Mister Mystery (1951) comic books

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $900.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4120897008

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,250.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #3951922001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Pre-code horror. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Hand, pencils by Ross Andru. Death a la Carte. The Bloody Jinx, art by Tony Mortellaro. Television Ghost, pencils by Ross Andru; Henry Meeks is being continually harassed by his wife to the point of planning her murder; However, she is having similar thoughts about doing him in as well...and does!; Unfortunately for her, his death is not the end...it's the beginning of a new form of disgust with her former husband. The Tree of Vengeance, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $115.00 View scans 2.5" Cumulative spine split with splitting to interior wraps. Oxidation, chipping, and water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Pre-code horror. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Subway Terror, art by Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]; Patrolman Dave Whitley is transferred to "Department G", a secret police squad fighting a race of hideous and man-eating underground monsters terrorizing the subway. Imagination, art by Jack Abel; The boy Melvin seems to have an imaginary friend. Spectre of the Séance, art by Moe Marcus; A fake "Swami" rips off old ladies at séances. Ghosts...What About Them? text article. The Envelope, art by Charles Stern; A traveler gets into trouble presenting an envelope with a piece of paper; No one knows the meaning of the words written there, but they infuriate any reader. The Coffin, art by Tony Mortellaro. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $325.00 View scans

Add to cart FR 1.0 $129.95 or Best Offer View scans Heavy chew (slightly affects panel edges). 4" cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Pre-code horror. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Ghastly Ghost, art by Jack Abel; The twin brothers Mike and Stan are in love with Sue; Sue chooses Stan and Mike kills himself. Invasion, art by Tony Mortellaro; Little Barbara and the neighbor kids are playing "invasion"; They tell the grown-ups that a creature named "Brecko" will rise out of the rose bushes on Saturday to dominate the world. Now I'll Tell One, art by Charles Stern; Prospector Sandy Beard discovers an underground city populated by giant talking insects. The Case for Comic Books article. Patrol; Soldier is badly wounded in the field and is getting medical attendance by his buddy. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $2,849.99 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on back of case Label #20-01EC054-001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $699.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Pre-code horror. Cover pencils by Ross Andru. Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Imprisoned wife murderer Michael Carter tries to escape the electric chair by pretending to be insane. It Can Happen To You; Terminally ill Mr. Lane is drawn into a murder mystery and helps out a young woman. Burning Sands, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Abe Simon; The survivors of a French foreign legion battallion attacked by Arabs struggle through the desert and kill each other for water. The Painting, inks by Mike Esposito; Mad art painter Charles Craven tells his story to a reporter: How he could only paint when using fresh blood for the brilliant reds in his pictures. The Faker!, pencils by Ross Andru; Lumber tycoon Horace Turner employs a circus swami to experiment with thought transmission; The swami almost gets killed in the process. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $690.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #1568581013

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $430.00 View scans Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $150.00 View scans 3.5" Spine split from top. 2.5" tear in back cover. Staples added (not manufacturing). Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Pre-code horror. Cover art by Tony Mortellaro. The Thirteen Locks!, art by Tony Mortellaro; In the mountains of Roumania, professor Blander and his guide Mogar discover an old church and therein an enormous coffin sealed with 13 locks. The Ghost of the Whistling Corpse!, art by Walter Palais; Dennis Langley tries to drive his foster-mother insane to get his hands on the family money. The Masquerade Ball text story. The Laughing Dead Man, art by Walter Palais; Benny Lincoln is murdered by fellow mobsters, but returns as a walking corpse and sees to the demise of his gangster friends. Carniverous Cargo!, art by Tony Mortellaro; Coast guard investigates a phantom ship and encounters zombie-like sailors; A black dotted living goo devours the men turning them into zombies, too. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $6,050.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4218044001

