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Cover: Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko

Journey into Mystery #59

Jul 1960 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "I Unleashed Shagg Upon the World!", a Russian spy’s scheme to humiliate the West backfires spectacularly when a fake radiation experiment turns him into a real talking bear. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with art by Don Heck and colors by Stan Goldberg, this 1960 classic blends Cold War intrigue with surreal humor. The cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko captures the absurdity perfectly—just don’t miss the bear’s very serious expression.

Contains 4 stories
I Unleashed Shagg Upon the World!
7 pp · Science Fiction
Shagg

When an explorer stumbles upon the ancient Sphinx in the desert, he doesn’t realize he’s awakening a dormant robot warrior named Shagg—meant to remain buried for centuries. After a brief, violent rampage that erases all memory of the event, Shagg retreats back into hibernation, leaving only the explorer’s journal as proof.

I Was Trapped in Horror House!
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Joe KaneCharlie Jordon

In "I Was Trapped in Horror House!", a death row escapee flees to a haunted house hidden within an abandoned amusement park, seeking shelter from the law. As he ventures deeper, a shadowy figure guides him through increasingly oppressive tunnels, each turn more suffocating than the last—until he vanishes without a trace.

The Revenge of the Wooden Woman
5 pp · Fantasy
Captain Cork
I Am the Beast-Man!
5 pp · Science Fiction
Igor Grozick

In "I Am the Beast-Man!", a Russian spy’s plan to mock the West backfires when a dose of radiation meant to fake a talking bear instead transforms him into one—literally. Now trapped in a beast’s body, he must confront the absurd reality of his own deception.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (VG) $84
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $1,574*
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,069*
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $702
CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $528
CGC 7.5 · 7 in census $448
CGC 7.0 · 10 in census $415
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CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $291
CGC 6.0 · 4 in census $280*
CGC 5.5 · 7 in census $199
CGC 5.0 · 6 in census $167
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $167
CGC 4.0 · 9 in census $123
CGC 3.5 · 4 in census $100
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $98*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist, inker Don Heck
colorist Stan Goldberg
letterer Artie Simek
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Steve Ditko

Reprints

↩ Reprints Spellbound #2 (1952)

Reprinted in Zombie #4 (1961), Spellbound #23 (1962), Strange Tales Annual #1 (1962), Secrets of the Unknown #149 (1974), Sinister Tales #129 (1974), Tomb of Darkness #18 (1976), Sinister Tales #S[2] (1977), Secrets of the Unknown #186 (1979), Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby #1 (2017), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus #1 (2019), Amazing Stories of Suspense #89, Misterios del Gato Negro #119, Secrets of the Unknown #19, Sinister Tales #3, Sinister Tales #54, Sinister Tales #7

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