Auctions: comic books in 'Pre-Code Horror'

Adventures into Terror (1951) 13 GD/VG 3.0

6 centerfold wraps detached at one staple. Water spotting. Cover oxidation.

Cover pencils by Bill Everett. Don't Try to Outsmart the Devil!, script by Stan Lee; An evil man makes a bargain with Satan that his heart will never stop beating so that he will live forever, but Satan merely arranges it so that his heart continues to beat after his body has rotted away. The Visitor, pencils by George Roussos; A man is convinced that controlling visitors exist all around him and when he is confronted by mist he goes off his rocker. Sugar is--Death!, pencils by Hy Rosen. The Hands of Death, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Abe Simon; A woman's car breaks down in an area where women have been strangled and since she is frightened she tries to take shelter in a nearby house. The Man Who Talked to Rats, pencils by Manny Stallman; A man comes across a man who talks to rats in an alley and makes a deal with him to kill his uncle so he will inherit his money. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Beyond (1950 Ace) 7 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4497773003

The Doorway to Yesterday, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Alascia; While staying in Rome, american newspaperman Wilson follows a beautiful stranger through the ruins and enters the "doorway to yesterday;" He finds himself in ancient Rome and (at the command of Nerissa) has to battle a gladiator. The Dead Guard the Gold, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; Treasure hunter Kramer gets pulled into an underwater world where ghost pirates dwell; The pirate's girl shows him a way out and Kramer can escape. Gallows in the Sky. Creatures of Fantasy, pencils by Richard Case. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Chamber of Chills (1952-1954 Harvey 2nd Series) 19 FR 1.0

Full length spine split. Cover detached. Extra staples (manufacturing). Brittle cover.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, and Jack Sparling. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A woman celebrates a depraved anniversary. Aliens use a new 3-D television as a means to invade the Earth. A man murders his mistress, but she's not done with him yet. Famous horror cover by Lee Elias and possibly Warren Kremer. Happy Anniversary; Terrorvision; Garzan the Magnificent; Black Passion. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.