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Title: MYSTIC No. 27
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Publisher:Atlas/Marvel [Indicia: Official Magazine Corp.]
Date Published: February, 1954
Description: CGC certified: VG+ (4.5). Off-white pages. Grader notes: Staple detached front cover; light cover tanning; light spine splits to cover; moderate creasing to cover. Note: Scuffs to cover/ image area and label area of slab.

GPAnalysis: A 4.5 sold for $167 in 1/22; a 5.0 sold for $264 in 3/23.

Credits: Cover: Sol Brodsky. Scripts: Paul S. Newman. Art: Russ Heath, Al Eadeh, Art Peddy, Vic Carrabotta, Harry Anderson?"His" and "Hers" Horror: A social gathering of stiffs force a young couple into "His" and "Hers" coffins on Sol Brodsky's cover. A metaphor for the stifling gender norms of the day? ______________________________________________________________

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