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Journey Into Unknown Worlds 52

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Published September 1950 – August 1957
Issue Numbers 36 – 59
Total Issues 59
Continued From Teen Comics
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How much is Journey Into Unknown Worlds #52 worth? Current market pricing for Journey Into Unknown Worlds #52 shows a latest raw sale of FN+ 6.5 sold for $132 on April 12th, 2020, a latest graded sale of CGC 7.5 sold for $215.10 on March 25th, 2018.
Raw price ranges include Very Good/Fine 5.0 $132 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 7.5 $215.10 (1 comp); CGC 8.5 $119.50 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 26th, 2026.

Journey Into Unknown Worlds #52 (1956) | Charlton Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
December 1956
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.
 
Cover Titles
They Met At Midnight!
The Ice-Creature Cometh!
When The Moon Vanished!
 
Cover Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks signed
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Journey Into Unknown Worlds #52 was published by Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc. in December 1956. It is part of the Journey Into Unknown Worlds series, which ran from September 1950 to August 1957.

Cover credits include Joe Maneely.

Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The Ice-Creatures Cometh!." Indexed story credits include Dick Ayers and Werner Roth, among others.

Stories

The Ice-Creatures Cometh!

Credits
Dick Ayers pencils unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # K-645
Pages 4
Type art

They Met at Midnight!

Credits
Werner Roth pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # K-515
Pages 4
Type art

Grains of Sand

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # G-739
Pages 2
Type text

When the Moon Vanished!

Credits
Robert Q. Sale pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # K-528
Pages 4
Type art

The Pig that Prowled!

Credits
Vic Carrabotta pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # K-674
Pages 4
Type art

A World to Conquer

Credits
Larry Lieber pencils signed
Job # K-546
Pages 3
Type art

Dinosaur-at-Large

Credits
Paul Reinman pencils signed Paul Reinman inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # K-629
Pages 4
Type art
Notes: Perhaps inspired by The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth (1956): a boy hatches a dinosaur from an unusual egg.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-06-26 08:35:04
Last Raw Sale FN+ 6.5 sold for $132 on April 12th, 2020
Last Graded Sale CGC 7.5 sold for $215.10 on March 25th, 2018
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good/Fine 5.0 $132 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 7.5 $215.10 (1 comp)
CGC 8.5 $119.50 (1 comp)
CGC 9.0 $107.55-$119.50 (2 comps)
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FN+ 6.5
$132
April 12th, 2020
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$215.10
March 25th, 2018
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