Description: E.C. Comic: Crime SuspenStories! This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: CRIME SUSPENSTORIES #19 CGC 6.0 With Phenomenal Off-White To White Pages And Snowy-White Title Logo, From E.C. Comics, With A Classic Strangulation Cover, Containing "Jolting Tales Of Tension In The EC Tradition", Including A Wolf Man Story. It Features Graphic Content And Was Cited In The Anti-Comics Tome "Seduction Of The Innocent", Which Contributed To The Start Of Censorship Via The Comics Code Authority, Not Long After This Was Released. It Came Out In The Summer Of 1953 Sporting An Infamous Gruesome "Woman Getting Drowned" Cover By The Legendary Al Feldstein; The Doomed Young Girl's Eyes Are Wide Open In Stark Terror, As She Is Unable To Prevent Herself From Being Held Down On The Muddy Bottom Of The Creek While She Gasps In Vain For Air; What A Prime Example Of Feldstein's Prowess! It's Sharp, Flat, Tight And Supple, An Unrestored Example In Middle Grade "FINE" Condition, With Blazing-Bright Colors And Excellent Eye-Appeal And Paper Quality, ~ It Looks Even Nicer Than You'd Expect At This Grade Level! Crime Suspense Stories Is An Influential And Renowned Title Of This Halcyon Period, Filled With The Work Of Highly-Collected Artists, Including Reed Crandall, Jack Kamen, George Evans, Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein, And Marie Severin. This Is 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 uncommon issue features terrific art, not just on the iconic drowning cover but also in the twisted morbid tales to haunt your nightmares, including a memorable werewolf story, "About Phase", by George Evans, making it a must-have for any Wolfman collector. Another lurid epic is titled "Murder May Boomerang", by the legendary Johnny Craig. Plus the shocking tales "Wined-Up", by the masterful George Evans, and "The Killer", by the respected Reed Crandall, and more. This historic golden-age comic-book is flat, bold and glossy, please view our assorted photos. Crucial fare for any horror, GGA or crime 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. COLLECTOR'S ITEM PRE-CODE EC COMIC. We are now selling many pre-code horror comic-books, and L.B. Cole covers, plus classic covers and crime, and even rare artwork, with more to come... 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 over 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 extra 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 comic-art! For more samples from our diverse inventory, including CGC-Graded Vintage Comics, plus more hot horror and shock 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: 1699.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2024-12-01T01:53:54.000Z
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: Johnny Craig, Bill Gaines, George Evans, Reed Crandall, Al Feldstein
Tradition: US Comics
Certification Number: 3782008002
Cover Artist: Al Feldstein
Series Title: Crime SuspenStories
Grade: 6.0 Fine
Publisher: EC Comics
Scarce Antique Comic Book: Fifties Crime, Horror, Shock & Occult
Publication Year: 1953
Type: Comic Book
Issue Number: 19
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
