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Berkeley, CA, United States
Auction Details
Comic Books - Pre-Code, Undergrounds & More
PBA Galleries
Sale highlights include a near-complete run of Comic Media's HORRIFIC, including the 2nd and 7th issues, featuring Don Heck's over-the-top bullet-hole-in-head and guillotine covers; a baker's dozen of MISTER MYSTERY mags, including #s 6 and 11; a nice selection of WEIRD TALES OF THE FUTURE, including two copies each of #s 3 and 7; five issues of Stanley Morse's notorious schlock-fest WEIRD MYSTERIES, including another copy of #5 (we sold a 3.5 copy for a record-setting $9000 in our October 2121 sale); a gorgeous copy of SEVEN SEAS COMICS #4, boasting one of Matt Baker's top covers; the Cosmic Aeroplane Pedigree copy of TEEN-AGE ROMANCES #11 (highest-graded copy, with cover and four stories by Matt Baker); a clean 4.0 copy of CRIME PATROL #15, featuring the first appearance of the CRYPT-KEEPER, a mag of incomparable significance to EC fans; and a copy of FRONT PAGE COMICS #1 from 1945, boasting one of the very earliest horror-themed covers to haunt America's newsstands.
The sale also features a dozen rare International editions of U.S. horror comics, including seldom-seen Mexican versions of some of Frank Frazetta's most coveted covers. These International horror mags are truly fascinating artifacts, and many times scarcer than their American counterparts. International versions of pre-Code comics have been off-radar for most collectors until recently, and interest is gaining rapidly.
Rounding out the sale, we have a mixed bag of Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, and Underground comics, including a high-grade copy of ADVENTURE COMICS #75, featuring a Kirby-created precursor to Marvel's Thor; a CGC 7.0 DAREDEVIL #1; a CGC 9.2 NIGHT NURSE #1; an ultra-rare HELICON vol. 6, #3, with a cover by R. Crumb (not listed in either Kennedy's or Fogel's Underground Comix Price Guides); and Underground publishing legend Ron Turner's last remaining copy of the rare silver foil variant of SLOW DEATH FUNNIES #2.
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![STRANGE TALES #178 * CGC 9.2 * Origin: ADAM WARLOCK: Heading: Author: Title: STRANGE TALES No. 178 Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Marvel Comics Group] Date Published: February, 1975 Description: CGC certified: NM- (9.2). Off-white to](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444921_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![STRANGE TALES * Lot of 20 Comics, Mostly VG * Doctor: Heading: Author: Title: STRANGE TALES Nos. 087, 111-113, 116-129 * Lot of 20 Issues Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Vista Publications, Inc.] Date Published: 1961-1965 Description: 20](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444922_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![STRANGE TALES * Lot of 20 Comics, Mostly VG+ * Dr: Heading: Author: Title: STRANGE TALES Nos. 130-148 * 20 Issues * Includes No. 135 (1st Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.) Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Vista Publications, Inc.] Date](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444923_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![STRANGE TALES * Lot of 20 Comics, Mostly VG * Dr: Heading: Author: Title: STRANGE TALES Nos. 149-168 * Lot of 20 Issues Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Vista Publications, Inc.] Date Published: 1966-1968 Description: 20 issues of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444924_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![SUPERMAN #38 * CGC 2.0 * Superman Baits Barber, Browses: Heading: Author: Title: SUPERMAN No. 38 Place Published: Publisher:DC [Indicia: Superman, Inc.] Date Published: January-February, 1946 Description: CGC certified: Good (2.0). Tape on spine.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444925_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![SUPERMAN #40 * CGC 4.0 * Mr. MXYZTPLK * Psychology of: Heading: Author: Title: SUPERMAN No. 40 Place Published: Publisher:DC [Indicia: Superman, Inc.] Date Published: May-June, 1946 Description: CGC certified: VG(4.0). Cream to off-white pages. Cover:](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444926_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![TALES OF SUSPENSE #27 * CGC 5.0 Apparent (Purple) *: Heading: Author: Title: TALES OF SUSPENSE No. 27 Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Vista Publications, Inc.] Date Published: March, 1962 Description: CGC certified: Apparent Grade: VG/Fine](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444927_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![TALES OF SUSPENSE #44 * CGC 3.0 * Iron Man Travels Time: Heading: Author: Title: TALES OF SUSPENSE No. 44 Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Vista Publications, Inc.] Date Published: August, 1963 Description: CGC