Astonishing Vol 1 28

Astonishing28.jpg Astonishing Vol 1 #28 December, 1953 Publisher Marvel Comics "Age Before Beauty" Pencilers Mort Lawrence "No Evidence!" Pencilers Louis Raviellio "The End of the World!" "Death Where Is Thy Sting" Pencilers Don Perlin "The Hidden Planet!" Pencilers Robert Sale Previous Issue Next Issue Astonishing #27 Astonishing #29

Appearing in "Age Before Beauty"

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• Roger Dean (Only appearance; dies)

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• Zara (Only appearance; dies)

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• Earth-53292 (Only appearance; dies)
• Roxx

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• X-22 (Ship) (Destroyed in this issue)
  
  

Synopsis for "Age Before Beauty"

A 45 year old man lands on a planet and marries a woman who is 21. She asks if this bothers him and he thinks "Heck, no!" but she knows that she doesn't have many years left as an adult, because on this planet, people age backwards.

Appearing in "No Evidence!"

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Synopsis for "No Evidence!"

A communist spy who steals state secrets by swallowing them and then getting his stomach pumped swallows a concentrated atomic energy capsule which burns a gaping hole through his belly.

Appearing in "The End of the World!"

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• Grubans

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• Earth-53283 (Only appearance; dies)
• Earth (Destroyed in this issue)

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Synopsis for "The End of the World!"

An alien pacifist attempts to disguise himself as an earthling and warn the president of impending alien attack, but fails.

Appearing in "Death Where Is Thy Sting"

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Synopsis for "Death Where Is Thy Sting"

When a bum kills a friend to the bees for a few bucks, the bees entomb his body in a gigantic hive.

Appearing in "The Hidden Planet!"

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Synopsis for "The Hidden Planet!"

An alien arrives in a golden spaceship and claims his entire planet is "golden". When a thief attempts to hijack the spaceship to hitch a ride back to the alien's world, the alien reveals that he comes from the sun.

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