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Weird Terror #3

Comic Media 1953 Vol. 1
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$210
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$815
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$2.1K
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Cover art by Don Heck, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Phantom Stranger, The #4

DC 1953 Vol. 1
Non-Key
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$270
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$810
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$2.7K
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Each issue of the six-issue series is considered scarce by auction houses

Strange Mysteries #10

Superior 1953 Vol. 1
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$25
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$85
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$450
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: injury to eye

The Thing #7

Charlton 1953 Vol. 1
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$190
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$750
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$1.9K
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Eye injury cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Mystic #18

Atlas 1953 Vol. 1
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$500
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$1.5K
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$5K
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Cover art by Bill Everett

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$1.2K
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Pre-code horror cover referred to as the 'Tongue Bouquet' cover

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$140
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$475
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$1.4K
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Cover art featuring The Old Witch

Interior biography of Ray Bradbury and story adaptation of 'The Black Ferris'

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

Spellbound #14

Atlas 1953 Vol. 1
Non-Key
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$330
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$990
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$3.3K
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Ghost Comics #6

Fiction House 1953 Vol. 1
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$110
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$3.1K
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$11K
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Bondage cover

Weird Tales of the Future #7

Stanley Morse 1953 Vol. 1
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$145
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$440
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$1.2K
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Cover art by Bernard Baily

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$250
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$700
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$2.6K
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Scarce final issue of the 1st series

The Thing #9

Charlton 1953 Vol. 1
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$90
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$275
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$1K
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: a man stomps on another man's face with cleats

Mister Mystery #12

Media Pub. 1953 Vol. 1
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$2K
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$8K
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$22K
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Iconic Injury to Eye cover

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Four Color #496

Dell 1953 Vol. 2
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$20
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$65
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$400
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1st appearance of the Green Hornet in the Silver Age

Spellbound #17

Atlas 1953 Vol. 1
Non-Key
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$370
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$1.1K
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$3.7K
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Journey Into Fear #15

Superior 1953 Vol. 1
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$180
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$600
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$1.8K
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: stories of bizarre acts of murder - a man kills his wife who is a werewolf

Mister Mystery #13

Media Pub. 1953 Vol. 1
Non-Key
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$510
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$1.5K
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$5.1K
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Horrific #7

Comic Media 1953 Vol. 1
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$250
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$850
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$2.8K
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Decapitation cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Weird Terror #7

Comic Media 1953 Vol. 1
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$250
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$900
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$2.5K
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Cover art featuring live incineration, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Pep Comics #100

Archie 1953 Vol. 1
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$20
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$70
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$225
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Anniversary of Pep Comics issue #100

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$80
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$240
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$805
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$25
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$85
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$450
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: violence toward the police

Famous Funnies #209

Eastern Color 1953 Vol. 1
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$250
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$825
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$2.5K
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta featuring Buck Rogers

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$18
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$55
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$165
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: a man viciously slaps a woman yelling, "I'll teach you to do as your told!"

Terrors of the Jungle #7

Star 1953 Vol. 1
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$120
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$360
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$1.2K
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$620
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$1.8K
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$6.2K
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Cover art by Mel Keefer

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$25
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$75
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$240
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: violence toward the police

The Thing #12

Charlton 1954 Vol. 1
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$650
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$1.9K
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$6.5K
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First cover art in the comic book industry by Steve Ditko

Famous Funnies #210

Eastern Color 1954 Vol. 1
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$290
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$900
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$2.8K
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta featuring Buck Rogers

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$55
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$170
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$560
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Cover art depicting decapitation

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Horror stories reprinted with 3-D art

Includes two pairs of 3-D glasses

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$120
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$400
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$1.2K
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Formerly titled Three Dimensional EC Classics

Includes 2 pairs of 3-D glasses

Tip Top Comics #185

St. John 1954 Vol. 1
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$80
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$225
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$850
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1st cover appearance of The Peanuts in a standard comic book

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$2.5K
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1st appearance of Gorilla Man

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$1.2K
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Cover art by L.B. Cole

The Thing #13

Charlton 1954 Vol. 1
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$135
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$450
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$1.4K
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Horror cover art by Steve Ditko, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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$40
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$125
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$450
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Cover appearance of Liz Taylor

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$550
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Tales From the Crypt #41

EC 1954 Vol. 1
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$160
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$480
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$1.6K
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Strange Tales #28

Marvel 1954 Vol. 1
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$900
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$2.8K
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$9.5K
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Cover art by Harry Anderson

Mystery Tales #19

Atlas 1954 Vol. 1
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$920
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$2.9K
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$8.1K
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Cover art by Harry Anderson

Tales From the Crypt #42

EC 1954 Vol. 1
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$110
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$330
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$1.1K
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Sources incorrectly state this book was pictured in Seduction of the Innocent but it was used in the Senate investigation hearings on juvenile delinquency

The Thing #14

Charlton 1954 Vol. 1
Non-Key
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$95
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$280
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$925
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Cover art by Steve Ditko

Mister Mystery #17

Media Pub. 1954 Vol. 1
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$140
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$420
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$1.4K
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Famous Funnies #211

Eastern Color 1954 Vol. 1
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$280
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$850
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$2.8K
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta featuring Buck Rogers

Witches Tales #25

Harvey 1954 Vol. 1
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$550
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$3.1K
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$11.5K
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Decapitation cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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$255
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$725
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Cover art by George Evans, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

The Thing #15

Charlton 1954 Vol. 1
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$425
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$1.3K
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$4.2K
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Horror cover art by Steve Ditko, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Famous Funnies #212

Eastern Color 1954 Vol. 1
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$900
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$2.8K
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$9K
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta featuring Buck Rogers

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