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Astonishing 55

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Curated Charlton tales, timelines, and cover art notes.

Published April 1951 – August 1957
Issue Numbers 3 – 63
Total Issues 61
Continued From Marvel Boy
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How much is Astonishing #55 worth? Current market pricing for Astonishing #55 shows a latest raw sale of FN- (5.5) sold for $94.80 on December 22nd, 2021, a latest graded sale of CGC CGC VF 8.0 sold for $1,320 on March 5th, 2024.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $40 (1 comp); Very Good/Fine 5.0 $50 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 4.0 $73 (1 comp); CGC 4.5 $103.99 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 24th, 2026.

Astonishing #55 (1956) | Charlton Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
November 1956
Indicia Publisher
20th Century Comic Corp.
 
Cover Titles
The Creature in the Cave!
Ravalo, The Mysterious!
 
Cover Credits
Bill Everett pencils signed

Issue Overview

Astonishing #55 was published by 20th Century Comic Corp. in November 1956. It is part of the Astonishing series, which ran from April 1951 to August 1957.

Cover credits include Bill Everett.

Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The Creature in the Cave." Indexed story credits include George Roussos and Reed Crandall, among others.

Stories

The Creature in the Cave

Credits
George Roussos pencils signed
Job # K-410
Pages 4
Type art

The Way He Died!

Credits
Reed Crandall pencils attributed
Job # K-401
Pages 4
Type art

Where Prowls the Beast!

Credits
Angelo Torres pencils signed
Job # K-406
Pages 4
Type art

Ravalo the Mysterious!

Credits
Dick Ayers pencils signed
Job # K-413
Pages 4
Type art

The Secret

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # H-91
Pages 2
Type text

The Man Who Was Taken!

Credits
Joe Maneely pencils signed
Job # K-388
Pages 3
Type art

His Brother's Keeper

Credits
Jack Oleck script attributed John Forte pencils signed
Contributors:
Harry Mendryk: Creator Credit
Job # K-384
Pages 4
Type art
Notes: From Joe Simon's collection there is a copy of a page of a script by Jack Oleck for "His Brother's Keeper" published in Astonishing #55. Since so few writers are known for the comics of those days I thought you might be interested. I have written up on it in my Simon and Kirby blog: http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/748 - Harry Mendryk

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-06-24 07:35:09
Last Raw Sale FN- (5.5) sold for $94.80 on December 22nd, 2021
Last Graded Sale CGC CGC VF 8.0 sold for $1,320 on March 5th, 2024
Reported Sources PriceCharting (sold listings aggregated from eBay), PriceCharting (sold listing aggregated from Heritage Auctions)

Raw Price Ranges

Very Good 3.0-4.0 $40 (1 comp)
Very Good/Fine 5.0 $50 (1 comp)
Very Fine/Near Mint 8.0-9.0 $64 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 4.0 $73 (1 comp)
CGC 4.5 $103.99 (1 comp)
CGC 8.0 $1,320 (1 comp)
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