Description: Classic LB Cole Horror Cover: Spook! This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: SPOOK SUSPENSE AND MYSTERY #24, With The Incredible Mummy Attack Cover By The Legendary L. B. Cole. What A Fantastic 'Mummy Emerging From The Sarcophagus' Cover, With The Ornate Details, Stark Color Contrasts And Masterful Inking That Only Cole Could Achieve; "THE MUMMY'S CURSE!"...Looks Like The Treasure-Hunter Won't Be Able To Show Off Any Of The Priceless Egyptian Jewels After All! That Extraordinary Front Cover Looks Great On This Lovely Example. It's Complete, Intact, And Supple, With Bone-White Paper. It Is Unrestored And Has Great Eye-Appeal And There Are Attractive Uncreased Pages Within, Although Many Have A Discreet Hole Or Small Tear To The Top Center. This Is A Scarce Small Press Classic, And Much Like Blue Bolt #105 & #114 And Ghostly Weird #122 It's Becoming A Sought-After Commodity By This Highly-Collected Artist. This Is From The Start Of 1953, As The Bi-Monthly Supernatural Issue By LB Cole's Little Comics Company, Star Publications, And It Is Filled With Wild Stories, Including The Memorable 'Mummy's Curse' Lead Story. It's Featured In The Infamous Anti-Comics Tome "Seduction Of The Innocent", Giving It Significant Notoriety And Collectability Alike. No Surprise It's A S.O.T.I. Book, It Features Not Only Lurid Horror Fare But Also A Transvestite Tale! The Finale, "The Weird Mask Of Death", Features A Diabolical Murderer, And He Decides A Good Way To Avoid Capture Is Crossdressing. They Don't Show Him Demonstrating Sincere Transexual Behavior, But He Is Shown In Drag In Many Panels, And Eventually Is Caught And His True Gender Is Revealed, And He Must Pay For His Heinous Crimes. Not Only Does The Tale Have A Terrific Skull Title Page, But There Is Some Eye-Popping Jargon. (When A Lady Notices The Trans Killer Has Masculine Features And Informs A Cop, The Officer Replies "OK Lady, I'll Question Whatever It Is.") WARNING: Do Not Buy This If You Are Easily Triggered, This Stuff Is WAY Non-PC, In More Ways Than One... It Came Out During The Original Horror Craze So It Has The Ubiquitous Shocking Content Including Mummies And/Or Undead Zombie Creatures And/Or Gore, Good Girl Art And Explicit Violence. This issue features twisted shock, weird crime and occult tales to haunt your nightmares; one gripping tale is "Mad Demon Of The Grave". All stories boast terrific artwork. THIS ANTIQUE COMIC HAD AN ORIGINAL PRICE OF TEN CENTS. That terrific LB Cole image is bold and clean and largely unblemished, please view our assorted photographs. The front and back cover are all here, as is the interior, it's all attached and fresh and supple. It is clean inside, and shows minimal age; it lacks creases or other obvious problems within, although many later pages have a small hole and/or subtle tear at the top edge. It is a solid attractive well-preserved copy, with bone-white paper. Only minor bumps, smudges and small dings, such as the tiny spine-stresses, no major flaws to explain; that epic front cover has great eye-appeal. Upon closer examination of the back, there is a small tear near the spine at the top edge of the back cover, which is just an advertisement, and many pages have a similar puncture at that same upper corner in the blank margin. There is good gloss on reverse. Please see all the photos, this is a solid copy, suitable for a serious LB Cole collection. Crucial fare for any monster or horror fan or collector of American pop culture from the middle of the twentieth century. MATERIAL LIKE THIS SPOTLIGHTING ICONIC THEMES OF FILM, PULP FICTION, CINEMA AND LITERATURE NEVER LOSES APPEAL. This will be carefully bagged and boarded in ARCHIVAL MYLAR, with an acid-free backing-board, and packaged very well to ensure safe delivery. Please inspect the images as you get the exact copy shown. COLLECTOR'S ITEM RARE PRE-CODE HORROR COMIC. We are now selling many LB Cole covers along with assorted pre-code horror comic-books, plus sci-fi, GGA, and crime, and even rare artwork, with more to come in the coming weeks. Which means this is a good opportunity for an astute fan to acquire multiple scarce items in one fell swoop, and save on shipping to boot. Many of you have dealt with us through our ads in CBM, CBG, O.P.G., etc. (Comic Book Marketplace, Comics Buyer's Guide, Overstreet Price Guide, +...) KEY COMICS is a long-term top rated ebay Seller and CBM Market Report contributor and CGC Member Dealer that has specialized in Mail-Order Comics & Art for more than three decades. WE LIST SCARCE & OUT-OF-PRINT COLLECTABLE COMICS FREQUENTLY, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN! 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Price: 999.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2024-07-24T00:10:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Tradition: US Comics
Cover Artist: L.B. Cole
Series Title: Spook Suspense & Mystery
Publisher: Star Publications
Scarce Antique Comic Book: Fifties Horror, Sci-Fi & Occult
Story Title: The Mummy's Curse
Publication Year: 1953
Type: Comic Book
Format: Single Issue
Issue Number: 24
Era: Golden Age (1938-55)
Genre: Animal, Bad Girl, Crime & Thriller, Fantasy, Good Girl, Gothic, Historical & Mythological, Horror & Sci-Fi, Jungle, Monster, Noir, Occult, Propaganda, Psychodrama, Science Fiction, Superheroes, Supernatural, Suspense, Vampire, Weird
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
