Comic books 1953, graded by CGC

Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 38 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4405338002

Cover by Jack Davis. "Tight Grip!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; This story is narrated by a trunk and concerns the murder of a woman the trunk is fond of; When the murderer attempts to hide in the trunk, he panics and shoots holes through it. "Only Skin Deep!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A man marries a woman at Mardi Gras who wears a hag mask. "Big Fish!" text story. "Last Laugh," script by Al Feldstein, art by Will Elder; An obese practical joker with a stomach problem visits a doctor and relates a practical joke involving getting old clothes and bloody butchered chunks of horse flesh to take down to the train yard near where some children regularly play. "Mournin' Mess," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); The Grateful Hoboes, Outcasts, and Unwanteds' Layaways Society is run by a man who read 'Midnight Mess' in Tales from the Crypt #35, and offers a pleasant burial for the penniless. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $495.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4264093015

Cover by Moe Marcus. Stories and art by Ben Brown, David Gantz, Moe Marcus, and Bernard Baily. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. Hideously ugly Hans Bruckner is rejected from town after town, not because of his appearance, but because of his Mr. Hyde-like violent temper. The world's champion chess player is challenged by the mysterious Invincible One, who plays with a chessboard whose pieces look like miniature human beings. Vampires stalk the help at a country farm, but the farmer himself seems strangely unconcerned. The Man Who Lost His Shadow!; Hand of Fate!; Sisters of the Witch; Game of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $545.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #0311463023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.35) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Moe Marcus. Stories and art by Ben Brown, David Gantz, Moe Marcus, and Bernard Baily. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. Hideously ugly Hans Bruckner is rejected from town after town, not because of his appearance, but because of his Mr. Hyde-like violent temper. The world's champion chess player is challenged by the mysterious Invincible One, who plays with a chessboard whose pieces look like miniature human beings. Vampires stalk the help at a country farm, but the farmer himself seems strangely unconcerned. The Man Who Lost His Shadow!; Hand of Fate!; Sisters of the Witch; Game of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $89.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0774785013

Lex Barker photo cover. "Tarzan Faces Death on the Desert," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tom Culver, seeking the lost Maypools, meets Dr. MacWhirtle in Nairobi; MacWhirtle agrees to introduce Culver to Tarzan; When they find Tarzan he tells them that the Maypools are in New Athne. MacWhirtle flies Tom there and Tom is captured by the Athneans. "Tarzan on the Trail of the Leopard Men," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps his friend Buto rescue Buto's younger sister, Nee-Issa, from a leopard cult; With Tantor's help, the leopard cult village is destroyed. "The Day of Departure" text story starring Mabu. "Brothers of the Spear," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Kongoni arranges for the Aba-Zulu headmen to pledge their loyalty to Dan-El. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ric Estrada, and Bill Ely. Love and scandal from St. John, with plentiful art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Vicki dates larcenous bad boy Wally and winds up in the news after he gets caught, in a story with art by Baker. Jimmy tries to woo Marge with offers to pay for their class trip, but she knows the money is stolen. After Vera's fiancee Robin loses his family fortune, she decides to go into modeling, but that's not as easy as it sounds. Cover by Baker. Notorious Woman; Love on Thin Ice; Love Cant Be Dishonest; 4 Years to the Altar; His Heart on My Sleeve. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4349059016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($36.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Rulah, Jungle Goddess battles devil-women, featuring some delightful bad-girl art, possibly by Matt Baker. Rulah learns a frustrated hunter has trained jungle animals to kill for him. A witch doctor foe of Rulah's creates an army of amoeba-men, in a truly bizarre tale. Also featuring a vintage ad for boogie-woogie lessons ("If You Can Play Piano at All, You Can Play Boogie-Woogie!"). Another fun cover with bondage elements by L. B. Cole. Rulah: The Death Five; Rulah: The Stalking Death; Rulah: Plasma Peril. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Terrifying Tales (1953) 14 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4405338007

