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Do You Believe in Nightmares (1958 St. John) comic books 1950-1959

  • Issue #1
    Do You Believe in Nightmares (1958 St. John) 1
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Tear seal. Centerfold coming loose at one staple. Glue along spine and water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Dick Ayers. A short-lived attempt at horror under the new Comics Code from St. John. Most of the stories in this issue feature early art from Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. After his wife dreams a terrible fate for him, a man tries his best to avoid it. An escaped convict's scientist brother gives him the power of flight. A hunter is captured by sentient bears, in a story with early art by comics legend Dick Ayers. Cover by Ditko. Nightmare; The Somnambulist; The Strange Silence; The Champ; You Can Make Me Fly; The Man Who Crashed into Another Era!; I Am Being Followed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Do You Believe in Nightmares (1958 St. John) 2
    • Cover oxidation.

    Cover by Dick Ayers. Stories and art by Dick Ayers and others. A short-lived attempt at horror under the new Comics Code from St. John. All of the stories in this issue feature early art from comics legend Dick Ayers. Scientist George perfects a super-growth formula, but then things go horribly wrong, as they so often do in these stories. When little Timmy reveals that he can move objects with his mind, the adults around him see dollar signs. A safecracker on the job can't shake the feeling that he's not alone. The Night I Ran for My Life!; A Fabulous Firm!; Conscience; Mission on the Hill; You Are Not Alone; I Have 3 Questions; Why Won't Anybody Believe Me? Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.