Journey into Unknown Worlds #46 GD/VG 3.0 1956 For Sale

Cover detached at one staple. Residue.

This is a low grade item. It will be complete and readable, but will show significant wear. Allowed defects for this grade include: spine roll, a moderate amount of staining or water damage, writing or other marks on the cover, up to one inch spine splits or other tears, a cover or centerfold that is detached at one staple, discoloration due to oxidation, and a minor piece or pieces missing. An item could be assigned this grade due to either an accumulation of minor/moderate defects or one or two major defects.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. "The Specimen!", art by Jim Mooney; A zookeeper who had hoped to be an engineer is disconcerted by an ape-like specimen with wide staring eyes which turns out to be an alien; The alien transfers the knowledge of how to build spacecraft to the zookeeper so that he can show other engineers how to visit alien planets. "Three Were Lost!", art by Vic Carrabotta; Three brothers test fly an experimental jet which travels so fast it breaks the time barrier; The leader of the future asks them not to tell of what they have seen and they return to their own time. "If Worlds Collide," script by Carl Wessler, art by John Forte; Earth leaves its orbit and heads towards Mars, getting colder; A scientist builds a giant magneto in order to restore the planet's orbit. "Rain from Nowhere!", script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Bob Bean; A cargo plane enters a strange cloudburst and when it exits the heavy rain the crew find themselves in a unknown village; They fix the pumps to drain away water from heavy rain and fly back out the way they entered. "The Experiment" text story. "Falling Star!", art by Kurt Schaffenberger; A confused alien who thinks that he is returning home is dropped off by accident on Earth; He sends a signal and his comrades pick him up. "The Giants," pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; A space explorer decides he's had enough after he encounters giant space aliens. 36 pgs., full color.

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