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Eerie #3

Avon 1951 Vol. 2
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Cover art by Wally Wood

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Bondage cover

Strange Tales #4

Marvel 1951 Vol. 1
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First horror title published by DC

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Reprinted E.C. stories

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First issue under the new mystery format

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Cover art by Ken Bald

Archie Annual #3

Archie 1952 Vol. 1
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$60
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$180
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$690
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Cover art by Bob Montana

Popular Teen-Agers #10

Star 1952 Vol. 1
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$80
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Spanking panel

Strange Tales #5

Marvel 1952 Vol. 1
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The Thing #1

Charlton 1952 Vol. 1
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$105
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Premiere issue of Golden Age horror series

Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #13

Magazine Enterprises 1952 Vol. 1
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$75
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$225
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$750
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Early cover art by Frank Frazetta

Mister Mystery #4

Media Pub. 1952 Vol. 1
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$135
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$450
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Bondage cover art by Ross Andru

Spellbound #1

Atlas 1952 Vol. 1
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$1
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Cover art by Ken Bald

Teenage Dope Slaves #1

Harvey 1952 Vol. 1
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$25
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: adolescent drug use, brought to the attention of the public led to lurid publications devoted to the subject

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Cover art by L.B. Cole

Witchcraft #2

Avon 1952 Vol. 1
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Cover art by Gene Fawcette

Sensation Comics #109

DC 1952 Vol. 1
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$80
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$235
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$790
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Spellbound #3

Atlas 1952 Vol. 1
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$260
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Forbidden Worlds #6

ACG 1952 Vol. 1
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Damsel in distress cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886), opening story

Weird Tales of the Future #2

Stanley Morse 1952 Vol. 1
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Sci-fi cover art by Basil Wolverton

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Cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth

Haunted Thrills #1

Farrell 1952 Vol. 1
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$170
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Horror series published by Farrell Publications

Crime Suspenstories #11

EC 1952 Vol. 1
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$75
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Mister Mystery #6

Media Pub. 1952 Vol. 1
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Bondage cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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Cover art by Ken Bald

Perfect Crime #26

Cross 1952 Vol. 1
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Cover art depicting child drug abuse

Tell It to the Marines #2

Toby 1952 Vol. 1
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War Comics #11

Atlas 1952 Vol. 1
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Cover art by Russ Heath

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Premiere issue of a series that introduced Sgt. Rock in issue #82

Strange Worlds #8

Avon 1952 Vol. 1
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Strange Tales #10

Marvel 1952 Vol. 1
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Hitler appearance

Weird Tales of the Future #3

Stanley Morse 1952 Vol. 1
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Cover art by Basil Wolverton

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Classic story about atomic warfare

Horrific #1

Comic Media 1952 Vol. 1
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Horror cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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2nd appearance of The Phantom Stranger

The Thing #5

Charlton 1952 Vol. 1
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Decapitation cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Forbidden Worlds #10

ACG 1952 Vol. 1
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Horrific #2

Comic Media 1952 Vol. 1
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Perfect Crime #30

Cross 1952 Vol. 1
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Cover depicting strangulation

Strange Terrors #4

St. John 1952 Vol. 1
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Cover art by William Ekgren, one of only three covers in comics that the artist illustrated (with Weird Horrors #7 and #8)

Though this cover appears as if it were painted, it is actually standard line art

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

Reason: a woman who is revealed to be a vampire, fondly recalls the death of prisoners in a concentration camp

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Bondage cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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Reprinted EC stories

Weird Tales of the Future #5

Stanley Morse 1953 Vol. 1
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Cover art and story by Basil Wolverton

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1st appearance of Bo Bunny

Horrific #3

Comic Media 1953 Vol. 1
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Horror cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Archie Annual #4

Archie 1953 Vol. 1
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Cover art by Bob Montana

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