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Auctions: comic books 1953-1955, graded by CBCS

  • Item #60343345
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    Beyond (1950 Ace) #27 CBCS 2.5
    Tags: Pre-Code Horror
    Published Jul 1954 by Ace Comics.

    Beyond (1950 Ace) 27 CBCS 2.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    1 piece of tape on cover, 6 pieces on interior cover and 1 piece on 1st page.

    Label #22-478CA56-003

    Starts Jun 10

    Haunt of the Howling Head, art by Ken Rice; Kip Hunter has been to Borneo and brought along a box full of preserved severed heads; Being responsible for the deaths of these people, the heads come to life and hunt Hunter down. Fangs of the Fiend, art by Lou Cameron; A dentist extracts all his rival's teeth and replaces them with dog's teeth--turning the man into a werewolf. Catastrophe, Inc., art by Jim McLaughlin. Strange Potion of Dr. Lorch, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Alascia. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60952872
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    Black Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) #Vol. 4 #1 CBCS 7.5
    Tags: Pre-Code Horror
    Published Jul 1953 by Prize.

    Black Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) Vol. 4 #1 CBCS 7.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #23-1D5E6A6-001

    Starts Jun 10

    # 25 on cover. Vol 4 No 1 inside. Cover art by Jack Kirby. Strange Old Bird!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Did Miss Stewart find a Phoenix bird that allowed her to start her life over? The Human Cork, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The Light text story. The Romantic Souls!, art by Al Eadeh. The Crash text story. Human Bloodhound!, art by Harry Lazarus. A Beast Is in the Streets!, pencils by Jack Kirby. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60850531
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    Dark Mysteries (1951) #17 CBCS 4.0
    Published Apr 1954 by Master Publications.

    Dark Mysteries (1951) 17 CBCS 4.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #21-02CEBFB-007

    Starts Jun 10

    Skeleton cover by Hy Fleishman. Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth, Hy Fleishman and Jon D'Agostino. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. This issue is hosted by "The Old Gravedigger," a take-off on EC's Crypt Keeper and other horror hosts. In a typically boundary-pushing story, a vampire includes an infant in its list of victims. A ape-human hybrid terrorizes a city. Lady with the Mask of Death; Horror of the Fifth Corpse; Terror of the Man-Ape; Verdict of Terror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60842839
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    Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) #32 CBCS 6.5
    Published May 1953 by DC.

    Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 32 CBCS 6.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #0006921-AA-001

    Starts Jun 10

    36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.