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Thing (1952 Charlton) comic books 1954

  • Issue #13
    Thing (1952 Charlton) 13
    • INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, affects Die Laughing, A-Tisket A-Casket, and Witch Fish stories. Sticker paper on interior cover, full length spine split to cover with some splitting through wraps.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Steve Ditko. "Library of Horror," art by Steve Ditko; Horror writer Ken Rolland searches for inspiration by dabbling with black magic; A kill will offer him trips to the Netherworld. "Die Laughing!", art by Steve Ditko; A group of boys enter a haunted house for their initiation into a college frat. "The Witch Fish" text story. "A-Tisket A-Casket," art by Anthony Tallarico; Two explorers discover an Egyptian sarcophagus and a surprise inside. "Avery and the Goblins," art by Steve Ditko; Avery Calhoun, an old prospector, enters a castle full of cannibal goblins hoarding a treasure. "Poor Fish!", script by Carl Memling; A pickpocket hides in an aquarium. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Thing (1952 Charlton) 16
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #1260889012
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #0014499012
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1126753012
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1573441012
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    "Nothing He Couldn't Do!", pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; Four shipwrecked men are stranded on a cannibal island and captured immediately. "Death of A Gambler!", script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster), inks by Vince Alascia; Wealthy Jeff Traynor loses all at gambling and becomes a derelict. "Tara Tusta" text story. "Picture of the Future," script by Carl Memling, art by Seymour Moskowitz; Two gangsters rob an exhibition and come into possession of a magic scroll which forecasts their future. "Mental Wizard!", script by Carl Memling; Don Brunt killed his wife and got away with the crime. "The Crusher," script by Carl Memling; Sadistic plantation owner Barney Tragg flogs his wife's lover to death with a whip. Injury to eye panel. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $600 Thing #16 CGC 9.0 VF/NM (1954) Injury-to-Eye Panel Charlton Comics

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  • Issue #17
    Thing (1952 Charlton) 17
    • 4.5" Cumulative spine split. Lateral spine tear. Centerfold detached. Staple rust. Rust migration. Water damage. Mold.
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    Cover by Steve Ditko. "Through the Looking Glass," art by Steve Kirkel; Alice is a mean and sadistic girl who runs amok and kills Wonderland's hostile and wondrous inhabitants. "Bad Blood!", script by Carl Memling, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; Gabriel Robb murders his rich uncle in a rage. "Wishful Thinking!", art by Steve Kirkel; Emil Barto is a vampire aboard a ship and gets stranded on an island. "Horror on the Hill" text story. "Weird Legend of Trelawney," pencils by Bob Powell; John Marshand visits the English town of Trelawney; Two former land owners, the squires Tilton and Ghastney, haunt the region with their ghostly attack dogs. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $850 Thing (1952) #17 Steve Ditko Cvr CGC 8.0 OW/WH Pages Pre-Code Horror Last Issue

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