Amazing Ghost Stories (1954 St. John) comic books 1955 or before
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Issue #14
- Paper: Cream to off white
- Label #4298298002
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Other items consigned by Siggy’s Comics
$405.00
View scans- Full length spine split. Interior soiling.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays
Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Ed Goldfarb, and Robert Baer. Numbering continues from Nightmare (1953 St. John) #13. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Edgar Allan Poe's tale of torture and madness, The Pit and the Pendulum, is adapted by comics legend Everett Raymond Kinstler. A mermaid rescued from the ocean has a taste for human flesh. In two separate stories, dolls and a statue come to horrific life. Plus an article about poltergeists. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The Death Dolls; The Devil from the Deep; Ghosts with a Sense of Humor; An Eye for an Eye; Dream Girl; The Pit and the Pendulum. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #15
- Interior is complete. Full length spine split (taped). Staples replaced.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Frank Giacoia, Robert Bernstein, Ray Willner, and Vic Martin. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Jim encounters zombie soldiers in Haiti, in a story with art by comics legend Bob Powell. A hunter kills a rare white eagle and activates an ancient curse, in a story with art by future Marvel artist Frank Giacoia. A ghost in an old New Orleans mansion seeks a couple's help in bringing his killer to justice. Plus an article on Egyptian freemasonry. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Payment in Full!; The Stalking Doom; Cagliostro: Swindler or Superman?; Out of the Unknown; Wings of Death!; Vic Martin; Spirit Spasms; All the King's Men. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #16
- Interior is complete. Full length spine split.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, George Tuska, Dan Barry, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Marvin Stein, George Roussos, Sy Barry and John Giunta. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Guilty of murder, an ex-executioner is ordered to behead himself, in a story by future DC artist and editor Carmine Infantino, with art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Dr. Savant follows the rites of human sacrifice on Genero until he encounters the monster called Octeel, in a story with art by future Marvel artist George Tuska. Robert MacCloran returns to his ancestral lands to claim his birthright, but not if his evil uncle has his way, in a story with early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Plus a PSA on "Polio Precautions" that showcases the comic's era. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The Widow's Lover; The Tentacles of Death; Dr. Osborne's Secret Weapon; The Bloody Sword; The Portrait of Death; The Finger of Fate; Graveyard in the Antarctic. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
