MENACE #s 4 & 8 * 2.5 & 4.5 * Stan Lee's EC Wannabe
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Title: MENACE Nos. 4 and 8 * Lot of Two Comics
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Publisher:Atlas [Indicia: Hercules Publishing Corp.]
Date Published: June, 1953-October, 1953
Description: #4: Good+ (2.5). Spine stress, transverse tear at top staple, edge and corner creases, staples pulled (bottom staple rather heavily), a few nicks and tears. Cream pages. Credits: Cover: Bill Everett. Stories and art: Stan Lee, Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, Fred Kita, Bill Everett. GPAnalysis: A 2.5 sold for $149 in 8/23.
#8: VG+ (4.5). Mild spine stress, a few nicks, small chip to bottom spine, small color loss to top right corner of front cover, no bottom staple or staple holes (bindery error?), pencilled distributor's mark ("8 21") ro 2nd "E" in "MENACE". Cream pages, tan edges. Credits: Cover: Carl Burgos. Stories and art: Stan Lee, Joe Maneely, John Romita, Russ Heath; Al Eadeh. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 4.0 sold for $114 in 11/12; a 5.0 sold for $300 in 8/22.EC Wannabe: Menace was the jewel in the crown of Atlas's hydra-headed horror lineup, featuring some of the publisher's spookiest covers and stories, including Bill Everett's "Zombie!" in the fifth issue (which spawned a short-lived but fondly-remembered black and white Marvel horror mag in the early 1970s).
"Menace was Stan Lee's baby, his attempt to capture what Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein were doing so successfully over at EC: putting out a horror comic book with a small cadre of supremely talented artists, all under the auspices of one editor/writer." – Roy Thomas, 75 Years of Marvel: From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen. Taschen: 2014, p. 133.______________________________________________________________
A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Consignments welcome for PBA's Summer 2024 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." – R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Coming Soon: The DC Universe Collection Part 3: The Golden Age (August 2024) and Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale (September 2024). Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list.
Title: MENACE Nos. 4 and 8 * Lot of Two Comics
Place Published:
Publisher:Atlas [Indicia: Hercules Publishing Corp.]
Date Published: June, 1953-October, 1953
Description: #4: Good+ (2.5). Spine stress, transverse tear at top staple, edge and corner creases, staples pulled (bottom staple rather heavily), a few nicks and tears. Cream pages. Credits: Cover: Bill Everett. Stories and art: Stan Lee, Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, Fred Kita, Bill Everett. GPAnalysis: A 2.5 sold for $149 in 8/23.
#8: VG+ (4.5). Mild spine stress, a few nicks, small chip to bottom spine, small color loss to top right corner of front cover, no bottom staple or staple holes (bindery error?), pencilled distributor's mark ("8 21") ro 2nd "E" in "MENACE". Cream pages, tan edges. Credits: Cover: Carl Burgos. Stories and art: Stan Lee, Joe Maneely, John Romita, Russ Heath; Al Eadeh. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 4.0 sold for $114 in 11/12; a 5.0 sold for $300 in 8/22.EC Wannabe: Menace was the jewel in the crown of Atlas's hydra-headed horror lineup, featuring some of the publisher's spookiest covers and stories, including Bill Everett's "Zombie!" in the fifth issue (which spawned a short-lived but fondly-remembered black and white Marvel horror mag in the early 1970s).
"Menace was Stan Lee's baby, his attempt to capture what Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein were doing so successfully over at EC: putting out a horror comic book with a small cadre of supremely talented artists, all under the auspices of one editor/writer." – Roy Thomas, 75 Years of Marvel: From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen. Taschen: 2014, p. 133.______________________________________________________________
A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Consignments welcome for PBA's Summer 2024 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." – R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Coming Soon: The DC Universe Collection Part 3: The Golden Age (August 2024) and Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale (September 2024). Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list.
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