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Comic books in 'Pre-Code Horror', graded by CBCS

  • Item #61598735
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    Jack Katz cover reprinted on Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #29. In order of appearance: "The Pit of Horror"; "The Dancer From the Beyond" reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2; "Bride of Death" art by Jack Katz, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2, Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics TPB (2008) #1-1ST, Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #12, and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #4-1ST; "The Ghost That Warned a King"; "Death Drum" art by Art Saaf, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #5; and "The Origin of 'He Kicked the Bucket'". "The Clutching Reed: There Was Something About the Slimy Kelp That Was Frightening!" text story by Russ Hill with Art Saaf illustrations. 36 pages, Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #58940003
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    • Paper: Slightly britle
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    • Label #22-020BB33-003
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    "The Vampire's Prey," "Demon of the Devil," "Satan's Scepter," "The Spectre's Revenge," "Double Vision," and "The Hideous Head." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Lin Streeter, Milt Knopf, Pete Riss, King Ward, Mac Elkan, R. S. Pious, and Al Camy. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60147215
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    Cover by Bernard Bailey. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Bernard Bailey. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. In the English town of Trelawney, John gets caught in the ancient feud between two ghosts with ghostly attack dogs, in a story with art by comics legend Bob Powell. A safari captures the legendary white ape, but catching it and keeping it are two different things. Grave robber Charley is chosen by the dead themselves to be the new cemetery keeper. Ghost Hounds of Trelawney; The Nameless Horror; Horror on the Hill; Custodian of the Dead. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61379332
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    • Paper: Off white to white
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    Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Abe Simon, Don Perlin, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Joe Certa. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. The owner of a carnival tries to summon real monsters for his new exhibit. A cursed vase kills any plant placed in it, but disposing of it isn't so easy. A gambler makes a deal with the devil. Pit of the Damned!; Crawling Death; Garden of Horror; The Seal of Satan. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Tom Hickey, Al Avison, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Vic Donahue. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. Antarctic explorers discover a long-frozen caveman. A man arranges a fiendish revenge on the thieves who murdered his wife, setting the eight-armed Ranu against them. Figures from nursery rhymes are brought to life as murderous minions. Bondage cover by Al Avison. The Eight Hands of Ranu; The Captain's Return; The Ice Horror; Demons of the Night. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Chamber of Clues (1955) #27. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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