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Journey Into Unknown Worlds 48

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PublishedSeptember 1950 – August 1957
Issue Numbers36 – 59
Total Issues59
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Journey Into Unknown Worlds #48 (1956) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
August 1956
Sighted Date Stamp
May 17, 1956
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.
 
Cover Titles
The Handyman
 
Cover Credits
Bill Everett pencils and inks signed
How much is Journey Into Unknown Worlds #48 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Journey Into Unknown Worlds #48 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 8.0 sold for $143.75 on September 19th, 2004.
Graded price ranges include CGC 8.0 $143.75 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 26th, 2026.

Stories

Which World Is This?

Credits
Paul Reinman pencils signed
Job # J-562
Pages 4
Type art

The Handy Man

Credits
Gray Morrow pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # J-617
Pages 4
Type art
Notes: [This] seemed awfully familiar when I read it. Then I realized it was the EXACT same story as V-532 "The Sorcerer" (6 pp., art by Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers),in Journey into Mystery #78 (Mar 1962). In both, a strange young man (named Billy in JIUW 48, Aaron in JIM 78) walks out of the desert and into the life of a pretty girl (Janie Danner vs. Lucy Scott) and her father, who run a gas station. The young man has an uncanny knack for repairing things, and is hired to help out. He and the girl fall in love. Soon, other strange characters appear, saying they are sorcerers and have come to take the young man back to their ranks! He gets to stay but is stripped of his powers. Overstreet bills the latter as a "prototype" so I guess the earlier story is a prototype of a prototype. I wonder who got the writer's fee when stories were recycled like this? Tom Lammers

Don't Leave Me Alone!

Credits
Reed Crandall pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # J-637
Pages 4
Type art
Notes: Features fictional character Robinson Crusoe from The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe (1719).

Fair Exchange!

Credits
Howard O'Donnell pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # J-686
Pages 3
Type art

Tricky Travel

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # K-19
Pages 2
Type text
Reprinted In: Journey Into Mystery 57
Reprinted In: Journey Into Mystery 69
Reprinted In: Journey Into Mystery 76

The Man Who Framed the Future!

Credits
Frank Bolle pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # J-767
Pages 4
Type art
Notes: Signed FWB.

Unwanted

Credits
Sid Check pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # J-772
Pages 4
Type art

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-06-26 08:35:04
Last Graded Sale CGC 8.0 sold for $143.75 on September 19th, 2004
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

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CGC 8.0 $143.75 (1 comp)
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$143.75
September 19th, 2004
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Issue Overview

Journey Into Unknown Worlds #48 was published by Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc. in August 1956. It is part of the Journey Into Unknown Worlds series, which ran from September 1950 to August 1957.

Cover credits include Bill Everett.

Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "Which World Is This?." Indexed story credits include Paul Reinman and Gray Morrow, among others.

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