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Weird Terror (1952) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Weird Terror (1952) 1
    • Near-complete spine split. Cover oxidation. Staples added (not manufacturing).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by humble cow

    Edited by Allen Hardy. Cover by Don Heck. Horror, suspense, and Weird Terror tales patterned after the classic EC comics. "Hitler's Head," art by Don Heck; The Devil is hunting down ex-Nazi's with the ghost of Adolph Hitler. "The Wage-Earners," art by C. A. Winter; While driving through a cemetery at night Henry Mason accidentally hits a beautiful woman; He is shocked and relieved to find out that she is unharmed; He becomes so smitten by this strange beautiful woman that he kills his wife to be with her; It turns out this beautiful woman is really a ghoul out to collect sinful souls for her 'father', the Grim Reaper himself! "The Cave of the Bats" text story by Burr Dett. "Portrait of Death," art by Rudy Palais. "The Invisible Curse," pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Abe Simon. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Weird Terror (1952) 2
    • 7.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Edited by Allen Hardy. Cover art by H. C. Kiefer. Horror, suspense, and Weird Terror tales patterned after the classic EC comics. "The Evil Ones!", art by Don Heck; Statistician John Anders finds out that accidents do not happen by accident; They are caused by evil gnomes living below the city; When the gnomes spot him, Anders has to run for his life. "Wrath of Satan," pencils by John Belcastro, inks by Joe Galotti; Simon Fergus, a trash picker at the carnival, enters a pact with the devil to get even with the business partners who cheated him; As one by one dies in freak accidents, Simon realizes that Satan will be coming for him, too. "Fear - What Is It?" text article; Glossary of terms like "Torture", "Demonology", "Sadism" and "Insane Persons". "Isle of Doom!", art by Pete Morisi; A crew of explorers lands on a volcanic island, freshly risen from the sea. They find treasures and a lost race of unholy beings. "Death Song!", art by Don Heck; Violinist Marleau murders his rival Ricco to get his share of wealth and fame; Then he starts seeing things and is haunted by the dead man's spirit. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Weird Terror (1952) 5
    Auction opens January 4
    • 3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water damage. Oxidation.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #1220289012
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Edited by Allen Hardy. Cover by Don Heck. Horror, suspense, and Weird Terror tales patterned after the classic EC comics. "Full Moon," art by Don Heck; Young chemistry student Alex Nome discovers a formula which changes him into a werewolf; After a killing spree he is determined to put a stop to his insanity. "Big Screen," art by Rudy Palais; Hugh Carson, inventor, develops a radio machine and gets tuned in to alien signals; He learns of an invasion to earth; Frantically Carson tries to find someone who will believe him. "Ghouls, Inc." text article; Historical account of the business of "body-snatching", providing anatomy students with corpses. "Devil's Hex," art by Pete Morisi; Sandra and Louise are fighting over the same man; Sandra disposes of Louise by destroying a voodoo-sculpture likeness of her; But Louise finds a way to haunt the murderous Sandra. "Taboos of Death" text article; Account of funeral rites all over the world. "Cadaver," art by Mannie Banks; The mortician Carl Moreno supplies old spinster Anna Mord with human body parts to humor her cannibalism; And to make him her sole heir to her riches; To speed up things Carl poisons Anna. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Weird Terror (1952) 6
    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Off white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.
    • Label #4325200002
    • Cover detached at one staple. Heavy water damage. Staple rust with migration. Slight mold.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Alberta Tewks, Alvah Null, Edwin Green, Kenneth Landau and Rudy Palais. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. Louella is accused of murdering her fiance and sent to an asylum, in a story with some weird, hallucinatory art by Rudy Palais. A man reveals how he tried to poison a romantic rival. A man murders his wife because of her obsession with quiz shows, and winds up on a hellish game show of his own. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck promising "shrunken skulls, decapitations, cemeteries, murders." Die; Cemetery; The Wizard; Waterfront; A Devil of a Racket; Decapitation. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Weird Terror (1952) 7

    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Alberta Tewks, Ed Green, Pete Morisi, and Don Heck. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. Joe keeps things professional after murdering a romantic rival, and buries him in concrete on the job site. The curse of the Mask of Medusa brings ruin to all who possess it. A man makes a bargain with the mystical Keeper of the Flames to save his dying wife. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Concrete Coffin; Needle Work; Mask of Medusa; Turnabout; The Evil Ones! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Weird Terror (1952) 8
    • 6.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached and first two wraps coming loose at both staples. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Alberta Tewks, Marty Elkin, and Rudy Palais. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. Bank robbers take refuge on an old woman's farm, but it turns out the farm is already the refuge for something not quite human. In an adaptation of Ambrose Bierce's The Man and the Snake, an evil old man is terrified by a deadly snake in his bedroom. A warlord chooses the wrong woman as the spoils of his conquest. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Blood of the Bat; Step into My Parlor; Mirror Image; The Improved Kiss; The Little Ghost. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Weird Terror (1952) 11
    Auction opens January 4
    • 3" cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at both staples. Oxidation.

    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Ken Fitch, Bill Discount, Alberta Tewks, and Don Heck. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. Hapless servants are told to fear the murderous brute who roams their employer's property. A ruthless woman makes a deal with devil - and he'd better not go back on it. After an atomic holocaust, a wealthy man establishers rule over an underground kingdom of survivors. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Mark of the Brute; Satan's Love Call; She Will Not Leave; Day of Doom; Hills of Horror; Death Is My Racket. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Weird Terror (1952) 12
    Auction opens January 4
    • Centerfold detached. Cover coming loose at both staples. Cover oxidation.
    • Water damage, cover coming loose at staples, 1" spine split from bottom.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Ken Fitch, Bill Discount, Pete Morisi, Rudy Palais and Don Heck. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. A daughter's death by a mysterious ailment coincides with the arrival of a handsome stranger. Tough cop Corrigan is murdered by crooks, but even that won't stop him from protecting his partner. Glass figurines in a Munich shop resemble missing women a little too exactly. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. The Black Heart; Thieves; King Whitey; The Man Who Died Twice; Corrigan; China Doll. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Weird Terror (1952) 13
    • Tape under staples.
    • Water damage. Oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Max Elkin and others. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. A lost explorer in Africa is rediscovered, and reveals the truth about shrunken heads. Jack the Ripper returns to London a century after his first killing spree. A jealous man plots the ruin of his romantic rival and when that doesn't work, settles for murder. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Final Warning; Double Murder; Killing Spree; Dive to Death; How to Embalm a Corpse. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.