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Cover: Alex Schomburg
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Startling Comics #53

Sep 1948 · Pines · 0.10 USD
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In "The Stone Man from Space!", alien captive Vuldoom hauls prisoners across the cosmos, collecting specimens for his home planet, Deneb. When he captures Tygra and Terry, fellow captives from Alpha Centauri join forces to break free. Written by Joseph Greene and illustrated by Art Saaf, with inks by Saaf and letters by Herb Field, this 1948 adventure features a striking cover by Alex Schomburg.

Contains 8 stories
The Stone Man from Space!
9 pp · Jungle, Science Fiction
Terry WintonTygra [Lynn Thomas]Vuldoom (dies)Arasta

In "The Stone Man from Space!" from Startling Comics #53, the alien Vuldoom, a relentless collector from the distant planet Deneb, hauls captives across the stars—including Tygra and Terry, both from Alpha Centauri. When fellow prisoners from their shared origin join forces, they must find a way to break free from their captor’s grasp before their journey ends in captivity.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Teen
Music of the Spheres
8 pp · Science Fiction
Untitled Humor story
7 pp · Humor, Teen
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor, Teen
Pretty Boy
6 pp · Crime
Caribbean Cutthroats
11 pp · Historical
Untitled Non-Fiction story
1 pp · Non-Fiction

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $198
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $12,131*
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $7,761*
CGC 9.2 · 4 in census $5,038
CGC 9.0 · 4 in census $3,484
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $2,413*
CGC 8.0 · 7 in census $1,768
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CGC 7.5 · 8 in census $1,519
CGC 7.0 · 16 in census $1,393
CGC 6.5 · 6 in census $1,278
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 4 in census $856
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $732*
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $625*
CGC 4.0 · 7 in census $587
CGC 3.5 · 5 in census $522
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $429*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $227*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

artist, inker Art Saaf
letterer Herb Field
cover pencils, inks Alex Schomburg

Reprints

Reprinted in Startling Comics #53 (2023)

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