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Journey Into Unknown Worlds 21

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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 #21 worth? Current market pricing for Journey Into Unknown Worlds #21 shows a latest raw sale of Very Good sold for $199.99 on August 26th, 2024, a latest graded sale of CGC 6.5 sold for $630 on December 19th, 2021.
Graded price ranges include CGC 2.0 $235 (1 comp); CGC 4.0 $349.95 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 2nd, 2026.

Journey Into Unknown Worlds #21 (1953) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
August 1953
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.
 
Cover Titles
Modern Art!
Dead Of Winter!
Someone Isn't There!
 
Cover Credits
Carl Burgos pencils attributed
Carl Burgos inks guess
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Journey Into Unknown Worlds #21 was published by Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc. in August 1953. It is part of the Journey Into Unknown Worlds series, which ran from September 1950 to August 1957.

Cover credits include Carl Burgos.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "The Most Hated Man in the World." Indexed story credits include Joe Sinnott and Chuck Winter, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.

Stories

The Most Hated Man in the World

Credits
Joe Sinnott pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # C-711
Pages 6
Type art

What's Going On Here?

Credits
Chuck Winter pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # C-465
Pages 4
Type art

The Birdmen!

Credits
Louis Zansky pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 8978
Pages 2
Type text

Someone Isn't There

Credits
Robert McCarty pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # C-713
Pages 5
Type art

Modern Art

Credits
Don Rico pencils signed Don Rico inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # C-980
Pages 3
Type art

The Dead of Winter

Credits
Mike Sekowsky pencils unsigned Matt Fox inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # C-714
Pages 5
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-06-02 12:21:09
Last Raw Sale Very Good sold for $199.99 on August 26th, 2024
Last Graded Sale CGC 6.5 sold for $630 on December 19th, 2021
Reported Sources eBay, Heritage Auctions

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 2.0 $235 (1 comp)
CGC 4.0 $349.95 (1 comp)
CGC 6.5 $630 (1 comp)
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Date
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Very Good
$199.99
August 26th, 2024
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6.5
$630
December 19th, 2021
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