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Nightmare (1953 St. John) comic books 1954

  • Issue #11
    Nightmare (1953 St. John) 11

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    Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, John Prentice, and Edgar Allan Poe. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Gordon's captured cobra from the jungle safari seems to be jealous of his fiancee, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Hop Frog gets revenge on a cruel king and queen, in an adaptation of a classic Edgar Allan Poe story. A castaway "comes back wrong" from his years on a deserted island. The Castaway Who Became a Monster; Hop Frog; The Mouse; Parade of the Dead; The Medallion; The Fangs of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Nightmare (1953 St. John) 12
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0330651008
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Enrico Bagnoli, Antonio Canale, and Edgar Allan Poe. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. A man searches for the legendary lost city of San Miguel, where his love waits for him. A killer learns he shouldn't have abused a black cat, in an adaptation of a classic Edgar Allan Poe story. A couple's new coffee shop in an ancient house is haunted by a murder that replays every night. Bondage cover by comics legend Joe Kubert. Death Stalks the Bayou; The Black Cat; The Horror of the SS Malabar; The Face That Wasnt There; The Forgotten Room. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $285 1954 Nightmare #12 CGC 5.5 Edgar Allan Poe Adaptation Pre-Code Horror

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  • Issue #13
    Nightmare (1953 St. John) 13
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4385871004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Bob Powell, and George Tuska. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. John falls in love with Tania, a mermaid, after she saves him from drowning, in a story with early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Ben's soul seeks a new body to inhabit, in one of two stories this issue with art by comics legend Bob Powell. Bull, meanwhile, finds his soul split into two bodies, in a story with early art by comics legend George Tuska. Awesome mermaid cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Princess of the Sea; The Soul of Benjamin Sprague; The Mind Reader; Death x 2 = 0; The Shadow on the Screen; Space Age Glass. Final issue under this title; series continues as Amazing Ghost Stories (1954 St. John) #14. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.