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Cover: Bill Everett

Journey into Mystery #44

Mar 1957 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "The Menace of the Green Men," a cunning midget criminal uses his size and a ventriloquist's dummy act to pull off daring robberies, aided by a chemist friend whose hobby of developing suspended animation pills goes dangerously wrong. When the chemist panics and reveals the pill he gave his partner lasts twenty years instead of twenty-four, the duo finds themselves in a far more serious situation than they ever imagined. Penciled and inked by Doug Wildey with color by Stan Goldberg, this 1957 tale from Journey into Mystery #44 features a cover by Bill Everett, capturing the eerie, suspenseful tone of a man trapped in a body that won’t wake.

Contains 6 stories
The Menace of the Green Men
4 pp · Science Fiction
While the City Sleeps!
4 pp · Crime

In "While the City Sleeps!", a cunning midget who uses his size to disguise himself as a ventriloquist's doll for daring crimes finds himself in a panic when his chemist friend confesses he accidentally gave him a suspended animation pill meant to last twenty years—not just twenty-four hours. Now trapped in a long sleep, the criminal must rely on his wits and the chemist’s frantic efforts to wake him before the authorities close in.

The Strange Power of Henry Grey
4 pp · Fantasy

In "The Strange Power of Henry Grey," a man discovers he can send his spirit across great distances—using the power to torment others, driven by his own bitterness. When he targets his business partner with a reckless, spirit-fueled attack on a model airplane, the stunt backfires in a way that shatters both his scheme and his physical form.

The Taboo
4 pp · Fantasy
The Outcast
3 pp · Science Fiction
The Haunted Halls
4 pp · Fantasy

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (VG) $130
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $767*
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $609*
CGC 7.0 · 5 in census $511
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $505*
CGC 6.0 · 7 in census $505
CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $299*
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CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $299*
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $236*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $194*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $151*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $123
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Full credits

artist, inker Doug Wildey
colorist Stan Goldberg
cover pencils, inks Bill Everett

Reprints

↩ Reprints Uncanny Tales #37 (1955)

Reprinted in Tales to Astonish #1 (1959), Mystic #6 (1960), Journey into Mystery #63 (1960), Race for the Moon #4 (1962), Tales of Suspense #25 (1962), Journey into Mystery #82 (1962), Strange Tales #108 (1963), Mystic #53 (1965), Uncanny Tales #82 (1971), Astounding Stories #86 (1972), Secrets of the Unknown #133 (1972), I Fantastici Quattro #119 (1975), Secrets of the Unknown #180 (1978), Astounding Stories #150 (1980), Secrets of the Unknown #216 (1983), Astounding Stories #193 (1988), Atlas Artist Edition #2 (2024), Amazing Stories of Suspense #55, Astounding Stories #23, Creepy Worlds #65, Misterios del Gato Negro #61, Secrets of the Unknown #65, Sinister Tales #49, Uncanny Tales #23

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