Description: Rare Horror Comic: Strange Mysteries This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: STRANGE MYSTERIES #17 CGC 3.5 From 1954. This Late Number With The Epic Zombie Cover Must Have Had A Tiny Print-Run As They Seldom Surface, And When They Do Turn Up It's Usually Between Poor And Fair, ~ A Mere Reader Copy. Only A Couple Slightly-Better Copes Have EVER Changed Hands, Per GPA, And Chances At A Pretty Copy Like This Are Almost Non-Existent. This Elusive Issue Contains Haitian Zombies, Dead Bodies, Vampirism, Explosions & Death, And So On. Stories Include The Unsettling "Skull House", And "Devil's Mask", And "Black Flame", And It Closes With A Vampire Story Titled "Red Lightning". It's Rarely Seen In Complete Shape, So If You Aspire To Own A Presentable Copy Someday Don't Take This Chance Lightly Or You May End Up Settling For A Pesky Replica Facsimile Instead. The Pre-Code Horror Craze Was In Full Swing So It's Got The Ubiquitous Lurid Content Including Gore And Good Girl Art And Graphic Violence And Supernatural Themes. THIS OLD COMIC WITH "TERRIFYING STARTLING SUSPENSE" HAD AN ORIGINAL PRICE OF TEN CENTS. The Horror And Supernatural Themes Never Go Out Of Style! This hails from a dark, dry, pet-free, climate-controlled environment. It will be sent out to the lucky new owner with the heavy CGC holder well protected in an archival Mylar comic sleeve with a polypropylene dust cover, for safe long-term preservation. Crucial issue for any advanced collector of the rarest pre-code horror comics. MATERIAL LIKE THIS SPOTLIGHTING ICONIC THEMES OF CINEMA, TELEVISION, POP CULTURE AND LITERATURE NEVER LOSES APPEAL. This will be carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery. RARE PRE-CODE HORROR COMIC. Any pre-code fan will want to see our ebay store, featuring many sweet horror and sci-fi offerings. WE ACTIVELY BUY, SELL AND TRADE VINTAGE COMICS, SO PLEASE CONTACT US WITH IDEAS & OFFERS. We are now selling many other old horror comic-books, and vintage original comic art, with more to come in the coming weeks. Which means this is a good opportunity for an astute fan to acquire multiple scarce items in one fell swoop, and save on shipping to boot.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, Wizard, Comic Source, Combo, +...) We are secure packagers and prompt shippers so expect to be pleased. As Usual: LOW BUY IT NOW PRICE AND NO RESERVE! KEY COMICS is a long-term top rated eBay Seller and CBM Market Report contributor and CGC Member Dealer that has specialized in vintage comics and comic-art for over three decades; Buy with confidence.International Customers Welcome. Please add $15 for fast Priority-Mail shipping with tracking within USA. Please contact us for current International Shipping Rates as the ebay shipping calculator is often inaccurate. Buy additional comics and save: just add $2 for each CGC/CBCS comic OR Just 20-cents for each UN-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 rare comics or comic artwork! For more samples from our diverse inventory, including Key Back-Issue Comics, plus more 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. Good Luck and Happy Collecting! Buy Aggressively -- Once it's gone, it's gone...
Price: 699.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2024-08-02T19:35:47.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 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
Tradition: US Comics
Series Title: STRANGE MYSTERIES
Grade: 3.5 Very Good-
Publisher: SUPERIOR
Scarce Antique Comic Book: Pre-Code Horror, Classic Cover And Story
Certification: CGC
Publication Year: 1954
Format: Single Issue
Issue Number: 17
Publication Date: 1954
Era: Golden Age (1938-55)
Genre: Fantasy, Good Girl, Horror & Sci-Fi, Monster, Mystery, Noir, Occult, Supernatural, Suspense, Vampire, Weird
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States