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Cover: Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko

Mystic #40

Jan 1963 · L. Miller & Son · 1'- [0-1-0 GBP]
📊 ~11,292 copies sold its debut month
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In "I Challenged... Groot! The Monster from Planet X!", a cosmic tyrant descends upon Earth with a bizarre plan to harvest a town for his alien experiments. With Jack Kirby’s dynamic art and Stan Lee and Larry Lieber’s pulpy storytelling, this 1963 classic delivers a wild, offbeat clash between interstellar menace and a hero armed with nothing but ingenuity—and termites. The cover by Kirby and Ditko captures the full absurd grandeur of the tale.

Contains 8 stories
I Challenged... Groot! The Monster from Planet X!
7 pp · Science Fiction
Groot (introduction, origin)Leslie EvansAlice Evans

In "I Challenged... Groot! The Monster from Planet X!", a planet-hopping tyrant descends on Earth with a chilling plan, threatening to claim a town for his alien experiments. When the hero stands against the monstrous Groot, it's not brute strength but a clever, unexpected tactic involving termites that turns the tide.

The Shark People
8 pp · Superhero
Sub-Mariner [Namor]Betty Dean

In "The Shark People," Sub-Mariner races to uncover a chilling mystery as human bodies vanish from the coastline. When he discovers that alien minds have taken control of killer sharks—shifting between monstrous forms and near-human appearances—he must stop their deadly invasion before it's too late.

Doctor of Crime
7 pp · Crime
Dr. Jason BancroftRocky Evans
White Birds of Death!
8 pp · Crime
Third Grave on the Right ..."
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Two Frightened People!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Davey and His Dame
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Davey Jones
Too Timid to Live
5 pp · Horror-Suspense

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (VG) $20
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $36*
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $30*
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $30*
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CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $30*
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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist Jack Kirby
letterer Ray Holloway
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Steve Ditko

Reprints

↩ Reprints Down with Crime #2 (1952), Underworld Crime #1 (1952), Journey into Unknown Worlds #22 (1953), Young Men #25 (1954), Journey into Unknown Worlds #29 (1954), Tales to Astonish #13 (1960)

Reprinted in Moon Girl #1 (2018)

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