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Tales of Horror (1952 Toby/Minoan) 6 GD- 1.8

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    Tales of Horror (1952 Toby/Minoan) 6 GD- 1.8

    3" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Oxidation.

    Starts Jul 6

    Stories and art by Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. This issue may have been used as an example in the anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent (p. 161). Nebbish Edgar buys a genie who will fulfill his wishes from a man at a strange old shop...but there's always a catch. A zombie wants to know why her husband is late for their undead rendezvous. A jar of beet juice turns out to be human bean juice. The Treacherous Genie; Test of Terror; The Fiend of Flames; Weirdest Suicide Pact; Special on Beet Soup; Brief Stop at Lambeau. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: GD- 1.8 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)