer Space - Text story with illustration. First page is located between pages 5 and 6 of previous story sequence. Second page appears between the comic stories ?Barker?s Body Shop!? and ?When the Switch is Pulled??
- To Men who Want Big Money but Don?t Know How to Get Started - Send for free booklet with information on CTI courses in air conditioning. Between page 1 of ?From Outer Space? prose story and page 6 of the Thor comic story.
- Draw the First Day - Advertisement for "Magic Art Reproducer" from Norton Products. Between pages 10 and 11 of Thor comic story.
- - On top half of page.
- - Ad for ?giant foot charts? for dancing for $1.00. In center of page.
- - Ad for "mated pair of Dwarf species Living Sea Horses" (Florida Sea Horses) for $6.98 for two pairs. On bottom of page.
- - Send $1.00 for catalog listing prices. The company will pay for rare coins. On top half of page, preceding page 2 of ?From Outer Space? prose story.
- - Money-making ideas lists. On lower half of page, preceding page 2 of ?From Outer Space? prose story.
- Stamps; Shop by Mail - Ad for stamps and novelty items. On top half of page, following page 2 of ?From Outer Space? prose story.
- - On the last inside page. An advertisement for Dynaflex body-building course for $1.98.
- - Advertisement to learn how to repair televisions and radios from the National Radio Institute. Located on inside rear cover.
- - Ad to earn money by selling shoes, located on rear cover.
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