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Journey Into Mystery 40

Atlas Tales

PublishedJune 1952 – July 1962
Issue Numbers1 – 82
Total Issues82
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Journey Into Mystery #40 (1956) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
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Issue Information
Cover Date
November 1956
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
 
Cover Titles
The Strange Secret of Henry Hill
 
Cover Credits
Bill Everett pencils and inks signed
How much is Journey Into Mystery #40 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Journey Into Mystery #40 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 8.5 sold for $1,500 on February 26th, 2024.
Graded price ranges include CGC 5.0 $300 (1 comp); CGC 8.5 $1,500 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 25th, 2026.

Stories

K-403 I Saw A Demon! Page 1
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I Saw A Demon!

Job # K-403
Pages 4
Type art
Credits
John Giunta pencils and inks signed (Signed "JG" in lower right of splash.)
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
K-531 The Silence! Page 1
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The Silence!

Job # K-531
Pages 3
Type art
Credits
Gene Colan pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
K-451 How Harry Escaped Page 1
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How Harry Escaped

Job # K-451
Pages 4
Type art
Credits
Ed Winiarski pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit

The Experiment

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # H-57
Pages 2
Type text
K-412 The Strange Secret of Henry Hill! Page 1
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The Strange Secret of Henry Hill!

Job # K-412
Pages 4
Type art
Credits
Bill Draut pencils unsigned
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
K-428 The Victim! Page 1
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The Victim!

Job # K-428
Pages 4
Type art
Credits
Vic Carrabotta pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
K-420 The Question that Can't Be Answered! Page 1
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The Question that Can't Be Answered!

Job # K-420
Pages 4
Type art
Credits
John Forte pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Story undoubtedly inspired by The Search for Bridey Murphy by Morey Bernstein (1956): a stage hypnotist regresses his beautiful stage assistant to a previous life as "Molly Doyle," a woman who had lived 200 years earlier.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-06-25 07:35:04
Last Graded Sale CGC 8.5 sold for $1,500 on February 26th, 2024
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 5.0 $300 (1 comp)
CGC 8.5 $1,500 (1 comp)
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Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
8.5
$1,500
February 26th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Auction 122409, Lot 17547
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5.0
$300
March 18th, 2024
Heritage Auctions Auction 122412, Lot 15591
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Issue Overview

Journey Into Mystery #40 was published by Canam Publishers Sales Corp. in November 1956. It is part of Journey Into Mystery, a horror series that began in 1952.

Cover credits include Bill Everett.

Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "I Saw A Demon!." Indexed story credits include John Giunta and Gene Colan, among others.

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