The aptly named Journey Into Mystery comic book anthology series had its beginning in 1952 under the Atlas Comics banner. Seeking to ride the wave of popular sci-fi movies running rampant across drive-in theaters of the day, this series switched format to focus on giant monsters in the late '50s and early '60s, before settling on super-heroes starting with the first appearance of the Mighty Thor in issue #83. On the way, the publisher brand was re-christened the Marvel Comics Group in 1961. In 1966 the series was changed from an anthology style series with multiple stories per issue, to a single character, single story format under the new title "Thor" in 1966 with issue #126.

Take a nostalgic journey back to the pre-super-hero "giant monsters" phase of this long-running series with this 1960-1962 Journey Into Mystery comic book lot of (19). This new to the market collection has been recently liberated from seclusion in deep storage by the original owner, who lovingly stored these handsome examples for over five decades. Featured are:

(7) Average (VF 8.0 to VF-NM 9.0) with issue numbers: 63, 64, 68, 74, 75, 81, 82

(8) Average (FN 6.0 to FN-VF 7.0) with issue numbers: 67, 69, 71, 72, 76, 77, 78, 79

(4) Average (GD-VG 3.0 to VG-FN 5.0) with issue numbers: 59, 60, 61, 80

In case you are wondering if there's more the answer is yes, our fortunate consignor maintained a sizeable collection of Silver Age comic books in careful storage since the 1960s. This amazing new to the market collection is being offered by H&S in our November, 2018 and February, 2019 auctions. All major key issues will be graded by CGC and offered on an individual basis, while the balance will be offered in groups of various size, from a few issues to a large "balance of collection" lot. Please review our Americana/Comics category for both auction dates noted above to view this truly impressive collection.