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Cover: Bill Everett & Carl Burgos

Astonishing #57

Jan 1957 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "Inside the Furnace!", set in the year 2145, the world's nations clash not with weapons, but in a high-stakes Olympic competition where victory means economic dominance—nuclear war having become too catastrophic to risk. When the Communist team is caught using a robot to cheat, their disqualification sets off a chain of tension that threatens to unravel the fragile peace. Art by Vic Carrabotta, lettering by Morrie Kuramoto, and a cover by Bill Everett and Carl Burgos.

Contains 6 stories
Inside the Furnace!
4 pp · Fantasy
The Black Boxes!
4 pp · Fantasy
The Unknown Ones!
4 pp · Science Fiction
They Lurk in the Cave!
4 pp · Science Fiction
He Can't Lose!
3 pp · Fantasy

In the year 2145, global tensions simmer as the Communists and Western nations face off in a high-stakes Olympic competition—where victory means economic dominance, not war. When the Communists resort to cheating with a hidden robot, their deception is uncovered, throwing the outcome into doubt.

The Strange Power of Mr. Dunn!
4 pp · Fantasy

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (VG) $133
CGC 8.5 · 4 in census $965*
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $743*
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 none in existence
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CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $290*
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $231*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $229*
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Full credits

artist, inker Vic Carrabotta
cover pencils, inks Bill Everett
cover pencils, inks Carl Burgos

Reprints

↩ Reprints Mystery Tales #34 (1955)

Reprinted in Secrets of the Unknown #144 (1974), Crypt of Shadows #17 (1975), Tomb of Darkness #14 (1975), Secrets of the Unknown #178 (1978), Al Williamson: Hidden Lands #[nn] (2004), Atlas Artist Edition #2 (2024), Amazing Stories of Suspense #55, Astounding Stories #23, Secrets of the Unknown #12, Sinister Tales #49, Uncanny Tales #23

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