Black Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) comic books

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $170.00 View scans 2" spine split (chew) through cover and some wraps. Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. The Scorn of the Faceless People!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; dream analysis story. The Cheerful Old Lady in Black!, art by Mort Meskin. The Cloak!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Paul Darvas orders a new cloak, only to receive a cursed cloak from Asmodeus himself. Out of Your Mind text story. I've Seen You Before, art by Bruno Premiani. Yesterday You Died!, art by Bill Draut; When Grace Hanley is looking to buy a house she sees a ghostly image of a murder that has yet to happen in that house. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $68.00 or Best Offer View scans Cover and centerfold detached. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. Who Walks in My Dream?, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Tom Howard believes that the dreams he has of killing people are true. Justice for the Dead!, art by John Prentice. Sleep, Perchance to Die!, art by Mort Meskin. The World of Spirits, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Death of a Sleepwalker text story. Follow Me! The Face from the Future!, pencils by Sam Citron, inks by George Roussos. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $75.00 View scans Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $95.00 or Best Offer View scans Tape on interior cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by John Prentice, Bill Draut, Mort Meskin, Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Sometimes listed as Black Magic #7. No issue number listed on cover; listed as Vol. 2, issue #1 in indicia. Shipwreck survivors encounter a ghost ship crewed by dead men. A man captures the female ghost who is haunting him by pouring paint over her. A man dreams of a terrible train wreck. The Thing in the Fog; No One Human!; The Man Who Captured a Ghost!; The Tailor's Dummy; Old Tom's Window!; Don't Ride the 5:20! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $120.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by John Prentice, George Roussos, Jerry Grandenetti, Bill Draut, Mort Meskin, and Jack Kirby. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Sometimes listed as Black Magic #9. No issue number listed on cover; listed as Vol. 2, issue #3 in indicia. A woman asks a faith healer to use his powers for murder. A Napoleonic general's death is foretold by his brother's ghost. Ghostly British Crusaders appear to German soldiers on the front during World War I. Faith Healer!; Mark of Evil!; Usnea - Moss of Death!; The Ghost of ChateauBois!; The Man in the Judge's Chair!; A Friend for Billy; The Crusaders in No Man's Land!; You Should Live So Long! 44 pages, Full Color (GCD has inaccurate page count --Autumn). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $95.00 or Best Offer View scans 1" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple and loose at other. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by Marvin Stein, Bruno Premiani, John Prentice, George Roussos, Mort Meskin, and Jack Kirby. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Sometimes listed as Black Magic #10. No issue number listed on cover; listed as Vol. 2, issue #4 in indicia. Paul foolishly disregards his wife's superstition about broken mirrors. A creepy old prospector leads a man to a legendary lost mine. A modern-day playwright tempts fate when he wants to restage Our American Cousin, complete with Lincoln's assassination. Dead Mans Lode!; Memory House; The World beyond Reality; Seven Years Bad Luck; The Typewriter of Henry Silvers; Coffin for Your Wedding Day!; The Assassin! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $85.00 View scans 1" spine split from bottom of comic. Cover oxidation. Small lateral spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover art by Jack Kirby. It's Your Funeral!, art by Mort Meskin; Uncle Bart slips into a death-like state and is almost buried alive. Contact!, art by Bill Draut. Say the Magic Words starring Benny the burglar, art by Bill Walton. House ad for Young Romance and Young Love. A Man's Castle text story. A Giant Walks the Earth!, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Two pilots crash land in the mountains, disturbing a giant. 44 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $95.00 or Best Offer View scans Cover detached at one staple and loose at other. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart Coverless $19.95 or Best Offer View scan Small pieces of tape throughout interior. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by Bill Draut, Bill Walton, George Roussos, Mort Meskin, and Bob McCarty. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 15 on cover; listed as Vol. 2, issue #9 in indicia. One man realizes the truth about the strange, deadly creature flying over the village. A boxer is haunted by a man he killed in the ring. An arsonist is haunted by the spirits of his victims. The Angel of Death!; Dead Ringer!; Ashes to Ashes; The Flight That Failed; Shades of Rex!; Last Date; The Promised Land. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $360.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #2056859001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by George Roussos, Mort Meskin, Bill Walton, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 19 on cover; listed as Vol. 3, issue #1 in indicia. A simpleton's magic gem reveals people's true nature. A man meets his fiancee's strange family, who live in a secluded mansion on Dead Man's Isle. A greenhouse worker creates a gigantic meat-eating plant, in a story reminiscent of the later film "Little Shop of Horrors." Sammy's Wonderful Glass!; Dead Man's Isle; The Monster; Return from the Grave; The Swindle; The Man Eater!; This'll Kill You! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $34.00 View scan Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water saturation. Staple deterioration. Mold. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by John Prentice, Alden McWilliams, Manny Stallman, George Roussos, Bob McCarty, Bill Draut, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 20 on cover; listed as Vol. 3, issue #2 in indicia. A circus strongman is haunted to madness by the sound of his victim's footsteps. A man faces grim torture, but his torturer gets his comeuppance. Pilots who fly too fast find themselves growing younger. Birth After Death; Hatchet Man; Pied Piper of Flame; Ruby Riddle; The Patter of Little Feet!; Oddities in Miniature - The Strangest Stories Ever Told!; The Malay Boot!; Paid in Full; Crash Report. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $200.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4363506004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $115.00 View scans Corner margin pieces torn out. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by John Prentice, Alden McWilliams, Manny Stallman, George Roussos, Bob McCarty, Bill Draut, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 21 on cover; listed as Vol. 3, issue #3 in indicia. A feathered snake god appears to a tourist at an ancient ruin. A scientist sends a volunteer 500 years into the past. A visitor to Germany's Black Forest encounters a Brigadoon-like enchanted village, but only for one night. The Feathered Serpent; Warning Voice!; The Practical Joker; Vigil; Valley of Phantoms!; The Mind Reader; The Magic Million; A Ghost Story! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $50.00 View scan 6" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by George Roussos, Mort Meskin, Al Eadeh, Harry Lazarus, Bill Draut, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 23 on cover; listed as Vol. 3, issue #5 in indicia. An artist's latest painting foretells a woman's death. A woman whose boyfriend died has horrifying dreams, which her psychiatrist is happy to explain. A woman strangles men with her living hair, similar to the powers of the later Marvel character Medusa. Those Who Are About to Die!; The Faces of Death!; Race with Death!; Land of the Dead; The Guiding Light; Peg ONeils Ghost; Evil Spirit! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $90.00 or Best Offer View scans 1.5" Spine split from top. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

