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  • Item #65341893
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    Published 1953 by Ajax.

    Haunted Thrills (1952) 5 CGC 1.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

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    Label #2085658001

    Starts Oct 3

    Stories and art by Joe Doolin and others. Pre-Code horror comics from Ajax-Farrell and their anonymous talents. A Faulkneresque tale of murder on a faded Southern plantation includes a zombie and art possibly by Human Torch creator Carl Burgos. A woman hires a witch and then unwisely ignores her bill. A butcher in a famine-stricken city turns to an obvious source for fresh meat. Hands of Terror; Swamp Haunt; House of Chills; Fatal Scalpel. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #65099162
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    Published Apr 1957 by Ajax.

    Midnight (1957) 1 Coverless

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    Horror tales reprinted from Voodoo and other Ajax-Farrell comics, edited to conform to the new Comics Code, with stories and art from the Iger Shop. A gypsy's spirit returns in the form of a puppet to take revenge on the village that hanged him. Scheming farmhands set their sight on a dying rancher's fortune, but he has set traps for them. Three men spend the night in a haunted lighthouse. Bedeviled Puppet; Eternal Struggle; There's a Will and There's a Way; Speedy, the Sport!; Lighthouse Keeper Wanted! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #64180797
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    Published Dec 1953 by Ajax.

    Strange Fantasy (1952) 9 CGC 5.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4476284001

    Starts Oct 3

    Stories and art by Bruce Hamilton and Steve Ditko. Offbeat pre-Code horror stories from Ajax-Farrell, with art by the Iger Shop staff. A man's long hair comes to life, in a truly bizarre escalating series of events partially illustrated by future Marvel legend Steve Ditko. An artist tries and fails to maintain the balance between madness and genius. Luther is cursed with the ability to know who is going to die. Dream of Horror; Hair Yee-eeee; Magic Formula; Portrait of Doom; Mirror of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: In addition to the regular issue, some copies of no. 9 were manufactured with different interiors from other comics. Please see title Strange Fantasy (1952) #9 Variant Interiors. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #65208800
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    Published Sep 1952 by Ajax.

    War Report (1952) 1 CGC 3.5

    Paper: White

    Label #4730055007

    Starts Oct 3

    US soldiers face combat action as the Korean War heats up, from publisher Ajax-Farrell. A seasoned corporal and a fresh lieutenant get caught in an ambush with their squad. Injured Private Fenton is captured by enemy forces and fears being listed as MIA. Tensions between Air Force and infantry soldiers come to a head during a fight at a USO club in Okinawa. The Dawn's Early Light; Missing in Action; Dirty Fighter; I'll Take the Infantry; Operation Bridgehead. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.