Beware (1952 Youthful) comic books 1938-1955

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Cover by Ed Goldfarb and Bob Baer. Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Gerald Altman, Vince Napoli, Ernie Bache and Harry Harrison. Violent pre-Code horror comics from Youthful Magazines. Numbering continues from Fantastic (1952) #9. An adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror story The Pit and the Pendulum, with early art by Doug Wildey. Denny the ventriloquist believes his dummy Hector is trying to kill him, but Hector is actually under the influence of sinister psychic Hugo. In the far reaches of the Rockies during a blizzard, prospector Fenley admits his crimes to a mysterious visitor. The Pit and the Pendulum; The Last Word; Nightmare!; Death Claims His Own; Doll of Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ed Goldfarb and Bob Baer. Stories and art by Ed Goldfarb, Vince Napoli, Paul Cooper and Harry Harrison. Violent pre-Code horror comics from Youthful Magazines. The Mighty Mauler is a champion wrestler against humans, but then Dr. Blau pits him against his latest creation, a human mind in the body of a gorilla. After a guide murders a Sherpa during a Himalayan expedition, the Sherpa returns as a tiny vengeful spirit literally under his skin. A couple living in remote Alaska encounters a race of shape-shifters trying to take over the world. The Middle Toe; Wrestling with Horror; The Damned Thing!; The Horror Heads; The Murderous Mimics! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $220.00 View scans Rough edges to a few pages (not fully cut during manufacturing). Water damage. Miscut.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $155.00 View scans Cover coming loose at one staple. Oxidation and water damage.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $450.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s) Label #4015172020 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Siggy’s Comics

Cover by Joseph Szokoli. Stories and art by Joseph Szokoli, Vince Napoli, Bill Fraccio and Harry Harrison. Violent pre-Code horror comics from Youthful Magazines. This issue was mentioned in the text (p. 388) of the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Grave-robber Harry gets a comeuppance when the dead rise from their graves. An artist for "Beware" comics feels that he's run out of monster ideas, until he meets his son's strange new playmate, in a story that name-drops several other Youthful Mag horror artists. In postwar Germany, American agents investigate a killer stalking a small town, and learn the ancient castle nearby hides a very modern horror. The Body Snatcher; My Daddy Should Have Listened; The Death Waltz; The Pied Piper of Ziess-Baden; Don't Dance With Me When I'm Dead. Final issue under this publisher; Trojan Magazines continues the title and numbering with Beware (1953 Trojan/Merit) #1 (aka #13), while Youthful continues it as Chilling Tales (1952) #13. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.