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Journey into Unknown Worlds #22 cover
Cover: Bill Everett

Journey into Unknown Worlds #22

Sep 1953 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "The Death House," Stan Lee and Joe Maneely deliver a chilling twist on the afterlife, where Satan’s ill-fated vacation in a Communist nation sparks a diabolical new punishment: sending souls to experience the very system he despises. With Bill Everett’s striking cover capturing the eerie blend of cosmic horror and Cold War tension, this 1953 issue stands out as a bold, surreal take on moral judgment—no spoilers, just pure, unsettling imagination.

Contains 5 stories
The Death House
6 pp
Two Frightened People!
5 pp
Davey and His Dame
4 pp
Davey Jones
The Devil's Day Off!
3 pp
Satan

Satan takes a rare vacation—only to accidentally wander into a Communist nation, where his usual tricks fall flat. When he returns to Hell, he’s furious and devises a twisted plan: send every new soul to the very place he stumbled upon, declaring, “Then they’ll know what hell really is!”

Too Timid to Live
5 pp

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CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $2,240*
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,554*
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CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $851
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CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $517
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CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $517
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $412*
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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist, inker Joe Maneely
cover pencils, inks Bill Everett

Reprints

Reprinted in Mystic #39 (1963), Mystic #40 (1963), Spellbound #42 (1963), Werewolf #[nn] (1981), Crypt of Horror #3 (2006)

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