Journey Into Mystery #64 Bethlehem pedigree (Atlas, 1961) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages. Jack Kirby could draw a monst...

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Sold: Jun 13, 2004

Journey into Mystery #64 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1961

About Journey into Mystery #64

Rorgg, King of the Spider Monsters appearance. Jack Kirby cover and art. Steve Ditko and Don Heck art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: I Battled Rorgg, King of the Spider Monsters!

Characters: Rorgg; Tim Johnson; Ann

Pencils: Jack Kirby [as Kirby] (signed)

Inks: Dick Ayers [as Ayers] (signed)

Colors: Stan Goldberg

Letters: Artie Simek

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: I Dared to Battle...Rorgg, King of the Spider-Men!!

Characters: Rorgg; Tim Johnson; Ann; Frank Johnson; Fred

Synopsis: A spider-like alien invades a small New Mexico town. No one can stop him except for a boy who reads science-fiction comics, who shows the value of imagination by killing him with a spray can of DDT.

Pages: 7.000

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

Pencils: Jack Kirby [as Kirby] (signed)

Inks: Dick Ayers [as Ayers] (signed)

Letters: Artie Simek

Reprints: Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (March 1971)

Notes: Narrated in the first person. Rorrg next appears in Fantastic Four Unlimited (Marvel, 1993 series) #7 (September 1994). The Frank Johnson in this story is not the same character as the creator of Zzutak from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #88 (September 1961). Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 3-7, 10-11 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 7).

Title: The Weatherman

Characters: Willie Wimms; Hugh Wimms

Synopsis: In the future, young boy's afternoon is nearly ruined by a scheduled rainstorm, but when he runs into the rainmaker's magical assistant, he gets a delay.

Pages: 2.000

Pencils: Joe Maneely

Inks: Joe Maneely

Letters: typeset

Notes: Text story with illustration. Text story is pages 8, 26 of comic (pages of story not numbered).

Title: I Found the Lair of...the Lizard Men

Characters: Eric Kane

Synopsis: A convict escapes and hides in a cavern, where he finds a society of lizard men unable to breathe on the surface. When he tries to steal the diamond that provides their light he is transformed into a lizard man and forced to live among them as an outcast.

Pages: 6.000

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

Pencils: Don Heck

Inks: Don Heck

Letters: Ray Holloway ?

Reprints: Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) #6 (December 1966)

Notes: Narrated in the first person. For some reason, a "Dread African prison camp" contains only white convicts and guards. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 12-14, 16-18 of comic (page 1 not numbered then pages numbered 2 to 6).

Title: I Must Find Korumbu!

Characters: Hugo Barge; Korumbu

Synopsis: A fat man who wishes to lose weight without giving up overeating goes to Korumbu for a magic potion. Korumbu tells him it is too dangerous at first, but when the fat man threatens to sic the authorities on the gypsy camp, Korumbu gives him the potion. He drinks, and passes out. When he comes to, the gypsy camp is gone, and he finds the potion has worked too well. He is constantly losing weight and if he stops stuffing his face even for a moment, he is in danger of wasting away to nothing. He spends the rest of his days searching for Korumbu.

Pages: 5.000

Script: Stan Lee ?

Pencils: Steve Ditko (signed)

Inks: Steve Ditko (signed)

Letters: Ray Holloway ?

Reprints: Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (March 1971)

Notes: Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Possible Lee script per Nick Caputo's examination at his blog: http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2011/11/who-authored-ditko.html Story is pages 20-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).

Title: Who Is the Ape Man?

Characters: Bruno Storme; Pierre Duval; Kazar

Synopsis: A bullying strong-man torments the animals in the circus where he works. He is humiliated and beaten by a mysterious strong-man, who turns out to be a gorilla disguised by its trainer, who is a chimpanzee in disguise.

Pages: 5.000

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

Pencils: Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks: Paul Reinman (signed)

Letters: Sam Rosen

Notes: Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	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	0	0	1	2	1	1	3	7	6	9	14	9	6	9	12	4	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	95
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
CGCxJSA	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	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	3	8	8	9	14	9	6	9	12	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	100

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