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Jungle Goddess Rulah meets a face from her past, featuring Rulah's origin story, and art possibly by Matt Baker. The treasure of pirate Black Elsie is sought by her modern-day, redheaded descendant, featuring some delightful bad-girl art. Blonde femme fatale Nita plots to do away with her husband on safari, unless Rulah can intervene. Yet another great cover with bondage elements by L. B. Cole. Rulah: The Weird Idol; Rulah: The Terrible Treasure; Trail's End; Rulah: The Carnivorous Blonde. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $399.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4385185022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.97) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and Matt Baker. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Torga and Luana try to keep their old foe Laskar from sacrificing a visiting professor to the devil-beast called Zong. Jungle warrior Rulah follows a trail of dead bodies to a trap from her old foe Joppa, who wants to make her his bride. Rulah uses jungle strategy against what appears to be an invading Mongolian horde. Another bondage/good-girl/gorilla cover by L. B. Cole. Torga: Bride of the Devil-Beast; African Jungle Hunt; Rulah: Tyrant of the Jungle; Rulah: The Jungle Flames of Terror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $280.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4224156015

Cover by Bob Forgione. "The Tale of a Salem Witch," pencils by Art Capello, inks by Dick Giordano; A witch helps a man regain his stolen horses; She lets a ship sink so that the animals can swim ashore. "The Weird Tale of the Rock Bound Ghost," art by Bob Forgione; A gang of smugglers encouters ghosts from the past at a lighthouse; In helping the ghosts settle an old score, the men are promised a gold treasure. "Vengence Will Be Mine," art by Dick Giordano; Two businessmen commit theft and murder, but frame their partner for the crimes. "The Riddle of Benares" text story. "The Warlock of London," art by Collier; The witcher Rego takes human form by using magic brews and terrorizes London society in the disguise of Lord Harwood. "An Ancient Ghost Story," art by Dick Giordano. "Jibaro Madness," art by Bob Forgione; Explorers searching for the secret of head-shrinking are captured by madman Maximo; He shrinks them to doll size and prepares to cut their heads off. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $240.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4063199010

Cover by Bob Forgione. "Mardu's Masterpiece," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; Etienne Mardu, Parisian art painter, gains success by painting with blood. "The Road to Madness," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Vince Alascia; The sadistic and ruthless collector of gems, Francisco de Cobra, hears about the world's largest diamond; He travels to the Amazonian jungles to get his hands on the item. "The Skull Stretchers" text story. "Operation Massacre," script by Carl Memling, art by John Belfi; Madman Marko controls an army of robots by pure thought; On his way to world domination he makes one fatal mistake. "The Dead Man's Hand," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; A cruel master pianist is killed by his wife and her lover; The maestro's hand, however, returns. This issue is mentioned in "Seduction of the Innocent" (by Fredric Werthem) pg. 388 & illo "Stomping on the face is a form of brutality which modern children learn early." 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bob Forgione. "Flower of Evil," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; Evil botanist Stanley Budd kills for a formula which makes his flowers grow into enormous proportions. "Into the Fire," script by Carl Memling, art by Stan Aschmeier; As assistant in a crematorium, Charley Burns plans to dispose of the body of his murdered boss, but gets himself trapped inside the flames and perishes. "Darkness" text story. "Death Has Three Fingers," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Vince Alascia; Inspector Corgan is assigned to investigate the brutal slayings of a werewolf. "Mark of Violence"; When brave villagers capture a vampire, it is the mayor's task to perform certain rituals on the creature's body to make sure it will not rise again. "The Devil's Kiss," inks by Vince Alascia; This year's king of the Mardi Gras is the devil himself. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $275.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3942979006

Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer and Sandy Woolf. St. John, a pioneer of celebrity comics, puts Moe, Larry and Shemp on the four-color page. The world's biggest swindler sells the Stooges a firecracker factory, and it's only a matter of time until everything blows sky-high. The Stooges go treasure hunting in the East River. Action girl Jeanie finds trouble on the set when a jealous actress tries to have her eliminated, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Bogus Takes a Beating; Bumps for the Umps; Big Brush Off; Jeanie Steele, Hollywood Stunt-Girl; Bell Bent for Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $665.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4087451007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($19.95) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Howard Nostrand, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Don Perlin. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A killer has a near-death experience and realizes how close he is to losing his soul for good. An evil hypnotist seeks revenge on his ex-wife and her new boyfriend. An evil suit of armor is the undoing of two antique collectors. Hive!; Abominable Snowman; The Search; The Eyes of March; Final Blow; Vision in Bronze. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $260.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4318414004

