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Series
Journey Into Mystery 81
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- June 1962
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Atlas Magazines, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- The Ruler of Earth!
- Cover Credits
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Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
George Roussos inks guess
Current market pricing for Journey Into Mystery #81 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 6.5 sold for $180 on March 11th, 2024.
Graded price ranges include CGC 6.5 $180 (1 comp); CGC 9.2 $1,560 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated July 18th, 2026.
Stories
The Ruler of Earth!
The Treasure
There Dwells a Dragon
Kunga
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Comic Strip!
Darrel McCann: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
Journey Into Mystery #81 was published by Atlas Magazines, Inc. in June 1962. It is part of Journey Into Mystery, a horror series that began in 1952.
Cover credits include Jack Kirby and George Roussos.
Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "The Ruler of Earth!." Indexed story credits include Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, among others.