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Highlights of Heritage Auctions' sale of the Roger Hill Collection from January 2025

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Chamber of Chills #23

Harvey ⋅ 1954

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$1k

Mid

$3k

High

$10k

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Key Facts

Cover art by Lee Elias, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 7.5 sold for $7,200 [$236 in 2004] +2,951%

Key Facts

Cover art by Lee Elias, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 7.5 sold for $7,200 [$236 in 2004] +2,951%

Suspense Comics #4

Continental ⋅ 1944

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$1.8k

Mid

$6k

High

$18k

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Bondage cover art by L.B. Cole

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $5,280 [$1,009 in 2012] +423%

Key Facts

Bondage cover art by L.B. Cole

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $5,280 [$1,009 in 2012] +423%

Police Comics #1

Quality ⋅ 1941

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$3.5k

Mid

$11k

High

$35k

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1st appearance of Plastic Man

1st appearance of the Human Bomb

1st appearance of Firebrand

1st appearance of Phantom Lady

🔮 DC Possibilities: Yet another property that has had its fair share of false starts over the years is a perfect fit for the right balance of slapstick humor and zany action

[September 2023 - a trademark was registered by WB for Plastic Man additional media]

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

1.5 sold for $3,840 [$777 in 2010] +394%

Key Facts

1st appearance of Plastic Man

1st appearance of the Human Bomb

1st appearance of Firebrand

1st appearance of Phantom Lady

🔮 DC Possibilities: Yet another property that has had its fair share of false starts over the years is a perfect fit for the right balance of slapstick humor and zany action

[September 2023 - a trademark was registered by WB for Plastic Man additional media]

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

1.5 sold for $3,840 [$777 in 2010] +394%

Venus #19

Timely ⋅ 1952

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$4.3k

Mid

$13k

High

$43k

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Key Facts

Iconic horror cover art by Bill Everett published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $6,600 [$1,700 in 2014] +288%

Key Facts

Iconic horror cover art by Bill Everett published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $6,600 [$1,700 in 2014] +288%

Eerie #1

Non-Key

Avon ⋅ 1951

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $1,260 [$355 in 2012] +255%

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $1,260 [$355 in 2012] +255%

Crime Does Not Pay #42

Non-Key

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1945

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,080 [$355 in 2014] +204%

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,080 [$355 in 2014] +204%

Black Cat Comics #50

Harvey ⋅ 1954

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$3.5k

Mid

$9.5k

High

$35k

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Key Facts

Iconic horror cover art by Lee Elias published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $11,500 [$3,840 in 2020] +199%

1.8 sold for $9,600 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Iconic horror cover art by Lee Elias published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $11,500 [$3,840 in 2020] +199%

1.8 sold for $9,600 [No Previous Data]

Saint, The #1

Avon ⋅ 1947

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Low

$140

Mid

$490

High

$1.4k

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Key Facts

Cover art by Jack Kamen depicting bondage

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $1,080 [$365 in 2009] +196%

Key Facts

Cover art by Jack Kamen depicting bondage

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $1,080 [$365 in 2009] +196%

Mysterious Traveler Comics #1

Trans-World Publications ⋅ 1949

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$200

Mid

$600

High

$2k

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Key Facts

Comic book adaptation of the Mysterious Traveler radio series of stories in the sci-fi, fantasy, crime drama and mystery genres

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $780 [$273 in 2020] +186%

Key Facts

Comic book adaptation of the Mysterious Traveler radio series of stories in the sci-fi, fantasy, crime drama and mystery genres

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $780 [$273 in 2020] +186%

Planet Comics #1

Fiction House ⋅ 1940

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$2.1k

Mid

$8.9k

High

$21k

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Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Auro Lord of Jupiter

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

1.0 sold for $2,640 [$1,000 in 2017] +164%

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Auro Lord of Jupiter

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

1.0 sold for $2,640 [$1,000 in 2017] +164%

The Mask of Dr. Fu Manchu

Non-Key

Avon ⋅ 1951

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One-shot with cover and art by Wallace Wood

