Cover: Bill Everett

Astonishing #49

May 1956 · Marvel · 0.10 USD

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“To Conquer the Moon”

In "To Conquer the Moon," three smug paleontologists find their expertise upended when a dig uncovers a prehistoric museum filled with fossil bones beyond anything they've seen—hinting at a lost civilization with astonishing knowledge. Dick Ayers handles art, inks, and lettering in a striking early Marvel tale, while Bill Everett’s cover captures the mystery with his signature flair.

artist, inker, letterer Dick Ayers · cover Bill Everett

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artist, inker, letterer Dick Ayers

cover pencils, inks Bill Everett

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Three paleontologists feel smug in their knowledge until they uncover a dig site that contains a museum constructed by prehistoric man that contains more fossil bones than they have ever gathered.

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