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Low
$215
Mid
$765
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$2.2k

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

Fawcett ⋅ 1953
Low
$1.6k
Mid
$5.5k
High
$16k

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

Magazine Village ⋅ 1948
Low
$520
Mid
$1.6k
High
$5.2k

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Extreme violence cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Farrell ⋅ 1953
Low
$1.2k
Mid
$4k
High
$12k

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

Chesler Dynamic ⋅ 1944
Low
$1.2k
Mid
$4.5k
High
$12.3k

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Mad scientist cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

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

Orbit-Wanted ⋅ 1953
Low
$380
Mid
$1.2k
High
$3.8k

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Opium abuse story, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Charlton ⋅ 1954
Low
$425
Mid
$1.3k
High
$4.2k

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Horror cover art by Steve Ditko, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Trojan ⋅ 1953
Low
$625
Mid
$1.7k
High
$6.2k

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

Reason: a dead man is depicted with his face frozen in fear as onlookers notice his tongue has been ripped out

St. John ⋅ 1952
Low
$320
Mid
$1.1k
High
$3.2k

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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

Charlton ⋅ 1952
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$180
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$600
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$1.8k

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

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$1k
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$3k
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$10k

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

Magazine Enterprises ⋅ 1948
Low
$110
Mid
$315
High
$1.1k

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Hanging cover and drug use story, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Stanley Morse ⋅ 1953
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$650
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$1.9k
High
$6.5k

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

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1944
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$1k
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$3k
High
$10k

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

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$2k
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$8k
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$25k

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Iconic cover art by L.B. Cole, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

5.0 sold for $10,200 [$4,560 in 2021] +124%

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

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1.0 sold for $2,600 [$2,350 in Dec] +11%

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$500
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$1.5k
High
$5k

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Mad Scientist cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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$320
Mid
$1.1k
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$3.2k

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

Atlas ⋅ 1954
Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

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Damsel in distress cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Fawcett ⋅ 1953
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$1.1k
Mid
$3.2k
High
$10.5k

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Eye injury cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1943
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$135
Mid
$450
High
$1.4k

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Extreme violence cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Media Pub. ⋅ 1952
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$1k
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$3k
High
$10k

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

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$300
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$1k
High
$3k

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

Reason: implication that the United States tests biological weapons on African natives

Reprinted story from Rulah the Jungle Goddess #21

Farrell ⋅ 1952
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$220
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$815
High
$2.2k

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Anthology of horror stories with interior art by Matt Baker in the first tale

Trojan ⋅ 1954
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$850
Mid
$2.4k
High
$8.5k

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Interior panels depict hanging

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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$1k
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$3k
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$10k

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

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$2.8k
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$960
High
$2.8k

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Extreme violence cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1940
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$5k
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$15k
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$50k

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1st appearance and origin of Daredevil, Bart Hill

Media Pub. ⋅ 1952
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$360
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$1.3k
High
$3.6k

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Bondage cover

Interior story titled 'The Brain Bats of Venus' by Basil Wolverton

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1942
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$775
Mid
$2.2k
High
$7.8k

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

Stanley Morse ⋅ 1952
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$300
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$1k
High
$3k

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

D.S. ⋅ 1948
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$630
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$1.8k
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$6.3k

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

Atlas ⋅ 1953
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$300
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$1k
High
$3k

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

Chesler Dynamic ⋅ 1946
Low
$220
Mid
$815
High
$2.2k

Key Facts

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

Charlton ⋅ 1954
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$95
Mid
$325
High
$950

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Horror cover art by Steve Ditko, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Charlton ⋅ 1954
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$135
Mid
$450
High
$1.4k

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Horror cover art by Steve Ditko, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Magazine Enterprises ⋅ 1953
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$400
Mid
$1.2k
High
$4k

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Hypodermic needle cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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$1.6k
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$5.5k
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$16k

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Early giant sized one-shot format

Grim reaper cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Comic Media ⋅ 1953
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$830
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$2.2k
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$8.3k

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

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$1.1k
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$4.2k
High
$16k

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Cover art by Matt Baker

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

Comic Media ⋅ 1952
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$625
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$1.8k
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$6.2k

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

Ace ⋅ 1954
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$265
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$875
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$2.6k

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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

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$650
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$1.9k
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$6.5k

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

Sterling ⋅ 1954
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$650
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$1.8k
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$6.5k

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Classic pre-code horror story 'Caterpillar House'

Only two issues of Tormented were released before the Comics Code Authority placed major restrictions on the horror format

Charlton ⋅ 1953
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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

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$180
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$600
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$1.8k

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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

Avon ⋅ 1952
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$280
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$840
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$2.8k

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

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