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $564 [$230 in 2020] +145%

Key Facts

One-shot with cover and art by Wallace Wood

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $564 [$230 in 2020] +145%

Boy Comics #4

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1942

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$500

Mid

$1.5k

High

$5k

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World War II cover art featuring Hitler, Tojo and Mussolini

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $1,140 [$466 in 2014] +145%

Key Facts

World War II cover art featuring Hitler, Tojo and Mussolini

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $1,140 [$466 in 2014] +145%

Black Cat Comics #33

Non-Key

Harvey ⋅ 1952

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Electric chair execution cover

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $900 [$398 in 2019] +126%

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Electric chair execution cover

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $900 [$398 in 2019] +126%

Vooda #20

Non-Key

Farrell ⋅ 1955

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $2,100 [$1,020 in 2023] +106%

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $2,100 [$1,020 in 2023] +106%

Yellow Claw #1

Atlas ⋅ 1956

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$600

Mid

$1.8k

High

$6k

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Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Yellow Claw, a descendant of Genghis Khan and a crime lord

1st appearance of Jimmy Woo, a government operative who has worked for S.H.I.E.L.D., Agents of Atlas and other agencies

1st appearance of Jade Claw aka Suwan, the niece of Yellow Claw

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $2,040 [$1,000 in 2021] +104%

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Yellow Claw, a descendant of Genghis Khan and a crime lord

1st appearance of Jimmy Woo, a government operative who has worked for S.H.I.E.L.D., Agents of Atlas and other agencies

1st appearance of Jade Claw aka Suwan, the niece of Yellow Claw

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $2,040 [$1,000 in 2021] +104%

Punch Comics #9

Chesler Dynamic ⋅ 1944

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$850

Mid

$2.1k

High

$8.5k

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Key Facts

Cover art depicting extreme violence, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $15,000 [$9,600 in 2020] +56%

Key Facts

Cover art depicting extreme violence, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $15,000 [$9,600 in 2020] +56%

Amazing Ghost Stories #14

St. John ⋅ 1954

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$1.1k

Mid

$4.2k

High

$16k

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Key Facts

Cover art by Matt Baker

Adaptation of 'The Pit and the Pendulum' by Edgar Allen Poe

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $3,120 [$2,100 in 2019] +49%

Key Facts

Cover art by Matt Baker

Adaptation of 'The Pit and the Pendulum' by Edgar Allen Poe

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $3,120 [$2,100 in 2019] +49%

Baffling Mysteries #7

Ace Magazines ⋅ 1952

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Low

$385

Mid

$1.2k

High

$3.9k

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Key Facts

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $1,440 [$1,000 in 2022] +44%

Key Facts

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $1,440 [$1,000 in 2022] +44%

Marvel Tales #95

Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1950

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $2,640 [$1,850 in 2017] +43%

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $2,640 [$1,850 in 2017] +43%

Menace #1

Atlas ⋅ 1953

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$500

Mid

$1.5k

High

$5k

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Key Facts

Cover art by Bill Everett

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $780 [$550 in 2020] +42%

Key Facts

Cover art by Bill Everett

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $780 [$550 in 2020] +42%

Famous Funnies #214

Eastern Color ⋅ 1954

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$900

Mid

$3k

High

$9k

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Key Facts

Cover art by Frank Frazetta featuring Buck Rogers

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $3,120 [$2,220 in 2020] +41%

Key Facts

Cover art by Frank Frazetta featuring Buck Rogers

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $3,120 [$2,220 in 2020] +41%

Thun'da King of Congo #1

Magazine Enterprises ⋅ 1952

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$450

Mid

$1.2k

High

$4.5k

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Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Thun'da, a pilot forced to becomes a warrior after his plane crashed in the jungle

The only original comic book illustrated entirely by Frank Frazetta, from cover to cover

Auction Results

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5.0 sold for $1,800 [$1,306 in 2023] +38%

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Thun'da, a pilot forced to becomes a warrior after his plane crashed in the jungle

The only original comic book illustrated entirely by Frank Frazetta, from cover to cover

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $1,800 [$1,306 in 2023] +38%

