Auctions: comic books September 1954

Journey into Fear (1951 Superior) 21 GD- 1.8

3" Cumulative spine split. Cover-to-cover puncture damage. Cover oxidation.

Horror in the Clock; A couple buys an old grandfather clock, but begins to fear it; The clock seems to have a human heartbeat and drives the woman insane. Grim Revenge; A mortician and a doctor run an organ trafficking racket; The eyes of the dead are transplanted illegally. Blood in the Bayou text story. Payoff for Evil; Amos Hatter, a gambler and loafer, murders his identical twin brother Carl. Curse of the Castle; The cousins Dennis and Kathy inherit an old castle; Arriving there, a ghost tells them about a treasure in the dungeon well, protected by a flesh eating demon. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Weird Science-Fantasy (1954 E.C. Comics) 25 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple. Water spotting.

"Flying Saucer Report" (art by Wally Wood), "A Sound of Thunder" (art by Al Williamson with Angelo Torres and Roy Krenkel; adapted from the classic Ray Bradbury story), "Bellyful" (art by Bernard Krigstein), and "Harvest" (art by Joe Orlando). Letter to the editor from Bradbury praising "The Flying Machine" adaptation that appeared in issue 23 by Krigstein: it is "The finest single piece of art-drawing I've seen in the comics in years." Comics artist Dan Adkins writes another letter. Williamson cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.