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Nightmare (1952 Ziff Davis) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Nightmare (1952 Ziff Davis) 1
    • Interior complete. Full length spine split. Heavy cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by George Tuska, Everett Raymond Kinstler and Syd Shores. Pre-Code horror and suspense from Ziff-Davis, featuring their typically beautiful painted covers. A bitter one-handed sailor burns down a ship, only to be haunted by its ghost, in a story with art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. In another Tuska story, a man is haunted by his dead brother after an accident during a snowstorm. A beautiful Sri Lankan dancer does not show up on film, in a story with art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Typically eye-catching painted cover by Allen Anderson. The Blood Ship; The Corpse That Wouldnt Stay Dead; Jardinis Jaw; The Fatal Note!; The Tunnel of Horror; Vision of the Gods! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Nightmare (1952 Ziff Davis) 2
    • 1.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover loose at one staple.
    • Cover loose at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water saturation. Staple rust, rust migration.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Painted cover by Walter Popp. Stories and art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Edward Goldfarb, Bob Baer, and Edgar Allan Poe. Pre-Code horror and suspense from Ziff-Davis, featuring their typically beautiful painted covers. While investigating dolls that seem to be committing crimes, a man is turned into a doll himself. A living statue reflects the desires of the men around her. Torture drives a man to the brink of madness, in an Edgar Allan Poe story with art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Plus fun facts about poltergeists. Monster on the painted cover (by Walter Popp) looks like the Creature from the Black Lagoon's hippie-surfer son. 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.

  • Issue #3
    Nightmare (1952 Ziff Davis) 3

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    Stories and art by Everett Raymond Kinstler and John Prentice. First issue published by St. John. Pre-Code horror and suspense from St. John, although likely produced by Ziff-Davis. Bringing back a case of lycanthropy from a trip to Europe, Eric becomes a werewolf stalking New York's Washington Square, in one of two stories this issue with art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. A fugitive killer is sheltered in the African jungle by a woman with a deadly secret. Bull Dawson's car is cursed and can drive on its own. Plus the true story of Charles Fort, collector of the weird and paranormal. The Werewolf of Washington Square; Cup of Moonglow; The Wonderful Wizard; The Quivering Brain; The Witches' Sabbath; Charles Fort, The Supreme Doubter; Craftons Curse. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.