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

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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 FR/GD 1.5 $149.95 or Best Offer View scans 5" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Jack Kirby. The Masterpiece!, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. The Moment of Shadow!, art by Bill Draut. A Wolf That Hummed a Nursey Rhyme!, art by Vic Donahue. Union with the Dead, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Vacation in the Mountains text story. Skulls' Eyes Never Sleep! The Girl the Earth Ate Up!, art by George Roussos; Mary Higgens goes to Old Min for help to stop her daughter from partying all night long, and is given a pair of magic scissors. 44 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $85.00 or Best Offer View scans Tape on interior cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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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.

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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.

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Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $85.00 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.

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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.

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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 GD+ 2.5 $350.00 or Best Offer View scans Cover oxidation. Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $70.00 or Best Offer View scan 4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by Bill Walton, George Roussos, Al Eadeh, 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 # 16 on cover; listed as Vol. 2, issue #10 in indicia. A man learns the horrifying truth about a simple rope trick. A woman is possessed by the spirit of a dead man. A student of the arcane learns astral travel, just in time to hear his wife and her lover plotting his murder. The Sniper!; Murder in Grove County; Possessed!; Fly by Night; The Cursed Relic; The End of His Rope!; Number 23. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $129.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover loose at one staple. Water damage. Cover oxidation. Staple rust. 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 George Roussos, Mort Meskin, Bob McCarty, 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 # 18 on cover; listed as Vol. 2, issue #12 in indicia. Hobos learn a magical member of the Celtic Wee Folk has hopped their same freight car. Skin divers discover a monstrous creature living in a cave at the bottom of the sea. Truckers encounter a beautiful woman, like the Lorelei of old, who lures their trucks off the road. Nasty Little Man!; You'll Die Laughing!; The Man with a Vision; The Horror That Came Out of the Sea; The Red Bird; Come Claim My Corpse; The Poltergeist - Practical Joker of the Spirit World; A Deadly Dream; Detour - Lorelei on Highway 52. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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 GD/VG 3.0 $95.00 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.

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Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $41.00 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.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $89.95 or Best Offer View scans 1.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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# 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 GD 2.0 $99.95 or Best Offer View scans 3/4" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation and chipping. 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 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 # 26 on cover; listed as Vol. 4, issue #2 in indicia. A strange little man gives petty hood Archie everything he dreams of. An eerie astrologer warns a woman to beware of Scorpio. A wind summoned by natives threatens to destroy colonial island settlements. Fools Paradise; The Beast in You!; The Wish; The Sting of Scorpio; The Strange Antics of the Mystic Mirror; The Voice; Demon Wind! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by Steve Ditko, Harry Lazarus, Bob McCarty, 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 # 27 on cover; listed as Vol. 4, issue #3 in indicia. A man encounters transforming Cat People, similar to but less subtle than the earlier film of that title. A visiting American hears ghostly bagpipes and sees spectral dancers in an old Scottish castle. A strange skull sends three people into the distant past, in one of the first published stories by comics legend Steve Ditko (and completed by fellow legend Jack Kirby). The Cat People; A Hole in His Head; The Nightmare; The Merry Ghosts of Campbell Castle; Ghost Pictures; Murder?; Don't Call on the Dead! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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# 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.

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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 Jack Kirby. Art by Bernard Baily, 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 # 33 on cover; listed as Vol. 5, issue #3 in indicia. Nuclear tests create a mutant shark as smart as a human, as divers are horrified to discover. An undead she-creature stalks fugitives from justice on a remote island. Vampires awaken, and they're hungry. Lone Shark!; The Strangest Facts; Apprentice; This Time You'll Die!; Wake up the Dead!; The Ring; Mister Tree. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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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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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 # 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.