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Horrific (1952) comic books 1954

  • Issue #10
    Horrific (1952) 10
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Minor color touch. Glue at spine. 4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Max Elkin, Rudy Palais, and Don Heck. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. A magical piper inspires the animals of a small European village to revolt and attack their owners. The sinister Mr. Dark offers to make Ivan a champion wrestler, but first he must kill for him. A thief ill-advisedly breaks into a legendary sculptor's mansion to steal a cursed artwork. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. The Revolt of the Beasts; Death Wins the Fall; Beneath the Grave; Sculptor of the Damned; Story of Ghosts; Magnolia Mary. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Horrific (1952) 11
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4420192001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover art by Don Heck. "Horn of Horror," art by Marty Elkin; Rudy Gletz comes into possession of a magic trumpet and becomes the world's most famed musician; There's a price to pay, though; He has to kill to keep the magic going, driven by the ghostly apparition of the trumpet's former owner. "The Green Ones" starring Walter Werewolf, art by Marty Elkin; The "green ones," lizard-like beings, haunt the southern swamp country; Two sisters and a man they both love get drawn into a deadly triangle of intrigue and two of them will be claimed to join the ranks of the "green ones." "The Deadly Doll," art by Steve Kirkel (as "Kirk"); Helen is presented a devilish gift—a life-sized doll of herself commanding her to kill her husband; When she complies a strange transformation comes over her. "The King's Warning!" text story. "The Tree of Life and Death," art by Rudy Palais; A scientist wants to inspire sentient life in a tree growing in front of his house; His rival poisons the formula, though, and the maddened tree runs amuck tearing down the house. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Horrific (1952) 12
    • 6.5" spine split from top.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Max Elkin, Rudy Palais, Steve Kirkel and Don Heck. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. A newscaster creates an imaginary monster that turns out to be real. A fishing vessel encounters the ghost of a Viking king. A man becomes obsessed with a woman in a portrait, with tragic results. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Morrisons Monster; The Sea Ghost; Bloodlust; The Deadliest Witch; Dancing Ghost. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.