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Bob Powell, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A convict tunneling to freedom breaks through the wall into Hell itself. "True" legends of the Leopard Men of Africa. Competing mountain climbers resort to murder to be the first to reach a summit. Bubble, Cauldron, Bubble; The Stranger; Food for Thought; The Tunnel; Backwash; Flying Saucers; The Leopard Men; The Prize. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Al Eadeh, Manny Stallman, and John Giunta. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Practical jokers have fun and games scaring each other, until one of them gets his brain knocked out. A history of all the horrible things that have happened on a Monday. A man named Noah builds a boat to escape his nagging wife, in the hilariously titled "Noahs Arg-h!" Big Joke; Murder for Sale; Why We Call It Blue Monday; Noahs Arg-h!; A Rose Is a Rose; The Big Idea; Man Made Monsters; The Trial. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,700.00 Paper: Cream to off white File Copy. Label #1198698005

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Two people sacrifice too much to give each other gifts, in a horrific version of O. Henry's Gift of the Magi. Workers attempt to pull an alien-abduction hoax on their boss, but maybe it's not a hoax after all. A cruel woman frequently locks her hapless niece in the closet to discipline her, but one day the girl isn't alone in the closet. Blood Money; The Clock; Weird Facts; The Rift of the Maggis; Communist; The Aliens; Terror Tricks; The Closet. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Manny Stallman, John Giunta, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A scientist's evolving machine turns him into an advanced being, until he takes it too far. The series continues its trend of offbeat horror stories with a Western version of the classic Don Quixote. A man murders his brother....too bad they were Siamese twins. Evolution; Terror; The Story of the Witch/The Hand Behind the Head; Don Coyote: A Boo of the Month; Tale of Cain; Blind Alley; Terror Tricks; Gambling Fever. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $600.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4380695007

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Romance comics with teen angst from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Feeling neglected by her doctor fiance, Miss Bedford allows herself to be tempted by another man. Redheaded Jackie wants to marry handsome Bob, but not if his overbearing mother has anything to say about it. I Was Tempted; Glamour Cues; His Conflicting Love; My Right to Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $230.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #2061021002

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Romance comics with teen angst from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Feeling neglected by her doctor fiance, Miss Bedford allows herself to be tempted by another man. Redheaded Jackie wants to marry handsome Bob, but not if his overbearing mother has anything to say about it. I Was Tempted; Glamour Cues; His Conflicting Love; My Right to Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $580.00 Paper: Off white Label #4375463017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.40) will be charged at checkout.

Special Civil War issue (Content Warning: Pro-Confederate narratives). Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines, and Al Feldstein. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, John Severin, Wally Wood, Reed Crandall, and Jack Davis. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. General Robert E. Lee makes a desperate bid to stop the advancing Union army at Fredericksburg. At Memphis, the Confederate and Union Navies meet in battle on the Mississippi. Another Mississippi battle is for the city of New Orleans, with art by Wally Wood. Plus an illustrated map of the Civil War Battles of Fredericksburg, New Orleans, Memphis and Chancellorsville. Civil War Map; Robert E. Lee!; New Orleans!; Forrest!; Memphis!; Chancellorsville! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $720.00 Paper: Off white Label #2084674006

Cover by Nick Cardy. Contains horror stories. In order of appearance: "The Vengeance Vat" art by Mike Sekowsky; "Graveyard of the Atlantic"; "The Phantom Train"; "The Accusing Fiddle"; "The Ring of Horror"; "Blood on the Speedway" art by Mike Sekowsky; and "Satan's Bullet". Comic advertisement for Dubble Bubble bubble gum from Fleer. "The Eternal Stooge: A Modern Doctor Faustus Sells His Soul to Old Mephistopheles!" illustrated text story by Irwin Shapiro. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $850.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4339867013