This Magazine Is Haunted #7

Fawcett ⋅ 1952

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Low

$125

Mid

$410

High

$1.2k

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Key Facts

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $504 [$371 in Mar] +36%

DOUBLE COVER / 6.5 sold for $720 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $504 [$371 in Mar] +36%

DOUBLE COVER / 6.5 sold for $720 [No Previous Data]

Weird Horrors #7

St. John ⋅ 1953

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$200

Mid

$800

High

$2k

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Key Facts

Cover art by William Ekgren

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $1,680 [$1,320 in 2023] +27%

Key Facts

Cover art by William Ekgren

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $1,680 [$1,320 in 2023] +27%

Beyond, The #27

Ace Magazines ⋅ 1954

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Low

$265

Mid

$875

High

$2.6k

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Key Facts

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: immoral violence for the sake of entertainment - a doctor drinks an elixir, turns into a monster and proceeds to go on a murder spree

Auction Results

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4.5 sold for $1,440 [$1,140 in 2022] +26%

Key Facts

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: immoral violence for the sake of entertainment - a doctor drinks an elixir, turns into a monster and proceeds to go on a murder spree

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $1,440 [$1,140 in 2022] +26%

Crime Mysteries #2

Non-Key

Ribage ⋅ 1952

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Cover art by Al Hollingsworth inspired by Strange Mysteries #1

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,680 [$1,380 in Oct] +22%

Key Facts

Cover art by Al Hollingsworth inspired by Strange Mysteries #1

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,680 [$1,380 in Oct] +22%

Saint, The #4

Non-Key

Avon ⋅ 1948

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $1,440 [$1,212 in 2023] +19%

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $1,440 [$1,212 in 2023] +19%

Black Cat Comics #44

Non-Key

Harvey ⋅ 1953

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $960 [$850 in Nov] +13%

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $960 [$850 in Nov] +13%

Witches Tales #1

Harvey ⋅ 1951

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Low

$90

Mid

$250

High

$1.1k

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Key Facts

Early Golden Age horror series by Harvey Comics

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $456 [$408 in Dec] +12%

Key Facts

Early Golden Age horror series by Harvey Comics

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $456 [$408 in Dec] +12%

Chamber of Chills #7

Harvey ⋅ 1952

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$100

Mid

$300

High

$1k

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Key Facts

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: morbid fantasies - a man's wife is killed by a giant crab, he then turns into a crab himself and devours her corpse

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $660 [$595 in 2023] +11%

Key Facts

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: morbid fantasies - a man's wife is killed by a giant crab, he then turns into a crab himself and devours her corpse

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $660 [$595 in 2023] +11%

Chilling Tales #13

Youthful ⋅ 1952

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Low

$400

Mid

$1.2k

High

$4k

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Key Facts

Cover art by Matt Fox, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $1,320 [$1,199 in 2023] +10%

Key Facts

Cover art by Matt Fox, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $1,320 [$1,199 in 2023] +10%

Law Against Crime #1

Essankay ⋅ 1948

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Low

$400

Mid

$1.2k

High

$4k

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Key Facts

Early Golden Age crime series

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $3,360 [$3,120 in Sep] +8%

Key Facts

Early Golden Age crime series

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $3,360 [$3,120 in Sep] +8%

Ghostly Weird Stories #122

Star ⋅ 1954

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Low

$1.2k

Mid

$4k

High

$12k

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Key Facts

Cover art by L.B. Cole

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $4,080 [$4,000 in 2023] +2%

Key Facts

Cover art by L.B. Cole

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $4,080 [$4,000 in 2023] +2%

Journey Into Mystery #1

Marvel ⋅ 1952

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Low

$1.5k

Mid

$5k

High

$15k

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Key Facts

Premiere issue of Marvel horror series

Interior panels depict hanging

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $5,760 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Premiere issue of Marvel horror series

Interior panels depict hanging

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.5 sold for $5,760 [No Previous Data]

Tomb of Terror #16

Harvey ⋅ 1954

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Low

$350

Mid

$1.1k

High

$3.5k

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Key Facts

Final issue titled Tomb of Terror, numbering continues with Thrills of Tomorrow #17 after the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY / 7.0 sold for $4,080 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Final issue titled Tomb of Terror, numbering continues with Thrills of Tomorrow #17 after the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY / 7.0 sold for $4,080 [No Previous Data]

