Description: E.C. Comic: Crime SuspenStories! This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: CRIME SUSPENSTORIES #8 CGC 8.0 With Cream To Off-White Pages, From The Bobby Blue Collection. Early Issue From 1951 Containing An "Illustrated Terror-Tale From The Haunt Of Fear", And A Cover Showing A Man Left In A Meat Freezer To Freeze To Death, As His Evil Killer Leers Diabolically Through The Window And Smiles. It's A Stunning World Class Example: Complete, Intact, Flat, Tight And Supple, An Unrestored Example In High-Grade "VERY FINE" Condition With Excellent Eye-Appeal. This Is A Top Title Filled With The Work Of Highly-Collected Artists, Including Johnny Craig, Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen, And George Roussos. This Is From The Early Fifties From E.C. Comics, Not A Reprint. It Came Out During The Original Horror And Crime Craze So It Has The Ubiquitous Salacious Content Including Gore, Occult, Good Girl Art And Explicit Violence. This issue features terrific art, not just on the iconic Johnny Craig cover but also in the twisted morbid tales to haunt your nightmares, by Craig and other legends including Kamen and "Ghastly" Graham Ingels. This uncommon issue is flat, bold and glossy, please view our assorted photos. Crucial fare for any 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 packaged very well to ensure safe delivery. Please inspect the images as you get the exact copy shown. COLLECTOR'S ITEM PRE-CODE COMIC. We are now selling many pre-code horror comic-books, and L.B. Cole covers, plus sci-fi and crime, and even rare artwork, with more to come soon. 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! We accept PayPal; checks/MO. * * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED * * International Customers Welcome. Please add $16 for fast Priority-Mail shipping with Tracking within USA. Please contact us for details regarding International Shipping Rates as the ebay shipping calculator is usually inaccurate. Buy additional item(s) and save: just add $2 for each additional slabbed comic-book. KEY COMICS IS ALWAYS DEALING IN COMICS & ART! (1930's to `80's) Add keycomics to your Favorite Sellers list if you buy/sell/trade old comics or artwork! For more samples from our diverse inventory, including CGC-Graded vintage comics, plus more hot horror comics, and rare Comic Line Art, and DC COVER ART from the historic Jack Adler Collection that we listed in assorted categories, please see our ebay store.
Price: 749.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2024-11-27T22:11:37.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16 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
Artist/Writer: Bill Gaines, Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen
Certification Number: 4342763003
Cover Artist: Johnny Craig
Series Title: Crime SuspenStories
Grade: 8.0 Very Fine
Publisher: EC Comics
Scarce Antique Comic Book: Fifties Crime, Horror, Shock & Occult
Publication Year: 1951
Type: Comic Book
Format: Single Issue
Issue Number: 8
Era: Golden Age (1938-55)
Professional Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC)
Genre: Crime & Thriller, Drugs, Fiction, Good Girl, Gothic, Horror & Sci-Fi, Monster, Mystery, Noir, Occult, Propaganda, Supernatural, Suspense, Weird
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States