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Comic Book covers produced prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Low $145
Mid $495
High $1.7k
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Violent cover featuring a guillotine in action
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Violent cover featuring a guillotine in action
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $30
Mid $90
High $300
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Pre-code horror Injury-to-Eye panel
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Pre-code horror Injury-to-Eye panel
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $130
Mid $435
High $1.3k
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Decapitation cover
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Decapitation cover
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $90
Mid $315
High $950
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $125
Mid $410
High $1.2k
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $400
Mid $1.2k
High $4k
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Final issue, retitled Ghostly Weird Stories continuing with issue #120
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Cover art by L.B. Cole
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Final issue, retitled Ghostly Weird Stories continuing with issue #120
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Cover art by L.B. Cole
Low $575
Mid $1.5k
High $5.8k
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Cover art by L.B. Cole
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Cover art by L.B. Cole
Low $130
Mid $505
High $1.4k
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Cover art featuring The Old Witch
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Interior biography of Ray Bradbury and story adaptation of The Black Ferris
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Cover art featuring The Old Witch
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Interior biography of Ray Bradbury and story adaptation of The Black Ferris
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Cover art by Harry Anderson
Low $250
Mid $775
High $2.8k
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Formerly titled Marvel Mystery Comics
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New format featuring horror and sci-fi tales
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Formerly titled Marvel Mystery Comics
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New format featuring horror and sci-fi tales
Low $1.9k
Mid $5.5k
High $18.6k
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Classic cover art by L.B. Cole
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Classic cover art by L.B. Cole
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $215
Mid $765
High $2.2k
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $850
Mid $4.5k
High $11.9k
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Cover art by Matt Fox
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Cover art by Matt Fox
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $260
Mid $830
High $2.6k
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Cover art by Mike Roy
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Classic pre-code horror 'Caterpillar House'
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Only two issues of Tormented were released before the Comics Code Authority placed major restrictions on the horror format
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Cover art by Mike Roy
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Classic pre-code horror 'Caterpillar House'
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Only two issues of Tormented were released before the Comics Code Authority placed major restrictions on the horror format
Low $90
Mid $315
High $925
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $110
Mid $300
High $1.1k
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Cover art by Wally Wood
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Cover art by Wally Wood
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $120
Mid $400
High $1.2k
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1st appearance of Drusilla, female host of the anthology title
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1st appearance of Drusilla, female host of the anthology title
Low $175
Mid $625
High $1.9k
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Cover art by Frank Giusto
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Cover art by Frank Giusto
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $350
Mid $1.1k
High $3.9k
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Classic cover art by Lee Elias
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Classic cover art by Lee Elias
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $255
Mid $725
High $2.2k
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Cover art by George Evans
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Cover art by George Evans
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Cover art by Wally Wood
Low $160
Mid $525
High $1.6k
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
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Reason: a man pours the poison used to kill his wife down the drain and gets away with murder
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
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Reason: a man pours the poison used to kill his wife down the drain and gets away with murder
Low $35
Mid $375
High $1.3k
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Cover art by Don Heck
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Cover art by Don Heck
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $1.1k
Mid $3.2k
High $10.3k
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Cover art by Bernard Baily
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Cover art by Bernard Baily
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $115
Mid $440
High $1.5k
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Morbid cover art by George Evans
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Morbid cover art by George Evans
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $415
Mid $1.3k
High $4.2k
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Cover art by L.B. Cole
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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First story is an adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)
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Cover art by L.B. Cole
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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First story is an adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)
Low $80
Mid $250
High $875
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
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Reason: a man is severely beaten by the police while the real killer, a high-ranking cop, gets away with murder
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
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Reason: a man is severely beaten by the police while the real killer, a high-ranking cop, gets away with murder
Low $125
Mid $450
High $1.2k
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Cover art by Don Heck
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Cover art by Don Heck
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $420
Mid $1.1k
High $4.2k
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Cover art by Don Heck
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Cover art by Don Heck
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $350
Mid $1.4k
High $3.5k
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Banned cover art that bleakly suggests humanity is nothing but a puppet show performed by ghoulish parental archetypes where the father is brainless and the mother is sadistic
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Banned cover art that bleakly suggests humanity is nothing but a puppet show performed by ghoulish parental archetypes where the father is brainless and the mother is sadistic
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $825
Mid $2.6k
High $8.2k
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Cover art by Bill Everett
Low $1.6k
Mid $5.7k
High $19k
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Cover art depicting graphic horror
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One of nine comics banned by Congress
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One of many examples during this era of an eye injury that adds value to a cover similar to: 'headlights' 'bondage' 'Nazis' and other recurring taboos
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Cover art depicting graphic horror
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One of nine comics banned by Congress
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One of many examples during this era of an eye injury that adds value to a cover similar to: 'headlights' 'bondage' 'Nazis' and other recurring taboos
Low $1.2k
Mid $3.4k
High $9.3k
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Classic cover art by Lee Elias