Cover by Nick Cardy. Nick Cardy cover. Contains horror stories. In order of appearance: "Edge of Darkness" art by Mike Roy; "The Screaming Skulls" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #13 and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2018 IDW) #5-1ST; "Weird Facts: The Towers of Silence, The Bloodiest Place in the World"; "The Beast Within"; "The Helmsman" art by George Tuska, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #6; "Grip on Life" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #5, Genius Isolated The Life and Art of Alex Toth HC (2011 IDW) #1-1ST, and Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 TPB (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "The Thing in the Well" art by Gene Fawcette; and "The Thing From the Dark" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #31. "The Murder Room: Policewoman Janet Kendrick Is Cornered by a Maniacal Killer!" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $299.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4144022003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for MAD magazine. "Together They Lie!", art by Reed Crandall; Agnes and her boss's attorney decided to create a major hoax on her employer, Mr. Horton, as she implied to him that his wife was having an affair with his attorney. "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Davis; Children in town question people about various things regarding death and funerals, and are fascinated about a man dying in the electric chair. "Wrecker!" text story. E.C. Addict Fan Club promo. "A Slight Case of Murder!", art by George Evans; Doc Swanson gazes up at the abandoned mansion on the hill and figures it holds the answer to all of the killings. "Strung Along!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); Tony once was a famed puppeteer, performing shows all over and becoming quite wealthy. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $1,200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #2039114001

Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. Three men spend the night in a haunted lighthouse. A wife's hatred of her husband's undertaking job drives her murderously insane. A woman poisons her lover's wife, resulting in madness and revenge from the beyond the grave. Corpses of the Jury; Death Light?; Man-Killer; Ghoul for a Day; The Spiteful Spirit. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $500.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #3745604003

Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. A comic-book writer devises a fiendish revenge against the editor who fired him. After treasure hunters rob a jungle idol, the idol comes to life and pursues them. In colonial India, Colonel Rankin finds a way to get rid of his daughter's suitor for good, or so he thinks. Vanishing Cadavers; Mask of the Monster; Fangs of the Werewolf; Idol of Evil; Tusks of Terror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $820.00 Paper: Off white to white Tape on interior cover. Label #2044955009

Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. A rivalry between sisters escalates to acid-throwing and gets worse from there. A murdered ganglord finds Hell to be full of opportunity for a guy like him. Room 1313 in the Rex Arms hotel drives guests to suicide. Horribly Beautiful; Ohhhh, Brother!; The Bedeviled Island; The King of Hades; Horror Comes to Room 1313. 36 pages, Full Color6 Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,070.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back Label #4021884007

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Ric Estrada. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Cindy is torn between military fiancee Len, just returned from overseas, and hometown soldier Jimmy, who she just met, in a story with art by Baker. Joan doesn't want her husband Mike to know that she's seeing the night-shift guy at his garage, Roger, while Mike is at work on the day shift. Korean immigrants Kim and Lee love each other, but take separate sides in the Korean War, in a story with an unusually high political content for a romance book. Another Baker cover featuring a wealth of detail. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. We Married in Haste; When Things Got Rough; Correspondence Club; His Fraternity Pin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $625.00 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4300686004

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Dana Dutch, Arthur Peddy, Bill Molno and Edd Ashe. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Marjorie loves Army private Greg, but when she causes him to miss his boat, she contributes to Greg being considered a deserter. Married soldiers Joe and Joan struggle against poverty and tragedy, in a story with art by Baker. Their attitudes toward a butterfly who cocooned in her flowerpot helps Barbara choose between rough fiancee Ralph and handsome sailor Dick. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. Deserters Wife; My Secret Guilt; Who Wants to Be Good?; Butterfly Kisses; Correspondence Club; Fools Mistake. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Washable Jones and the Shmoo (1953) 1 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4405338014