Witchcraft #5

Non-Key

Avon ⋅ 1952

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Painted gray-tone cover art by Kelly Freas

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $4,080 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Painted gray-tone cover art by Kelly Freas

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $4,080 [No Previous Data]

Eerie #1

Avon ⋅ 1947

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Low

$1.6k

Mid

$5.5k

High

$16k

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Key Facts

First comic book title dedicated to the horror genre

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PG 20-24 MISSING / INCOMPLETE / 0.5 sold for $2,760 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

First comic book title dedicated to the horror genre

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

PG 20-24 MISSING / INCOMPLETE / 0.5 sold for $2,760 [No Previous Data]

Amazing Mysteries #32

Marvel ⋅ 1949

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Low

$1k

Mid

$3k

High

$10k

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Key Facts

Premiere issue of the first Marvel horror title

Title numbering continues from Sub-Mariner Comics #31

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $2,400 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Premiere issue of the first Marvel horror title

Title numbering continues from Sub-Mariner Comics #31

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $2,400 [No Previous Data]

Giant Comics Editions #7

Non-Key

St. John ⋅ 1949

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $2,040 [No Previous Data]

Rated a 9 ('may not exist') in Gerber's guide to comics, this is considered to be one of the rarest romance books of the 1950s

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $2,040 [No Previous Data]

Rated a 9 ('may not exist') in Gerber's guide to comics, this is considered to be one of the rarest romance books of the 1950s

Mystery Men Comics #9

Fox ⋅ 1940

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Low

$600

Mid

$1.8k

High

$6k

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Key Facts

Stories featuring the Moth begins

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $2,040 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Stories featuring the Moth begins

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $2,040 [No Previous Data]

G.I. Combat #1

Quality ⋅ 1952

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Low

$300

Mid

$1k

High

$3k

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Key Facts

Premiere issue of long-running war series acquired by DC beginning with issue #44

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,800 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Premiere issue of long-running war series acquired by DC beginning with issue #44

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,800 [No Previous Data]

Weird Terror #3

Comic Media ⋅ 1953

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Low

$210

Mid

$815

High

$2.1k

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Key Facts

Cover art by Don Heck, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,560 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Cover art by Don Heck, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $1,560 [No Previous Data]

Black Cat Comics #51

Harvey ⋅ 1954

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Low

$80

Mid

$235

High

$880

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Key Facts

Cover art by Lee Elias, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 7.0 sold for $1,380 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Cover art by Lee Elias, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

FILE COPY 7.0 sold for $1,380 [No Previous Data]

Law Against Crime #3

Essankay ⋅ 1948

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Low

$120

Mid

$400

High

$1.2k

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Key Facts

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: a couple is shown with bullet holes in their heads and stab wounds in their chests

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $1,320 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: a couple is shown with bullet holes in their heads and stab wounds in their chests

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $1,320 [No Previous Data]

Crimes By Women #3

Fox ⋅ 1948

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Low

$300

Mid

$1k

High

$3k

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Key Facts

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: cover art depicting women engaged in a gunfight with police

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $1,140 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: cover art depicting women engaged in a gunfight with police

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $1,140 [No Previous Data]

Beware! Terror Tales #7

Fawcett ⋅ 1953

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Low

$100

Mid

$300

High

$1k

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Key Facts

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Auction Results

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $960 [No Previous Data]

Key Facts

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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7.0 sold for $960 [No Previous Data]

Front Page Comic Book #1

Harvey ⋅ 1945

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$350

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$1.2k

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$3.5k

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Early horror cover art

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3.0 sold for $930 [No Previous Data]

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Early horror cover art

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3.0 sold for $930 [No Previous Data]

Law Against Crime #2

Essankay ⋅ 1948

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$120

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$400

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$1.2k

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Cover art by L.B. Cole

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6.5 sold for $930 [No Previous Data]

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Cover art by L.B. Cole

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6.5 sold for $930 [No Previous Data]