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Classic cover art by Lee Elias
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $200
Mid $860
High $2.8k
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Cover art by Gene Colan
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Cover art by Gene Colan
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $415
Mid $1.4k
High $4.4k
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Cover art by L.B. Cole
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Cover art by L.B. Cole
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $350
Mid $975
High $3.5k
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $660
Mid $1.9k
High $6.8k
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Classic cover art by L.B. Cole
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Classic cover art by L.B. Cole
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Cover art depicting bondage
Low $110
Mid $300
High $1.1k
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $1.7k
Mid $6k
High $17.2k
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Classic cover art by Bernard Baily
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Interior artwork by Basil Wolverton
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Classic cover art by Bernard Baily
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Interior artwork by Basil Wolverton
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $115
Mid $1.1k
High $3.2k
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $215
Mid $810
High $2.7k
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Classic cover art by Wally Wood, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Classic cover art by Wally Wood, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $150
Mid $500
High $1.5k
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Classic cover art by Ken Bald
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Classic cover art by Ken Bald
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Low $26k
Mid $72k
High $200k
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Cover art by Alex Schomburg
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Considered to be the most valuable non-superhero comic book
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Cover art by Alex Schomburg
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Considered to be the most valuable non-superhero comic book
Low $550
Mid $3.1k
High $11.5k
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Classic pre-Comics Code Authority cover
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Classic pre-Comics Code Authority cover
Low $1.2k
Mid $4k
High $12k
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Classic pre-code cover art by Lou Morales
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'Tongue Bouquet' cover
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Classic pre-code cover art by Lou Morales
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'Tongue Bouquet' cover
Low $750
Mid $2.8k
High $7.5k
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Pre-Comics Code Authority horror cover art depicting a disembodied eyeball blasting humans with a power ray
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Pre-Comics Code Authority horror cover art depicting a disembodied eyeball blasting humans with a power ray
Low $1.8k
Mid $6.5k
High $18k
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Pre-Comics Code Authority torture cover
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1st appearance Mr. Crime
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Pre-Comics Code Authority torture cover
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1st appearance Mr. Crime
Low $1.3k
Mid $4.5k
High $12.8k
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Pre-Comics Code Authority cover art
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Pre-Comics Code Authority cover art
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Tales from the Crypt #44 | EC | $145 | $495 | $1.7k |
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Thing! #16 | Charlton | $30 | $90 | $300 |
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Weird Mysteries #6 | Stanley Morse | $130 | $435 | $1.3k |
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Haunt of Fear #7 | EC | $90 | $315 | $950 |
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This Magazine Is Haunted #7 | Fawcett | $125 | $410 | $1.2k |
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Blue Bolt #119 | Funnies Inc. | $400 | $1.2k | $4k |
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Thrilling Crime Cases #49 | Star | $575 | $1.5k | $5.8k |
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Haunt of Fear #18 | EC | $130 | $505 | $1.4k |
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Strange Tales #28 | Marvel | $900 | $2.8k | $9.5k |
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Marvel Tales #93 | Marvel | $250 | $775 | $2.8k |
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Startling Terror Tales #11 | Star | $1.9k | $5.5k | $18.6k |
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Beware! Terror Tales #8 | Fawcett | $215 | $765 | $2.2k |
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Chilling Tales #15 | Youthful | $850 | $4.5k | $11.9k |
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Tormented #1 | Sterling | $260 | $830 | $2.6k |
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Crime Suspenstories #21 | EC | $90 | $315 | $925 |
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Shock Suspenstories #5 | EC | $110 | $300 | $1.1k |
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Vault of Horror #37 | EC | $120 | $400 | $1.2k |
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Baffling Mysteries #7 | Ace | $175 | $625 | $1.9k |
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Chamber of Chills #23 | Harvey | $350 | $1.1k | $3.9k |
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Crime Suspenstories #23 | EC | $255 | $725 | $2.2k |
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Eerie #3 | Avon | $120 | $400 | $1.2k |
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Crime Suspenstories #19 | EC | $160 | $525 | $1.6k |
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Weird Terror #3 | Comic Media | $35 | $375 | $1.3k |
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Mister Mystery #12 | Media Pub. | $1.1k | $3.2k | $10.3k |
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Crime Suspenstories #24 | EC | $115 | $440 | $1.5k |
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Startling Terror Tales #10 | Star | $415 | $1.3k | $4.2k |
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Shock Suspenstories #4 | EC | $80 | $250 | $875 |
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Horrific #5 | Comic Media | $125 | $450 | $1.2k |
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Horrific #4 | Comic Media | $420 | $1.1k | $4.2k |
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Horrific #2 | Comic Media | $350 | $1.4k | $3.5k |
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Horrific #1 | Comic Media | $825 | $2.6k | $8.2k |
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Venus #19 | Marvel | $1.9k | $6.9k | $22k |
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Tomb of Terror #15 | Harvey | $1.6k | $5.7k | $19k |
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Chamber of Chills #19 | Harvey | $1.2k | $3.4k | $9.3k |
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Menace #9 | Atlas | $200 | $860 | $2.8k |
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Startling Terror Tales #5 | Star | $415 | $1.4k | $4.4k |
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Blue Bolt #115 | Funnies Inc. | $350 | $975 | $3.5k |
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Power Comics #3 | Holyoke | $660 | $1.9k | $6.8k |
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Ghost Comics #6 | Fiction House | $400 | $1.2k | $4k |
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Crime Suspenstories #11 | EC | $110 | $300 | $1.1k |
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Weird Mysteries #5 | Stanley Morse | $1.7k | $6k | $17.2k |
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Tales from the Crypt #41 | EC | $115 | $1.1k | $3.2k |
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Shock Suspenstories #6 | EC | $215 | $810 | $2.7k |
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Forbidden Worlds #24 | ACG | $150 | $500 | $1.5k |
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Suspense Comics #3 | Continental | $26k | $72k | $200k |
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Witches Tales #25 | Harvey | $550 | $3.1k | $11.5k |
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Lawbreakers Suspense Stories #11 | Charlton | $1.2k | $4k | $12k |
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Keen Detective Funnies #20 | Centaur | $750 | $2.8k | $7.5k |
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Crime Does Not Pay #24 | Lev Gleason | $1.8k | $6.5k | $18k |
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Dynamic Comics #8 | Harry Chesler | $1.3k | $4.5k | $12.8k |