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    Weird Terror (1952) 2 FR 1.0

    2" cumulative spine split. Brittle cover due to oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    Edited by Allen Hardy. Cover art by H. C. Kiefer. Horror, suspense, and Weird Terror tales patterned after the classic EC comics. "The Evil Ones!", art by Don Heck; Statistician John Anders finds out that accidents do not happen by accident; They are caused by evil gnomes living below the city; When the gnomes spot him, Anders has to run for his life. "Wrath of Satan," pencils by John Belcastro, inks by Joe Galotti; Simon Fergus, a trash picker at the carnival, enters a pact with the devil to get even with the business partners who cheated him; As one by one dies in freak accidents, Simon realizes that Satan will be coming for him, too. "Fear - What Is It?" text article; Glossary of terms like "Torture", "Demonology", "Sadism" and "Insane Persons". "Isle of Doom!", art by Pete Morisi; A crew of explorers lands on a volcanic island, freshly risen from the sea. They find treasures and a lost race of unholy beings. "Death Song!", art by Don Heck; Violinist Marleau murders his rival Ricco to get his share of wealth and fame; Then he starts seeing things and is haunted by the dead man's spirit. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Terror (1952) 4 GD+ 2.5

    Water damage.

    Starts Jul 5

    Edited by Allen Hardy. Cover art by Don Heck. Horror, suspense, and Weird Terror tales patterned after the classic EC comics. "Escape," pencils by Pete Morisi; Thirteen convicts escape from a prison colony in a boat without any food; They get decimated by animals, quicksand bogs, hunger and cold; The last five go overboard in a storm and drift as a gruesome quintet to frighten ships passing them. "Night Air"; A doctor treats a strange patient, the lovely Mara; She insists on staying indoors at night and keeping the windows strictly closed, because she feels stalked by vampires. "History of Horror" text article; Accounts of cannibalism and the inquisition. "Gruesome, Huh?" text article; Review of the novels "Justine" and "Juliette" by Marquis de Sade. "Short Cut," art by Don Heck; The bandit and tyrant El Toro wishes to be voted for president in the republic of Saldor; He uses every dirty trick in the book to get enough votes: Bribery, intimidation, blackmail. "Explorer"; A cruel captain commands an exploration into unknown territory; He kills dozens of natives and robs them of their resources. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62277521
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    Weird Terror (1952) 4 GD 2.0

    Centerfold detached. Cover-to-cover edge tear. Oxidation.

    Starts Apr 5

    Edited by Allen Hardy. Cover art by Don Heck. Horror, suspense, and Weird Terror tales patterned after the classic EC comics. "Escape," pencils by Pete Morisi; Thirteen convicts escape from a prison colony in a boat without any food; They get decimated by animals, quicksand bogs, hunger and cold; The last five go overboard in a storm and drift as a gruesome quintet to frighten ships passing them. "Night Air"; A doctor treats a strange patient, the lovely Mara; She insists on staying indoors at night and keeping the windows strictly closed, because she feels stalked by vampires. "History of Horror" text article; Accounts of cannibalism and the inquisition. "Gruesome, Huh?" text article; Review of the novels "Justine" and "Juliette" by Marquis de Sade. "Short Cut," art by Don Heck; The bandit and tyrant El Toro wishes to be voted for president in the republic of Saldor; He uses every dirty trick in the book to get enough votes: Bribery, intimidation, blackmail. "Explorer"; A cruel captain commands an exploration into unknown territory; He kills dozens of natives and robs them of their resources. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Terror (1952) 6 VG- 3.5

    Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

    Starts Apr 5

    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Alberta Tewks, Alvah Null, Edwin Green, Kenneth Landau and Rudy Palais. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. Louella is accused of murdering her fiance and sent to an asylum, in a story with some weird, hallucinatory art by Rudy Palais. A man reveals how he tried to poison a romantic rival. A man murders his wife because of her obsession with quiz shows, and winds up on a hellish game show of his own. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck promising "shrunken skulls, decapitations, cemeteries, murders." Die; Cemetery; The Wizard; Waterfront; A Devil of a Racket; Decapitation. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62277523
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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.