Stories and art by Mell Lazarus and Art Helfant. The strange little creatures from the classic Li'l Abner comic strip have adventures with their young human friend, Washable Jones. It was only inevitable that the result of a shmoo comic book would be Super Shmoo; this issue features his origin. Washable Jones and his friends the shmoos set out to save Dogpatch from a termite invasion. P. J. Paunchby tries to one-up Turnip Towers by opening his own grand hotel. Super Shmoo: Shmoos and Saddles; Little Miriam; Terrible Termites; Philo and the Flying Carpet; Sheriff O'Shay; Shmooms Fo' Rent. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $1,595.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Tape on interior cover. Label #2066880011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($47.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Cole. "The Man Who Died Twice," pencils by Jack Cole; Lester Paley is framed for a murder he did not commit; He dies in the electric chair, but its all a set-up; He is only stunned by the electricity and proclaimed dead by a bribed doctor. "Laughter from Hell," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Old and wealthy John Grome wont part with his money, so his unfaithful wife Della joins family lawyer Loring in a fiendish plot. "The Vengeful Curse," pencils by Jack Cole; Andrew Craven leaves his friend Dave Burk to die in a hole after claiming the riches they were digging for together for himself and taunts Dave that he will marry his fiance Elsa. "Lair of Doom" text story. "The Corpse That Wouldn't Hide"; Walter Mains lives on the allowance of his wife, the successful chemical inventor Anna Mains; They both make their lives a living hell. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $1,675.00 Paper: White Cover re-attached with 2 extra staples added after manufacturing. Label #2077039008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($50.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Cole. "The Man Who Died Twice," pencils by Jack Cole; Lester Paley is framed for a murder he did not commit; He dies in the electric chair, but its all a set-up; He is only stunned by the electricity and proclaimed dead by a bribed doctor. "Laughter from Hell," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Old and wealthy John Grome wont part with his money, so his unfaithful wife Della joins family lawyer Loring in a fiendish plot. "The Vengeful Curse," pencils by Jack Cole; Andrew Craven leaves his friend Dave Burk to die in a hole after claiming the riches they were digging for together for himself and taunts Dave that he will marry his fiance Elsa. "Lair of Doom" text story. "The Corpse That Wouldn't Hide"; Walter Mains lives on the allowance of his wife, the successful chemical inventor Anna Mains; They both make their lives a living hell. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $279.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4369208021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.37) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Cole. "The Ship of Lost Souls"; The gambling ship "Hades" capsizes and dozens of passengers are killed inside the hull. "Hideout in Hell," pencils by Bob McCarty; The Bexer gang robs a bank and goes into hiding; They quarrel over the loot and two of them shoot each other. "The Strangling Hands," pencils by Jack Cole; Collector Noram comes into possession of the severed arms of Jean DArst, the infamous French strangler. "Drums of Doom" text story. "The Man Who Cheated Death," pencils by Charles Nicholas; John Blane turns 70 years of age and is obsessed with wanting to live forever; One of the researchers in his laboratories comes up with a liquid which will grant eternal life. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $459.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4070718004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.77) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Al Feldstein. "Counter-Clockwise," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Ron's father is dismayed when he learns that his son wants to secure at a job at the Rocket-Port...not just to service rockets, but to fly them; He cautions his son that pilots must retire at age 26, but while they talk, Ron's Dad sights a space ship that is not of earthly origin; Together they go to the landing sight, armed with a blaster; When a weird alien being alights from the ship, they kill it and report to the authorities. "Zero Hour," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Jack Kamen; Mrs. Morris, at first, thinks nothing of her daughter and a friend playing their game of "invasion"; But when Mink starts telling of a Martian named Drill, who is the fore-runner of a Martian invasion of Earth, and Mary discovers that kids of her friends in other parts of the country are playing the same game, she wonders if this is for real. "The Ashtray" text story. "Homesick!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson (signed) and Roy Krenkel (on technological details); David Todd and Lynn Ardsley plot her husband's murder, while David and Lawrence are on a mission to Mars to investigate the planet's landscape and possible life forms. "Judgment Day!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; Tarlton, the Earthman, has landed on the planet Cybrinia, home to mechanical life; He is to judge whether or not Cybrinia will be allowed to "partake of the wonders of Earth." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Al Feldstein. "Counter-Clockwise," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Ron's father is dismayed when he learns that his son wants to secure at a job at the Rocket-Port...not just to service rockets, but to fly them; He cautions his son that pilots must retire at age 26, but while they talk, Ron's Dad sights a space ship that is not of earthly origin; Together they go to the landing sight, armed with a blaster; When a weird alien being alights from the ship, they kill it and report to the authorities. "Zero Hour," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Jack Kamen; Mrs. Morris, at first, thinks nothing of her daughter and a friend playing their game of "invasion"; But when Mink starts telling of a Martian named Drill, who is the fore-runner of a Martian invasion of Earth, and Mary discovers that kids of her friends in other parts of the country are playing the same game, she wonders if this is for real. "The Ashtray" text story. "Homesick!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson (signed) and Roy Krenkel (on technological details); David Todd and Lynn Ardsley plot her husband's murder, while David and Lawrence are on a mission to Mars to investigate the planet's landscape and possible life forms. "Judgment Day!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; Tarlton, the Earthman, has landed on the planet Cybrinia, home to mechanical life; He is to judge whether or not Cybrinia will be allowed to "partake of the wonders of Earth." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Feldstein. "For Us the Living," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Dr. Cromwell tells the F.B.I. that he came from an alternate timeline. "I, Rocket," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), pencils by Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta, inks by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, and Roy Krenkel; A very expensive new rocketship, once built for war and now rusting away, relates the story of her glory with Captain Lamb in charge, but also of treachery aboard ship, which the rocket secretly dealt with. "Discovery" text story. "Conquers All!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot and script), art by Jack Kamen; As a prelude to an invasion of the Earth, an infiltration rocket from a far distant world is sent to the Earth to examine, estimate, judge and report back to their leaders. "The Automaton," script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando. "The Automaton," script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"My Home" (art by Joe Orlando), "Saved" (art by Al Williamson with Roy Krenkel), "Planely Possible" (art by Jack Kaman), and "The Million Year Picnic" (pencils by John Severin, inks by Will Elder; based on the story by Ray Bradbury). Letters to the editor from comics writer Archie Goodwin and Bradbury praising "King of the Gray Spaces" in issue 19. Classic cover by Williamson/Frank Frazetta. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"My Home" (art by Joe Orlando), "Saved" (art by Al Williamson with Roy Krenkel), "Planely Possible" (art by Jack Kaman), and "The Million Year Picnic" (pencils by John Severin, inks by Will Elder; based on the story by Ray Bradbury). Letters to the editor from comics writer Archie Goodwin and Bradbury praising "King of the Gray Spaces" in issue 19. Classic cover by Williamson/Frank Frazetta. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Final issue of the series (becomes Weird Science-Fantasy with issue #23). Cover art by Joe Orlando. "The Silent Towns," script by Ray Bradbury and Al Feldstein (adaptation), art by Reed Crandall; Walter surveys a little white silent town on the edge of a dead Martian sea, wondering what happened to all of its inhabitants; He suddenly hears a phone ringing, but he is too late to answer it; After this happens twice, he succeeds in answering a phone and finds a Miss Selsor on the other end, and he meets her, only to find that she is fat and ugly; An adaptation of a Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles story. "The Freaks," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot and script), art by Jack Kamen; The freaks at a circus side show are sick and tired of the stares of the crowds, their snickers, their groans of disgust...and one decides to quit. But when the freak is found dead in his tent, the circus owners go in search for a replacement. "Public Service!" text story. "The Fossil," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Joe Orlando; Astronauts land on a deserted planet and begin hunting for archaeological evidence of the former inhabitants; They find a huge skeleton of a creature that apparently walked on all fours, but are baffled by its nature. "Derelict Ship," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Bernie Krigstein; Captain Vance Kaye is the commanding officer of an exploratory spaceship; He's obsessed with searching every derelict ship his crew discovers, but nobody knows why. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Petrizza, Sal Trapani and Gerald Altman. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A man is captured and tormented by a bizarre cult. Ghosts rise to reveal their living secrets in epitaphs, giving Edgar an unpleasant surprise about his late wife. A struggling author discovers that a mysterious doppelganger is writing the same book he's writing. Dream; The Garcon; The Plan!; Out of Focus; Epitaph; Destiny's Double Deal. