Thing (1952 Charlton) 12
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Published Jan 1954 by Charlton Comics Group.Auction opens October 5
- 3-1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
First published Steve Ditko cover. "Cinderella," art by Steve Ditko; Cinderella is being kept slave by her vampire sisters. "Melvin Comes Home!", script by Carl Memling, art by Dick Ayers; With the aid of Amazonian native Jagarta, Melvin disposes of a rival. "The Thing's Revenge" text story. "The Mummy's Curse!", art by John Belfi; An Egyptian mummy comes alive in a modern laboratory and runs amok. "The Sound of Death"; Scorned amateur musician Horation Grevius constructs an ultra-sonic violin to murder his critics. "Greed," art by Anthony Tallarico; Lord Branding wants to know all of his ancestors and conjures them to appear before him. Lingerie panels. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.