Atlas Released January 1957

Astonishing #57 (1957)

Astonishing #57 is an issue of the Astonishing series from Atlas, released January 1, 1957. Written by Carl Wessler with artwork by John Romita Sr.. This page represents the regular first-print edition.

Low
$35
Mid
$100
High
$335
Published January 1957
Cover Price $0.10
Pages 36

1. Inside the Furnace - A man goes back in time and robs himself. 2. The Black Boxes! - In the year 1958, when ICBMs become a reality, mysterious black boxes appear in the sky which render them ineffectual. 3. The Unknown Ones! - A lovesick space explorer finds another love in a Martian princess who gives up her claim to the throne to be with him. 4. They Lurk in the Cave! - A man thinks himself a failure until he helps a galactic policeman foil a criminal plot. 5. He Can't Lose! - In the year 2145 the Communists and western nations compete in Olympic games in order to determine economic spoils as nuclear war would be too devastating. The Communists cheat and use a robot, but are discovered and disqualified. 6. The Strange Power of Mr. Dunn - A man develops a cell growth formula to help out his carnival-owner friend as an attraction.