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Issue: Journey into Mystery #91
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Is Variant Variant: UK Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Atlas Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/05/1963
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
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Price: 9.0 pence GBQ 0-0-9
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
19 (4 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Sandu, Master of the Supernatural

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Subject Matter
superhero
Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki; Sandu
Though I am far from Earth I, Loki, shall still defeat Thor with the help of... Sandu!
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First Marvel Comics Group corner box. Thor head-shot pencils and possible inks by Jack Kirby. Info per Nick Caputo.
All-Male He-Man

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Send money for body-building booklets.
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Inside front cover.
Sandu, Master of the Supernatural!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
superhero
Thor [Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Odin; Valkyries (introduction); Loki; Sandu (introduction)
In his heavenly citadel, Odin, ruler of the Norse gods, thinks of his eldest son, the mighty Thor...
Loki gives a greedy carnival mystic magical powers in order to use him to attack Thor. Thor is overcome in their first battle, but with the help of Odin and his belt of strength he defeats Loki's pawn.
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The Party

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Subject Matter
humorous
Mr. Braggle
With a flower in his buttonhole, a broad smile on his face, and a handsome briefcase, Mr. Braggle left his car at the curb and approached the ivy-covered mansion.
A salesman trying to unload some oil stocks thinks that he’s found a rich mark, but instead walks into a party of talking dogs.
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[J-959]
Text story with illustration. The first page of this story is printed between pages 5 and 6 of the Thor story, while the second page is printed between the two back-up comic stories.
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You can have the secret weapon
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Ad for various books at $1.00 each, starting with "Lightning Ju-Jitsu" located between page 1 of “The Party” prose story and page 6 of the Thor comic story.
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Great new idea from CTI
An advertisement for Commercial Trades Institutes job training booklets.
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Between pages 10 and 11 of Thor comic story.
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Learn radio television electronics by practicing at home in your spare time
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Send for free information on NRI electronics courses.
The Seedlings

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
science fiction
Jeb Wilkens
We speak of missiles and bombs...
Alien spores land on Earth and bloom into telepathic plants that would have conquered the world had they not been eaten by crows.
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X-112
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Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!
Send $1.00 for catalog listing prices the company will pay for rare coins.
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On top half of page, preceding page 2 of “The Party” prose story.
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Fly this exciting giant 7 foot windhooker!
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Ad for a 7 foot plastic kite.
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On lower half of page, preceding page 2 of “The Party” prose story.
Stamps; Shop by Mail

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Stamp collecting outfit
Miscellaneous small ads for stamps and novelty items.
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Follows page 2 of “The Party” prose story.
The Manikins!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
fantasy, occult
Selwin Simple
You may wonder what a love story is doing in a fantasy magazine?
An odd man works with the manikins in a department store, but becomes upset when one of the female manikins is to be put in a bridal display. The employee disappears and the groom is replaced with a manikin that looks just like him.
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Narrated in the first person.
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Darling live pet monkey!
Ad for a live squirrel monkey.
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On top tier of page.
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Live sea horses!
Ad for a “mated pair of Dwarf species Living Sea Horses”, $6.98 for two pairs.
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On second tier of page.
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Learn any dance fast!
Ad for “giant foot charts” for dancing, priced $1.
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On third tier of page.
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Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time
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Advertisement to sell Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co, located on lower half of page.
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Subject Matter
Mike Marvel (photo)
Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method can build you a magnificent new he-man-muscled body in just ten minutes a day
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Ad for Dynaflex body-building course for $1.98.
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Fill the gaps in your family's education with the amazing Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia
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Inside back cover. Ad, with order coupon, for the Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia from Cadillac Publishing Co., Inc.
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Albert Dorne (caricature)
He’s looking for people who like to draw
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Back cover.

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