*Miscellaneous 1940-1959: The return of our Atomic Sci-Fi feature, where we spotlight those wonderfully retro futures inspired by the sci-fi of pulp magazines. This week we feature Avon’s Out Of This World one-shot from 1950. There were two printings of this in 1950; this, cover-dated June, is the first and sports one of those fabulous girl-abducted-by-robot covers so characteristic of the time, illustrated by Gene Fawcette. Within, there are two sci-fi stories gloriously depicted by the incomparable Joe Kubert plus a third fantasy tale of Crom the Barbarian by Gardner Fox and John Guinta. No true Atomic Sci-Fi collection is complete without one! This copy presents well; small spine split at bottom (just a few mm), and a couple of minor creases in the bottom right corner and along the spine, and some edge wear. The cover image is unspoilt apart from the letters ‘JE’ in felt-tip pen below the story titles (just over 1 cm high). A small back cover crease but nice colour and tight staples.
PICTURED: OUT OF THIS WORLD #1 VG- £270