*Vintage UK/Australian Reprints of US Material: Something rather special this week. We occasionally get issues of L Miller’s Mystic through our hands, but we’ve never had this one before, attesting to its rarity. Issue #40 reprints the first appearance of Groot, darling of the Guardians of the Galaxy, from Tales To Astonish #13, as well as the rest of that issue plus stories from Journey Into Unknown Worlds #22 (Mystic was far thicker than a standard Marvel or Atlas comic). To boot, this copy is encapsulated by CGC and graded as a 5.0 (VG/FN). Unrestored blue label, off-white pages, case perfect. Irritatingly, CGC call this Tales To Asonish #13, with a footnote that it’s actually Mystic #40, which is fortunately rather obvious from the cover. Groot, by the way, says rather more in his cover speech balloon than I believe he has uttered in his MCU career. Not cheap, but have you seen the prices on Tales To Astonish #13 recently?  (NB any glare on the image is from our camera – the comic is NOT faded)
PICTURED: MYSTIC #40 CGC 5.0 VG/FN £750 SOLD