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Journey Into Unknown Worlds 9

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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 #9 worth? Current market pricing for Journey Into Unknown Worlds #9 shows a latest raw sale of VG- sold for $227.50 on January 30th, 2024, a latest graded sale of CGC 5.5 sold for $110 on June 9th, 2025.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $227.50 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.5 $179-$195.75 (2 comps); CGC 5.5 $110-$288 (2 comps).
Pricing data last updated May 24th, 2026.

Journey Into Unknown Worlds #9 (1952) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
February 1952
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.
 
Cover Titles
The People Who Couldn't Exist!
Don't Kill Me Twice!
The Man From Space!
The Four Walls!
 
Cover Credits
Sol Brodsky pencils and inks attributed
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Journey Into Unknown Worlds #9 was published by Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc. in February 1952. It is part of the Journey Into Unknown Worlds series, which ran from September 1950 to August 1957.

Cover credits include Sol Brodsky.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "The People Who Couldn't Exist!." Indexed story credits include Mike Sekowsky and Christopher Rule, among others.

Stories

9412 The People Who Couldn't Exist! Page 1
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The People Who Couldn't Exist!

Job # 9412
Pages 6
Type art
Credits
Mike Sekowsky pencils unsigned Christopher Rule inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
Notes: Based on Ray Bradbury's "Mars is Heaven"
9324 The Spaceman Page 1
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The Spaceman

Job # 9324
Pages 4
Type art
Credits
Allen Bellman pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
Notes: The third page of this story is misprinted as the third page of Beyond Time!, and vice versa - making for great artistic and literary confusion.

House of the Vampire

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # 9249
Pages 2
Type text
9481 Don't Kill Me Twice! Page 1
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Don't Kill Me Twice!

Job # 9481
Pages 6
Type art
Credits
Werner Roth pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
9207 Beyond Time! Page 1
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Beyond Time!

Job # 9207
Pages 3
Type art
Credits
Pete Morisi pencils and inks signed (Signed in the lower left of the splash, but darn tough to see.)
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scans (2)
9384 The Four Walls Page 1
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The Four Walls

Job # 9384
Pages 4
Type art
Credits
Joe Sinnott pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scans (2)
Notes: Signed at the lower right of the splash

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-24 11:20:57
Last Raw Sale VG- sold for $227.50 on January 30th, 2024
Last Graded Sale CGC 5.5 sold for $110 on June 9th, 2025
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Raw Price Ranges

Very Good 3.0-4.0 $227.50 (1 comp)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.5 $179-$195.75 (2 comps)
CGC 5.5 $110-$288 (2 comps)
CGC 7.0 $288-$396 (3 comps)
CGC 9.0 $632.50 (1 comp)
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VG-
$227.50
January 30th, 2024
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5.5
$110
June 9th, 2025
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$288
June 6th, 2021
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$288
February 17th, 2019
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$396
September 2nd, 2018
Heritage Auctions
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