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Mystic (1951 Atlas) 21 GD+ 2.5

2" Cumulative spine split. Only one staple (manufacturing). Tape on interior cover and pages. Water damage.

Zombie in the Streets, art by John Buscema. Dorothy's Doll, art by Gene Colan; A man buys a lifelike doll for his ill child unintentionally fooling Death into taking the doll and leaving the girl. The Honeymooners, art by Tony Mortellaro; A man strangles his new bride, and when confronted by a neighbor, is told to mind his own business because that is what she wanted; He is a ghost and now his wife is a ghost, too. Isle of no Escape text story. Homicide; Jim Lane kills a bothersome tramp, then tries to frame his neighbor, an inadvertent witness, for the murder. The Ghost Comes Back!, pencils by Dick Ayers; A woman fools a criminal into thinking that her returning husband is a member of the undead. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

New Mutants (1983 1st Series) 38 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4532958021

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Cover pencils by Art Adams. Aftermath!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz; The New Mutants (except for Mirage and Warlock) are totally shaken by their death and rebirth at the hands of the Beyonder; Emma Frost offers Magneto her aid; Empath attacks Tom and Sharon; Magneto transfers the New Mutants to the Massachusetts Academy. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Strange Terrors (1952 St. John) 5 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #2103900018

Painted cover by George Meyerriecks. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Albert Tyler and Bill Molno. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. WWII veteran Peter visits Crete and learns the minotaur is real, and so are his sacrificial victims, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Archaeologists seeking a lost Viking treasure have strange encounters with the Viking past. In a New Orleans antique shop, a collector buys cursed coins that a legend claims were gambled in exchange for human souls. Death's Pool; Victory Chant of Gundar Arne; Mirror Image; Gag Bag; Fun Time; Curse of the Chateau Rouge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 8 CGC 9.8 Qualified

Paper: Off white to white

Page 15 missing. Universal grade 0.5.

Label #4747078011

"The Hell-Crawlers!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Ernie Chua. Dracula unleashes an army of the undead upon the world of the living. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 6 GD+ 2.5

2" Spine split from bottom. Cover coming detached at both staples. Oxidation.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Abe Simon, Moe Marcus, Rudy Palais and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Astronauts awaken in a future world inhabited by apelike creatures. An apprentice magician murders his boss, but didn't count on magical revenge from beyond the grave. A volcano god reanimates the dead to show his displeasure with the local village. The Survivors; Return from the Grave; Blood Ghost; Volcano of Doom; Doomed To Die; Found: The Lair of the Snow Monster. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Unexpected (1956 DC) (Tales of ...) 133 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4747078014

Cover art by Jack Sparling. Agnes Doesn't Haunt Here Anymore! starring Judge Gallows, script by George Kashdan, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Frank Giacoia. For Better or Hearse, script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Mike Esposito. The Madman of Maricombe Island!, art by Nick Cardy. Tattoos of Doom!, art by Ruben Moreira. School For Fear, script by Murray Boltinoff, art by Nestor Redondo. 48 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.