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Cover: John Severin & Carl Burgos

Astonishing #46

Feb 1956 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "Forbidden Forest!", a mysterious post office shipment of shrunken people sets off a bizarre chain of events when the recipients suddenly expand to full size upon delivery. Written by Paul S. Newman and illustrated by Robert McCarty, this 1956 tale unfolds with a quirky twist as a Martian entrepreneur tries to revolutionize transport by shrinking travelers for mail delivery. The cover by John Severin and Carl Burgos captures the story’s playful sci-fi intrigue.

Contains 5 stories
Forbidden Forest!
5 pp · Fantasy
Was He Just Seeing Things?
4 pp · Science Fiction
Contents: One Human!
5 pp · Science Fiction

In "Contents: One Human!" from Astonishing #46 (1956), a curious postal mystery unfolds when packages arrive containing tiny, shrunken humans who grow to full size upon delivery. The investigation leads to a clever Martian entrepreneur using interplanetary shipping to challenge Earth’s traditional transportation industries.

What Lurks Beneath?
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
I Hear the Thump!
5 pp · Fantasy

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (VG) $50
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,425*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $596*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $500*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
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CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $373*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $293*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $231*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $190*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $148*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $130*
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Full credits

artist, inker Robert McCarty
cover pencils, inks John Severin
cover pencils, inks Carl Burgos

Reprints

Reprinted in Marvel Tales #155 (1957), Amazing Stories of Suspense #6 (1963), Amazing Stories of Suspense #131 (1973), Vault of Evil #13 (1974), Weird Wonder Tales #6 (1974), Where Monsters Dwell #33 (1975), Where Monsters Dwell #36 (1975), Crypt of Horror #24 (2015), Amazing Stories of Suspense #81, Amazing Stories of Suspense #S[B], Secrets of the Unknown #91

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