Reptilicus #1

Non-Key

Charlton ⋅ 1961

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Based on the 1961 Cinemagic feature film, part of a short-lived rush to capitalize on the fame of Godzilla

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8.5 sold for $840 [No Previous Data]

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Based on the 1961 Cinemagic feature film, part of a short-lived rush to capitalize on the fame of Godzilla

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Real Fact Comics #6

DC ⋅ 1947

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$75

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$225

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$830

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1st appearance of Tommy Tomorrow

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8.0 sold for $720 [No Previous Data]

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1st appearance of Tommy Tomorrow

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8.0 sold for $720 [No Previous Data]

	Publisher	Low	Mid	High
Chamber of Chills #23	Harvey	$1k	$3k	$10k
Suspense Comics #4	Continental	$1.8k	$6k	$18k
Police Comics #1	Quality	$3.5k	$11k	$35k
Venus #19	Timely	$4.3k	$13k	$43k
Eerie #1	Avon	$0	$0	$0
Crime Does Not Pay #42	Lev Gleason	$0	$0	$0
Black Cat Comics #50	Harvey	$3.5k	$9.5k	$35k
Saint, The #1	Avon	$140	$490	$1.4k
Mysterious Traveler Comics #1	Trans-World Publications	$200	$600	$2k
Planet Comics #1	Fiction House	$2.1k	$8.9k	$21k
The Mask of Dr. Fu Manchu	Avon	$0	$0	$0
Boy Comics #4	Lev Gleason	$500	$1.5k	$5k
Black Cat Comics #33	Harvey	$0	$0	$0
Vooda #20	Farrell	$0	$0	$0
Yellow Claw #1	Atlas	$600	$1.8k	$6k
Punch Comics #9	Chesler Dynamic	$850	$2.1k	$8.5k
Amazing Ghost Stories #14	St. John	$1.1k	$4.2k	$16k
Baffling Mysteries #7	Ace Magazines	$385	$1.2k	$3.9k
Marvel Tales #95	Marvel	$0	$0	$0
Menace #1	Atlas	$500	$1.5k	$5k
Famous Funnies #214	Eastern Color	$900	$3k	$9k
Thun'da King of Congo #1	Magazine Enterprises	$450	$1.2k	$4.5k
This Magazine Is Haunted #7	Fawcett	$125	$410	$1.2k
Weird Horrors #7	St. John	$200	$800	$2k
Beyond, The #27	Ace Magazines	$265	$875	$2.6k
Crime Mysteries #2	Ribage	$0	$0	$0
Saint, The #4	Avon	$0	$0	$0
Black Cat Comics #44	Harvey	$0	$0	$0
Witches Tales #1	Harvey	$90	$250	$1.1k
Chamber of Chills #7	Harvey	$100	$300	$1k
Chilling Tales #13	Youthful	$400	$1.2k	$4k
Law Against Crime #1	Essankay	$400	$1.2k	$4k
Ghostly Weird Stories #122	Star	$1.2k	$4k	$12k
Journey Into Mystery #1	Marvel	$1.5k	$5k	$15k
Tomb of Terror #16	Harvey	$350	$1.1k	$3.5k
Witchcraft #5	Avon	$0	$0	$0
Eerie #1	Avon	$1.6k	$5.5k	$16k
Amazing Mysteries #32	Marvel	$1k	$3k	$10k
Giant Comics Editions #7	St. John	$0	$0	$0
Mystery Men Comics #9	Fox	$600	$1.8k	$6k
G.I. Combat #1	Quality	$300	$1k	$3k
Weird Terror #3	Comic Media	$210	$815	$2.1k
Black Cat Comics #51	Harvey	$80	$235	$880
Law Against Crime #3	Essankay	$120	$400	$1.2k
Crimes By Women #3	Fox	$300	$1k	$3k
Beware! Terror Tales #7	Fawcett	$100	$300	$1k
Front Page Comic Book #1	Harvey	$350	$1.2k	$3.5k
Law Against Crime #2	Essankay	$120	$400	$1.2k
Reptilicus #1	Charlton	$0	$0	$0
Real Fact Comics #6	DC	$75	$225	$830

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