certified: G/VG (3.0). Cream to](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444928_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![TALES OF SUSPENSE #46 * CGC 5.5 * 1st CRIMSON DYNAMO: Heading: Author: Title: TALES OF SUSPENSE No. 46 Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Vista Publications, Inc.] Date Published: October, 1963 Description: CGC certified: Fine- (5.5).](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444929_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![TALES OF SUSPENSE #48 * CGC 5.0 * Iron Man's New Armor: Heading: Author: Title: TALES OF SUSPENSE No. 48 Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Vista Publications, Inc.] Date Published: December, 1963 Description: CGC certified: VG/Fine (5.0).](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444930_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![TALES OF SUSPENSE #49 * CGC 5.5 * Iron Man vs ANGEL *: Heading: Author: Title: TALES OF SUSPENSE No. 49 Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Vista Publications, Inc.] Date Published: January, 1964 Description: CGC certified: Fine- (5.5). Light](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444931_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![TALES OF SUSPENSE #63 * CGC 7.5 * Origin of CAPTAIN: Heading: Author: Title: TALES OF SUSPENSE No. 63 Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Vista Publications, Inc.] Date Published: March, 1965 Description: CGC certified: VF- (7.5). White pages.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444932_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![TALES OF SUSPENSE #65 * CGC 6.5 * Red Skull Revelations: Heading: Author: Title: TALES OF SUSPENSE No. 65 Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Vista Publications, Inc.] Date Published: May, 1965 Description: CGC certified: Fine+ (6.5). Sticker](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444933_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![TALES OF SUSPENSE #66 * CGC 6.0 * ORIGIN of the RED: Heading: Author: Title: TALES OF SUSPENSE No. 66 Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Vista Publications, Inc.] Date Published: June, 1965 Description: CGC certified: Fine (6.0). Off-white to](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444934_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![The STORY OF RUBBER HEELS * CGC 7.5 * Rare Giveaway: Heading: Author: Title: The STORY OF RUBBER HEELS [No Number] Place Published: Publisher:[No Publisher] Date Published: [No date] c.1950 Description: CGC certified: VF- (7.5). Off-white to white](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444935_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #32 * CGC 5.5 * MOON KNIGHT Debuts: Heading: Author: Title: WEREWOLF BY NIGHT No. 32 Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Marvel Comics Group] Date Published: August, 1975 Description: CGC certified: Fine- (5.5). Off-white to](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444936_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![WHAT IF? #10 * CGC 9.4 * 1st Jane Foster as THOR: Heading: Author: Title: WHAT IF? No. 10 Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Marvel Comics Group] Date Published: August, 1978 Description: CGC certified: NM (9.4). Cover: John Buscema. Story](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444937_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
![X-MEN #5 * CGC 3.5 * Mutant Menace of MAGNETO: Heading: Author: Title: X-MEN No. 5 Place Published: Publisher:Marvel [Indicia: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.] Date Published: May, 1964 Description: CGC certified: VG- (3.5). Cream to off-white](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444938_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)

![Letters from S. CLAY WILSON to Charles PLYMELL: Heading: Author: Wilson, S[teve] ClayTitle: Archive of Handwritten Letters and Postcards from S. Clay Wilson to Charles Plymell, 1990s [with] "Dear Charlie" Signed, Limited Hardcover Book, 2021 Place](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444940_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)

![R. CRUMB * Bible of Filth * Signed Ltd. Ed. with Signed: Heading: Author: Crumb, RobertTitle: Bible of Filth [Signed Limited Edition] Place Published: [Netherlands] Publisher:Scratch Books Date Published: 2017 Description: 334 + [1] pp. Illustrated](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444942_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)

![R. CRUMB Helicon Vol. 6 No. 3 w/POSTER * 5.0 * Rare: Heading: Author: [Crumb, Robert]Title: HELICON Vol. 6, No. 3 * R. Crumb Illustrations * With Poster Insert Place Published: Publisher:Long Island University Date Published: 1969 Description: VG/Fine](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/642/232636/120444944_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1641499874)