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $4,965.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4504615002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Bondage and torture cover. Pre-code horror. Cover art by Tony Mortellaro. The Fatal Chord, art by Ed Robbins; Edgar Chadwick is a self-taught composer; He writes a musical piece that can kill anyone who listens; This "Fatale" will cost him dearly. Deal With Fate, art by Tony Mortellaro; Wealthy Grover Jones models his son into a tough young man; The boy is killed by a tiger on a safari in India. The Time Machine Murder text story. Murder!, art by Ed Robbins; Don Barton murders the rival for his love, but goes free. Warlock!, pencils by Jon Smalle, inks by John Rosenberger; Criminal lawyer Charles Indigo is working for the mob; He meets Satan and learns that he is in reality an age-old warlock. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $720.00 View scans 4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at both staples. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Cover by Tony Mortellaro. Stories and art by John Bulthuis, Ed Smalle and Basil Wolverton. Pre-Code horror tales from Aragon, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. The first printing of a Basil Wolverton classic with the great title "The Brain-Bats of Venus." A man who loves all forest creatures is befriended by the spirits of the wood, but his boss, a hunter, isn't so lucky. A killer swears that he'll never go to the chair and escapes prison, but the cops aren't the only ones looking for him. The Brain Bats of Venus; The Killer; The Man Who Beat the Chair; The Wedding Eve. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $270.00 View scans 6" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at second. Oxidation and chipping. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Pre-code horror. Rat-Trap, art by Tony Mortellaro; A prisoner feeds a rat visiting him in his jail cell; He keeps feeding the animal, because the fatter the rat gets, the more the prison bars are spreading--offering him a chance to escape. The Man With the Green Thumb, art by Ed Robbins; Dr. Dana develops a formula which gives him plant-like capabilities. The Cycle!, art by Tony Mortellaro; A pearl is the catalyst for murder, over and over, as greedy men fall victim like dominoes to its allure. The Worm Turns text story. They Saw the Light; Arctic explorers find a mountain out of uranium ore, but the radiation changes them into monstrous fiends. Sarcophagus of Sandola!, art by Hy Fleishman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $3,699.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4504615003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays	Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,100.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4496705002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $565.00 or Best Offer View scans Staple rust with migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $220.00 View scans 3/4" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Only one staple (manufacturing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant
Add to cart PR 0.5 $119.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Cover detached, centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Hal Kanter, Tony Mortellaro, Ed Smalle, Charles Stern and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code horror tales from Aragon, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. A monster stalking Forest Hills is somehow connected to the man a taxi driver picks up at a train station. A scientist matches wits with an ant during an experiment. Satan himself visits Herman to learn the family secret of a magic candle that can snuff out life. The Taxi Driver; The Thin Line; Whats in a Name?; Rage in Darkness; Intelligence; Everlasting Life. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $475.00 or Best Offer View scans Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $285.00 View scans 2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Add to cart FR 1.0 $299.95 or Best Offer View scans 1" spine split from top. Cover detached. Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tom Feelings, Ellis Eringer, Sal Trapani and S. Finocchiaro. Pre-Code horror tales from Aragon, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. A heart surgeon takes a fearsome revenge after she learns her husband is cheating on her. Lloyd and Susan are having a secret affair during an Egyptian tomb dig with Susan's husband, but they learn the hard way not to cross an archeologist. A man gets a glimpse of Purgatory during a near-death experience. All, or Nothing at All; True Love; Terror of the Deep; The Queens Secret; Labor Force; His Last Choice. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $499.95 or Best Offer View scans 6" cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at both staples. Water damage. Chew. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Loffredo, Bruce Hamilton, and Sal Trapani. Pre-Code horror tales from Aragon, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. Tad inherits an old castle that is supposed to be cursed, and is confronted by a immortal old man with an exposed brain. Lifelong rivals decide to settle things once and for all with a strange knife-duel inside a locked fortress in the Mexican desert. Starving prisoners in a dungeon devise a fearsome revenge against their cruel jailer. Mummy/bondage cover by Bernard Baily. The Immortal Brain!; Wall of Coahuila; The Chase!; The Magnet!; Hunger! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $2,200.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4373258002

Decapitation and bondage cover. Cover pencils by Bernard Baily. The Devil's Bottles!, art by Hy Fleishman; Danny Fowler makes a pact with the devil; Four genies offer him their services. Robot Woman, art by Basil Wolverton; Scientist Fozzmo has a brilliant mind, but an ugly body; So he constructs himself a mechanical mate. Return To Darkness text story. Turnabout, art by Charles Stern; Space explorers have to struggle for their life against some giant ant creatures--like the men toyed with ants just a while ago. First Come...First Served!, art by Tony Mortellaro. Ordeal By Wax!, art by Charles Stern; A murderer finds employment in a wax museum and has to lure victims inside. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $220.00 View scans 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.	Add to cart CGC 5.5 $1,901.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #2048959003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 3.5 $569.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4256879020 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka	Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $145.00 View scans Lateral spine tear. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays
Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $179.95 or Best Offer View scans 6" cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at both staples. Water damage. Chew. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Eugene E. Hughes. Stories and art by Ed Robbins, John Bulthuis, and Ed Smalle. Pre-Code horror tales from Aragon, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. A man who loves all forest creatures is befriended by the spirits of the wood, but his boss, a hunter, isn't so lucky. A killer swears that he'll never go to the chair and escapes prison, but the cops aren't the only ones looking for him. A scientist creates a formula that gives him plant-like capabilities and battles a gangster, 20 years before Dr. Alec Holland created his bio-restorative formula. The Man with the Green Thumb; The Killer; What's in a Name?; The Man Who Beat the Chair; The Wedding Eve. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.