# 25 on cover. Vol 4 No 1 inside. Cover art by Jack Kirby. Strange Old Bird!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Did Miss Stewart find a Phoenix bird that allowed her to start her life over? The Human Cork, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The Light text story. The Romantic Souls!, art by Al Eadeh. The Crash text story. Human Bloodhound!, art by Harry Lazarus. A Beast Is in the Streets!, pencils by Jack Kirby. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $89.95 or Best Offer View scans 3.75" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

# 29 on cover. Vol 4 No 5 inside. Cover art by Jack Kirby. The Monsters of St. Laurant, art by Bob McCarty. The Greatest Horror of Them All, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Johnny lives in Sanctuary where other deformed people live free from the prying eyes of the public; He falls in love with Elena, the lovely secretary, until he learns her secret. No Cure text story. Madame Cyanide and Master Tricks!, art by Steve Ditko. Message from a Murder Victim!, art by Al Eadeh. The Flying Dutchman, art by Al Eadeh. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $81.00 View scan 4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $109.95 or Best Offer View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by Ernie Schroeder, Mort Meskin, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 31 on cover; listed as Vol. 5, issue #1 in indicia. A deformed man is the object of cruel attention. Alien insects conquer Earth and find humans particularly delicious. A man is discovered running with a wolf pack. Gargoyle; A Dish of Jello; Slaughter-House!; The Half-Men!; Three Million Bucks; Hungry as a Wolf! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Orlando. Art by Marvin Stein, Ted Galindo and Joe Orlando. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 35 on cover; listed as Vol. 6, issue #2 in indicia. A killer is stranded in the jungle after a plane crash, and only an old man can guide him to safety. A treasure hunter finds the secret to immortality deep in the Florida Everglades. An aging space explorer is forced into retirement. Man Alone; Mirage; The Immortal; The Old Man; Valley of the Giants; Ghost Pilot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $29.00 View scans Staple rust.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $60.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Joe Orlando. Art by Marvin Stein, Ted Galindo, and George Tuska. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 37 on cover; listed as Vol. 6, issue #4 in indicia. Claim jumpers steal a prospector's gold mine, but can't quite kill him. A man has a year to decide whether he was a coward for letting a woman drown after a shipwreck. Small-time hoods are out of their league when they try to shake down a mysterious visitor to a secret government outpost. The Gold Mine; Superstitions; Cancelled Debt; The Survivor!; Pilgrimage; Stranger in 313. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $185.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4095429001

Add to cart GD 2.0 $11.00 Cover detached. Water damage.

