*Miscellaneous 1940-1959: For this week’s What’s Old feature, where we highlight items from existing stock, we turn to the lovely Venus. The chameleonic nature of Timely/Atlas’ Venus title has long entertained panelologists worldwide. Beginning as a ‘funny career girl’ title akin to Millie the Model, it fit squarely into Timely’s comedy/romance line for girls. Then it shifted to straight romance with a light touch of fantasy, akin to popular movies of the era such as ‘Turnabout’ or ‘Down To Earth’; and in its third phase, it started featuring science-fiction and horror themes, as our heroine became an adventuress in other realms. This very issue, #10, marks the beginning of this third phase, and has the additional attraction of being in unusually high grade for its vintage, a CGC Blue Label (no restoration) 7.5, equating to VF- in real terms. Less scrupulous dealers would also point out the appearance of a character called ‘Son of Satan’, labelling it as a ‘prototype’ issue and bumping up the costs; we simply draw your attention to it as an amusing historical sidebar. Our Goddess of Love has now been firmly engrained in the Marvel Universe thanks to Agents of Atlas and other modern series. Seldom seen in any grade, the ferociously-sought Venus almost never makes it over to this side of the Atlantic. #10, CGC Blue Label 7.5 (VF-) £375.