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Adventures into Terror #17 cover
Cover: Sam Kweskin & Carl Burgos

Adventures into Terror #17

Mar 1953 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "I Die Too Often," a condemned man’s nightmare becomes his grim reality when his electric chair execution finally comes true—only to find that death isn’t an end, but a beginning. Written by Carl Wessler and brought to life with stark, expressive art by Gil Kane, this chilling tale from 1953 explores a soul trapped in an endless cycle of punishment, haunted by the green door that never closes. The cover, a striking collaboration by Sam Kweskin and Carl Burgos, captures the story’s eerie, haunting tone.

Contains 5 stories
I Die Too Often
5 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "I Die Too Often," a condemned man finds his recurring nightmare of the electric chair finally real—but his relief is short-lived when the warden calls his spirit back from the grave through the green door. Trapped in an endless cycle of execution, he must face the chilling truth: death is not an escape, but just another step in his eternal punishment.

The Vandals!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Casper's Boss!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Casper's Boss!" from *Adventures into Terror* #17 (1953), a desperate man confronts the man who denied him help—his own smoking boss—after his wife’s death leaves him broken and furious. With nothing left to lose, he traps the man in a shed packed with explosives, setting the stage for a chilling reckoning.

They Don't Complain
3 pp · Horror-Suspense
Red as a Lobster
5 pp · Horror-Suspense

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $158
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $2,185
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $1,815*
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $1,523*
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $1,318*
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 none in existence
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CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $899*
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $781*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $696*
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $616*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $214*
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Full credits

artist, inker Gil Kane
letterer Joe Letterese
cover pencils, inks Sam Kweskin
cover pencils, inks Carl Burgos

Reprints

Reprinted in Strange Tales #62 (1958), Crypt of Shadows #5 (1973), Frankenstein #14 (1975), Frankenstein & Ihmissusi #1/1975 (1975), Das Monster von Frankenstein #16

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