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Menace (1953 Atlas) comic books 1953

  • Issue #1
    Menace (1953 Atlas) 1
    • 7.5" Spine split from bottom. Front cover glued along spine. Cover detached at both staples (anchored with glue). Oxidation with chipping.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover art by Bill Everett. One Head Too Many!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett. The Man Who Couldn't Move, script by Stan Lee, art by George Tuska; A woman hires a man to kill her paralyzed husband making it look like a car accident, but he gets his sleeve caught in the door and goes over the cliff with the car. Poor Mr. Watkins, script by Stan Lee, art by Werner Roth; A practical joker torments a timid librarian until he transforms into a monster. They Wait in Their...Dungeon!, art by Russ Heath; After an execution in the gas chamber, a sadistic warden faces a revolt by the inmates and attempts to flee downstairs. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Menace (1953 Atlas) 6
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2004232007
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Full spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    "The Graymoor Ghost" (script by Stan Lee), "Checkmate!" (script by Lee, art by Gene Colan), "The Corpse" (script by Lee, art by Russ Heath), "Flying Saucer!" (script by Lee, art by John Romita Sr.), and a two-page text story, "Trapped." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Menace (1953 Atlas) 8

    Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Lizard-Man, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; A representative of an underground race of lizard-men asks the leaders of UN countries for some surface territory for their people; When he is rebuffed, he releases volcanic activity upon the surface world. The Werewolf Was Afraid, art by John Romita; An English sports hunter journeys to Austria with the intention of hunting werewolves. The Face of Horror, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; Derck Winters is quite possibly the ugliest man in the world; Trapped within a pitiful existence, Derck's shame prevents him from forming any sort of social bonds including friendships, romantic relationships or even the ability to hold a job. The Wooden Woman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.