Description: Scarce Key Pre-Code Horror: The Unseen! This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: UNSEEN #5 From 1952, Which Is Actually #1 As It's The Very First Issue Of This Elusive Supernatural-Themed Title By Standard Comics. The Excellent Cover, Which Is Likely By The Talented Ross Andru, Features A Diabolical Skeleton-Laden Tree Attacking A Hapless Man With The Deadly Branches While Skulls And Other Human Bones Flop Around. Inside There Is Skilled Art In The Lurid Tales Too, Including The Epic "Blood Money Of The Galloping Chad Burgess" Lead Story, By The Legendary Alex Toth, Featuring A Highwayman That's A Conniving 200-Year Old Specter. And "Shadows In Pawn" With A Curio Dealer That Also Deals In The Black Arts, Which Is Likely Drawn By The Talented Abe Simon. The Gruesome "Hungry Lodger" Features A Man-Eating Giant Caterpiller, And Is Drawn By The Masterful Jerry Grandenetti. The Finale Is "The Nine Horrors", With Plenty Of Feline Foes, And A Were-Tigress, By The Respected Ross Andru. The Few Pre-Code Horror Titles From Standard Comics Have Been Gaining Demand, However This Aptly-Named Series Has Long Remained Largely 'Unseen', Suggesting It Had A Low Print-Run Back 72 Years Ago, And When You Add High Attrition It Makes It A Daunting Task To Complete Even Though It Only Ran For Eleven Issues. The Pre-Code Horror Craze Was Already Kicking-In When This Came Out, So It's Got The Ubiquitous Salacious Content Including Gore And/Or Devils, Ghosts, Monsters, Zombies, Ghouls, Good Girl Art And Graphic Violence And Supernatural Themes. THE SMALL PRESS HORROR TITLES OF THE FIFTIES ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY NOVICE COLLECTORS, BUT SOME HAVE BECOME EXPENSIVE IN RECENT YEARS, AND OTHERS LIKE THIS PROBABLY WON'T REMAIN AFFORDABLE FOR MUCH LONGER, SO DON'T MISS THIS FLEETING OPPORTUNITY. The Horror, Shock, Gore And Supernatural Themes Never Go Out Of Style! This hails from a dark, dry, pet-free, non-smoking, climate-controlled environment. It is complete, it's all attached, tight, clean and supple, and very presentable. There are the requisite bumps and dings, and some spine-stresses, along with some patches of diminished gloss; And the covers and pages are aging, yellowed with toning to the edges. The back cover has some tanning at top and bottom and some minor little creases and surface bumps. The colors remain bold and it has decent gloss, and the eye-appeal in the included Mylar sleeve is impressive. Please see all of the photographs, as you can see the condition well. This will be carefully packaged very thoroughly to ensure safe delivery. SCARCE UNRESTORED PRE-CODE HORROR COMIC. Any pre-code fan will want to see our ebay store, featuring many sweet horror, classic cover, good girl, and sci-fi offerings. WE ACTIVELY BUY, SELL AND TRADE VINTAGE COMICS, SO PLEASE CONTACT US WITH IDEAS & OFFERS. We are now selling many L.B. Cole covers along with lots of old horror, propaganda and true crime comic-books, and vintage original comic art. 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 well over three decades. WE LIST SCARCE INVESTMENT-GRADE COLLECTABLE COMICS FREQUENTLY, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN! We accept PayPal; checks/MO. * * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED * * Please add $10 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 more and save: just add $2 for each CGC/CBCS comic. 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 artwork! For more samples from our diverse inventory, including Key Back-Issue Comics, plus more pre-code 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.
Price: 299.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2024-09-13T05:00:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10 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
Publication Year: 1952
Artist/Writer: Jerry Grandenetti, Alex Toth, Ross Andru
Issue Number: 5
Era: Golden Age (1938-55)
Certification Number: 4278364008
Series Title: The Unseen
Features: Pre-Code Horror Comic
Publisher: Standard Comics
Genre: Crime & Thriller, Fantasy, Good Girl, Gothic, Historical & Mythological, Horror & Sci-Fi, Monster, Mystery, Noir, Occult, Post Apocalypse, Propaganda, Psychodrama, Science Fiction, Supernatural, Suspense, Vampire, Weird, Fantasy & Mystery
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Scarce Antique Comic Book: Pre-Code Horror, Classic Cover And Story
Vintage: Yes
