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    Chamber of Chills (1952-1954 Harvey 2nd Series) 20 GD 2.0

    Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, John Giunta and Manny Stallman. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A clockmaker's obsession with his latest clock drives him to murder. A deadly package is the result of an evil plan. A recluse encounters a Martian invader. The Clock; Murder; Lay That Pistol Down; End of the Line. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 23 CGC 3.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #2136607006

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Charles Nicholas, Bill Walsh and Harry Lazarus. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A mad scientist creates horrifying insect-animal hybrids; A robot falls in love with a woman and goes on a rampage; A ghost ship appears over the South Pacific with a crew of undead privateers. Nightmare for Two!; The Mummy That Lived; The Machine That Fell in Love; The Thing in the Bottle!; Terror of the Deep! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62277502
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    Justice Comics (1948) 41 VG 4.0

    1/2" spine split from bottom.

    Starts Feb 17
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    Katy Keene (1949-1961 Archie) 13 GD 2.0

    2" Cumulative spline split. Cover detached. Water spotting and interior pencil markings.

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    Stories, Art and Cover by Bill Woggon. America's pin-up queen Katy Keene in two untitled stories: When K.O. asks Gloria to select a perfume for Katy's birthday gift, she chooses the worst-smelling perfume in the store so that Katy will get angry with K.O....her plan backfires when Katy's head cold prevents her from smelling the perfume; and Katy gets a movie part but her participation is threatened by a late arrival after K.O. gives Randy four flat tires. Plus: "Gloria Fashions" 1-pager; untitled Sis the Candy Kid story - Sis quickly plants seeds by having Billy use his pogo stick to dig the holes; "Sis Fashions and Puzzles" activity page; "Katy Keene Jokes" 1-pager; two "Katy Fashions" 1-pagers; K.O. Kelly 1-pager "Short Short Story" - K.O. tries to dissuade Sis from running away after Katy spanks her for not eating cauliflower; "K.O. Kelly and Randy Fashions" 1-pager; untitled Katy Keene/Sis the Candy Kid 1-pager - Katy suggests that Sis draw a box of candy on her new easel, but Sis ends up eating the box while drawing it; untitled Debby/Taffy story - Debby's parents think she didn't do the dishes because she's hosting her music teacher; and 2-page Hollywood Gossip article. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 12 VG- 3.5

    Striking horror cover

    Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Manny Stallman, John Giunta, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A scientist's evolving machine turns him into an advanced being, until he takes it too far. The series continues its trend of offbeat horror stories with a Western version of the classic Don Quixote. A man murders his brother....too bad they were Siamese twins. Evolution; Terror; The Story of the Witch/The Hand Behind the Head; Don Coyote: A Boo of the Month; Tale of Cain; Blind Alley; Terror Tricks; Gambling Fever. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Terror (1952) 8 GD 2.0

    Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Alberta Tewks, Marty Elkin, and Rudy Palais. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. Bank robbers take refuge on an old woman's farm, but it turns out the farm is already the refuge for something not quite human. In an adaptation of Ambrose Bierce's The Man and the Snake, an evil old man is terrified by a deadly snake in his bedroom. A warlord chooses the wrong woman as the spoils of his conquest. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Blood of the Bat; Step into My Parlor; Mirror Image; The Improved Kiss; The Little Ghost. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.