Journey into Mystery #80 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1962

About Journey into Mystery #80

Anti-communist propaganda story. Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers cover and art. Don Heck and Steve Ditko art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Won't You Step Into My Parlor?

Pencils: Jack Kirby

Inks: Dick Ayers ?; George Klein ? (see notes)

Colors: Stan Goldberg

Letters: Artie Simek

Notes: Ayers inks per Jim Vadeboncoeur. Nick Caputo suspects Klein is the inker. The cover art does not really depict any part of the story, there is no point when one of the two men is tiny and the other normal sized, neither of the characters on the cover resemble those in the story. Lee and Ditko are mentioned by name in the cover caption.

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: Won't You Step Into My Parlor...???

Characters: Luther Krumhausen; Kunhn; Gruber; Darius Zamora

Synopsis: Herr Krumhausen prepares a giant room to deceive business competitor only to really shrink himself.

Pages: 7.000

Script: Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?

Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed)

Inks: Dick Ayers (signed)

Letters: Ray Holloway ?

Reprints: Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #7 (October 1973)

Notes: Title, Script and synopsis added by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.). The third, fourth and sixth pages include copy promoting the upcoming Hulk comic.

Title: Strange Mission

Characters: Alfred Pook; Harold; Dr. Smith

Synopsis: A man becomes confused over directions to the dentist and as a result accidentally pilots an expedition to claim a new planet.

Pages: 2.000

Pencils: Joe Maneely (illustration)

Inks: Joe Maneely (illustration)

Letters: typeset

Notes: Text story with illustration. Sequence added by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)

Title: Propaganda

Characters: Boris Grozny; Ivan Grozny

Synopsis: Low level communist worker Boris Grozny is given a chance to avoid Siberia if he can stir up turmoil in an African nation. All he stirs up is trouble for himself with the native gods.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?

Pencils: Jack Kirby

Inks: Dick Ayers

Letters: Ray Holloway ?

Notes: Script, inks, characters, synopsis added by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.). The second page includes copy at the bottom of the page promoting the new Hulk comic. The last page includes copy at the bottom of the page promoting the new Fantastic Four title.

Title: I Spent the Night in a Haunted House!

Characters: Tom

Synopsis: A young boy who has just moved to town is convinced to spend the night in a haunted house. He doesn't find any ghosts but the next day realizes the house itself was the ghost.

Pages: 5.000

Script: Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?

Pencils: Don Heck (signed)

Inks: Don Heck (signed)

Letters: Ray Holloway ?

Reprints: Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #26 (October 1973)

Notes: Script, synopsis added by Bob Bailey. This story is retold as "I Speak of the Haunted House!" by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #42 (June 1963). (Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)) The kids are shown reading comic books: Journey into Mystery, Strange Tales, Tales to Astonish and Tales of Suspense, which are mentioned by name. The top of page four includes copy promoting the upcoming Hulk comic.

Title: For the Birds!

Characters: Borgon

Synopsis: Mr. Borgon is an unscrupulous hunter of rare animals in the future who finds himself trapped by his own deceit.

Pages: 5.000

Script: Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils: Steve Ditko (signed)

Inks: Steve Ditko (signed)

Letters: Artie Simek

Notes: Script, synopsis by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.). The third page includes an advertisement for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) Copy at the end of story reads: "Like this type of story? Then Don't miss "AMAZING ADULT FANTASY" comics -- On Sale Now!

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	3	2	6	8	7	7	7	10	16	7	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	85
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	3	3	6	8	7	7	7	10	16	7	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	88

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