Auctions: comic books July 1954

Horrific (1952) 12 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Max Elkin, Rudy Palais, Steve Kirkel and Don Heck. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. A newscaster creates an imaginary monster that turns out to be real. A fishing vessel encounters the ghost of a Viking king. A man becomes obsessed with a woman in a portrait, with tragic results. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Morrisons Monster; The Sea Ghost; Bloodlust; The Deadliest Witch; Dancing Ghost. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) 39 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. 1/2" spine split from bottom. Staple missing. Water damage.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. "And Sudden Death!", art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding across the range and comes across a new settlement and remarks how fast the west is expanding; Not far away is a group of Comanches who have noticed the new settlement and decide to go in and talk to the settlers about sharing their hunting grounds in order to maintain peace. "A Thousand Sinners," art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding along the range when someone tries to take a shot at him; Kid Colt sneaks around and finds that the shooter is a young man and quickly shoots his guns out of the young man's hands; Kid Colt confronts the boy and learns that he is Greg Peterson, and he took a shot at Kid Colt to prove himself to the leader of his gang Jack Brent so he can be a great outlaw. "A Brave Comes Home" text story. "El Dorado!", art by Syd Shores; At is medical practice, Dr. Matthew Masters is about to close up for the day when suddenly an old man stumbles in with a gunshot wound; The old man tells him that he has discovered a mountain made of gold and was shot by a man named Yates who sought to claim the gold himself; The old man warns Masters that the mountain is cursed and tells him where to find it. "The Lawmakers," art by Jack Keller; Chuck Grimes has been forcing local ranchers to pay him protection money; He is currently roughing up a rancher named Foster and forces him to sign off his property; Recovering at his home, Foster is visited by his friend Kid Colt who learns about Grimes plans, and suddenly Grimes comes to get his payment, Kid Colt decides to deal with him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 30 CBCS 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #17-2A310F7-018

"Science Fiction" (art Bill Benulis), "Look, Ma--a Vampire," "Kill Him!" (art by Bill Walton), "The Slimy Things" (art by Sam Moskowitz), "The Thing in the Box!" (art by Dick Ayers), and a two-page text story, "The Smile of Mrs. Orko." 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Tomb of Terror (1952 Harvey) 16 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Joe Certa, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Space explorers begin to mutate as they approach the center of the universe, but it's too late to turn back. Townspeople destroy a vampire after he attacks a child, but the attacks continue, leading to a grim conclusion. The Report…; Uranus / Sky-Pictures; A New World; Going - Going - Gone; All Keyed Up; They're...Gone; Erosion; Three's A Crowd; Tag…Youre It. Final issue under this title; series continues as Thrills of Tomorrow (1954) #17. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.