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Petrizza, Sal Trapani and Gerald Altman. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A man is captured and tormented by a bizarre cult. Ghosts rise to reveal their living secrets in epitaphs, giving Edgar an unpleasant surprise about his late wife. A struggling author discovers that a mysterious doppelganger is writing the same book he's writing. Dream; The Garcon; The Plan!; Out of Focus; Epitaph; Destiny's Double Deal. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Sal Trapani and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A couple buys werewolf and vampire costumes from a strange shop for Halloween, but the costumes become their real identities. An aging scientist discovers how to put his mind into a younger body, but he chooses the wrong body. A jeweler sells and resells a cursed ring that makes its wearers the targets of a vampire. Trick or Treat; The Ruby; To the Bitter End; Eternal Death; Vengeance in Death; A Better Mouse Trap. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by John Romita, Les Zakarin and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A woman seeks revenge after her husband kills her father with voodoo. A serial husband-killer makes a pact with the devil that he will free her if she will live with the man he chooses, but that man turns out to be Jack the Ripper. A man makes a deal with the devil and thinks he's come out with the upper hand, in a story by future Spider-Man artist John Romita Sr. Voodoo Dolls; Live With a Man; Life Insurance; The Door; Rat-Trap; Cremation. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Ray Bradbury, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Larry Woromay, Jack Kamen, and Joe Orlando. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. A lecture from Professor Dingle becomes a strange self-fulfilling prophecy. A Carl Denham-like promoter captures a strange creature on a remote island and brings it back to New York, but its alien cohorts are not amused, with art by Al Williamson. Plus An adaptation of a classic Ray Bradbury Martian story, The Long Years, and a letter from Bradbury himself in the letters column. Classic drooling aliens cover by Wally Wood. Plucked!; The Island Monster; Cargo of the Hesperus; Off Day!; The Long Years! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Ray Bradbury, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Larry Woromay, Jack Kamen, and Joe Orlando. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. A lecture from Professor Dingle becomes a strange self-fulfilling prophecy. A Carl Denham-like promoter captures a strange creature on a remote island and brings it back to New York, but its alien cohorts are not amused, with art by Al Williamson. Plus An adaptation of a classic Ray Bradbury Martian story, The Long Years, and a letter from Bradbury himself in the letters column. Classic drooling aliens cover by Wally Wood. Plucked!; The Island Monster; Cargo of the Hesperus; Off Day!; The Long Years! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein appear in "EC Confidential" (art by Wally Wood), "Punishment Without Crime" (art by Jack Kamen), "Two's Company" (art by Al Williamson with Frank Frazetta), and "The Ugly One" (art by Joe Orlando). Wood cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Final issue of the series (becomes Weird Science-Fantasy). "A New Beginning" (art by Al Williamson, with assistance from Frank Frazetta, Roy Krenkel, and Bernard Krigstein), "The Headhunters" (art by George Evans), "My World" (the classic story by Wally Wood), and "Outcast of the Stars" (adapted from the story by Ray Bradbury; art by Joe Orlando). Wood cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Final issue of the series (becomes Weird Science-Fantasy). "A New Beginning" (art by Al Williamson, with assistance from Frank Frazetta, Roy Krenkel, and Bernard Krigstein), "The Headhunters" (art by George Evans), "My World" (the classic story by Wally Wood), and "Outcast of the Stars" (adapted from the story by Ray Bradbury; art by Joe Orlando). Wood cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Basil Wolverton. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Eugene Hughes, Hy Fleishman and Basil Wolverton. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. After being abducted by aliens, a man returns to Earth to find civilization destroyed. During a mountain-climbing trip, a man plots revenge against the friend who's sleeping with his wife. A woman decides to free herself from her domineering sister once and for all. Plus an adventure of whimsical spacefaring hero Jumpin' Jupiter. Stories and a classic alien cover by comics legend Basil Wolverton. The Man from the Moon; The Worm Turns; Else Youll Be Dead; Jumpin' Jupiter; Worst Enemy; Under Her Thumb; Torture! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Eugene Hughes, and Hy Fleishman. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Humans in the near-perfect society of 2053 set out to eliminate disease. A scientist who manages to shrink down in size is accidentally swallowed by a colleague. Plus an adventure of whimsical spacefaring hero Jumpin' Jupiter. Classic alien-abduction cover by Bernard Baily. Time and Tide; Plaything; The Purple Mists; Death Rides the Galaxy; Jonah; The Beginning or the End! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.