Cover by George Klein. Art by Marvin Stein, Ted Galindo, Harry Lazarus and George Klein. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 40 on cover; listed as Vol. 7, issue #1 in indicia. Human settlers on the moon must endure attacks by hostile moonmen. A man cannot his escape his destiny to be a shipping clerk. A struggling writer finds success by working on a famed author's typewriter. The Intruders; Superstitions; Flight; The Valley of Forever!; Reversal; Writing Machine. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by George Klein. Art by Marvin Stein, Ted Galindo, Joe Orlando and George Klein. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 41 on cover; listed as Vol. 7, issue #2 in indicia. A man gets lost in a London fog and finds himself in the Renaissance. A self-obsessed star gets a visit from someone who's seen fame and its aftermath. A sailor finds a fortune in treasure on an uncharted island. The Doorway; Superstitions; The Lonely One; Show of Confidence; Out of the Past; Davey Jones' Locker. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Dick Ayers and Angelo Torres. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 43 on cover; listed as Vol. 7, issue #4 in indicia. Two con artists with a successful fortune-telling scam begin to mistrust each other. A hood uses the "Indian Rope Trick" to escape police, but ends up trapped in another dimension. A man uses an ancient crystal ball to transport himself to other worlds for adventure. Cover features possible art by Joe Simon. Please Let This Be a...Nightmare!; A Warning; The Message; All the Angles; When Your Number Is Up; Panic; The Crystal! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Ted Galindo, Dick Ayers and Angelo Torres. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 44 on cover; listed as Vol. 7, issue #5 in indicia. A cat begins acting like her dead owner. A fortune-teller has the last laugh on a skeptic. Two boys hear plans for an alien invasion through the static on their TV. Despite the cover, the issue does not feature Hitler leading an alien invasion. I Flew Over The Big Wall; Picture Of Mystery; Voice from Space; No Time Like The Present!; Where Is Murdock?; Eloise; Beyond The Darkness! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Ted Galindo, Dick Ayers and Bob Powell. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 45 on cover; listed as Vol. 7, issue #6 in indicia. A scientist in the future year 1980 uses his time-communicator to stop a giant octopus attack. A German soldier learns the horrifying connection among Albert Einstein, the Hindenberg, and the atomic bomb. A woman realizes that her novelist brother can summon characters into the real world, in a story suspiciously similar to a Twilight Zone episode that aired the year before. Man Against Time; Imaginary Friend; The Vision; The Man Who Knew; The People from Nowhere; Star Gazer; The Magic Marker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Steve Ditko, Ted Galindo, Dick Ayers and Bob Powell. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 47 on cover; listed as Vol. 8, issue #2 in indicia. A master engineer creates a particularly clever deathtrap, and hides a valuable gem at its heart. Explorers find a massive skeleton on an alien planet, in a story "borrowed" from Joe Orlando's "The Fossil" in Weird Fantasy (1950 E.C. Comics) #22. Black Fog is a Steve Ditko horror story, presented just a year before the debut of the Amazing Spider-Man. Lathan's Folly; Ashes to Ashes; Stop Watching Me; Maid of Iron!; Black Fog; Guts; The Living Proof. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $5.50 View scan 1-1/2" spine split from base of comic. Cover detached at one staple.

Art by Ted Galindo, Dick Ayers and Bob Powell. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 48 on cover; listed as Vol. 8, issue #3 in indicia. An Old West con man who promises a cure-all meets a Native shaman who's got the real thing. A strange creature emerges from the burning heart of an Earth fissure and takes on human form. Astronauts crash on the planet where Earth has sent its "Anti-Democracists and Totalitarianists," in a story "borrowed" from Bernie Krigstein's "Derelict Ship" in Weird Fantasy (1950 E.C. Comics) #22. Big Medicine; The Gravimonster; Strange Voices; Dancing Ghosts of Geinsche-Warnecke; The Calling; Derelict Rocket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.50 View scan 1" Spine split from bottom. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $44.00 View scan 3/4" Spine split from bottom. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Art by Bob Powell. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 49 on cover; listed as Vol. 8, issue #4 in indicia. Caged gorillas in a traveling sideshow get the chance to turn the tables on their captors. A well-intentioned frog-monster from space can't get humans to listen to him, in an amusing spoof of 1950s monster movies. An inventor trusts his burrowing machine and its robot pilots to get to the center of the Earth. Also featuring an early ad for Sick magazine, Prize's long-running answer to Mad magazine. Caged; Fear; The Monster; Companion; Late Snack; Carrier; Earth's Core. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.50 View scan 3/4" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.

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Art by Ted Galindo, Dick Ayers and Bob Powell. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 50 on cover; listed as Vol. 5, issue #5 in indicia. A man ill-advisedly summons his exact duplicate from a book of demonology. A manual laborer on Mars dreams of traveling the stars, in a story "borrowed" from Jack Kamen's "Round Trip" in Weird Science-Fantasy (1954 E.C. Comics) #28. A scientist's son almost unleashes a T-Rex on the modern-day world. The Double Man; Dead End; Chain Letter; A Cry for Help; Way Out; Dinner at Seven; On Time; Watch on the Rhino. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.