Description: Early Pre-Code: Crime Mysteries! This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: CRIME MYSTERIES #1 CGC 4.5 With Exceptional Off-White To White Pages, From Early 1952 By Ribage Publishing Corp/Trojan Comics. This Scarce Horror/Crime/Shock Title Commenced With A Gripping Good Girl Art Cover That Appears To Show A Killer Clown Grunting Maniacally At His Shapely Bound Young Blonde Victim. Crime Mysteries Was One Of The Earliest Titles That Fused The Most Lurid Genres, To Attract Readers Looking For Crime OR Horror Comics; A Technique Which Eventually Became Common In Other Titles Such As Crime SuspenStories, Fight Against Crime, Shock Suspense, And Shocking Mystery Cases. This Issue Is Listed Out In The Overstreet Guide For The Controversial Transvestitism Story It Contains And It Further States "Crime And Terror Stories Begin", So It's Not Just Hyperbole That The Cover Blurb At Bottom Promises "Chilling Tales Of Terror"! This Obscure First Issue PRE-DATES Many Of The Famous Horror Titles Yet It Continues To Remain A Sleeper, As Few Fans Have Learned About It, And Most Dealers Have Not Yet Handled A Copy. Whether Or Not It Qualifies As A Psycho Clown Cover Or Not Will Forever Be Debated, But That Frilly Circus-Like Piece Around His Neck Coupled With His Profile Looking Much Like A Homicidal Demented Killer-Clown Certainly Does Not Take Away From The Awesome Bondage And Headlights Depiction. Inside It Features Exciting Salacious Tales Including "Death Is The Victor" Which Is Probably Drawn By The Underrated Moe Marcus, Followed By "Murder Backfires" By The Masterful Ken Battefield. It Also Includes "The Hidden Clue" By Pierre Charpentier, And "Death Directs" Starring Queenie Starr, Which Is Likely Drawn By Saul Rosen. While Others May Offer Repro Copies And Photocopy Editions, This Is A Bona Fide Unrestored First Print From 1952. Don't Take This Chance To Score A Well-Preserved Copy Lightly, Or You May End Up Settling For A Humiliating Replica Facsimile Instead. THIS ANTIQUE COMIC-BOOK HAD AN ORIGINAL PRICE OF TEN CENTS. The Crime, Shock, Occult, And Mystery Themes Never Go Out Of Style! This hails from a dark, dry, pet-free, climate-controlled environment. Although it's more than seventy years old, it retains an impressive amount of luster along with bold colors, and bone-white pages inside of it. MATERIAL LIKE THIS SPOTLIGHTING ICONIC THEMES OF CINEMA, TELEVISION, POP CULTURE AND LITERATURE NEVER LOSES APPEAL. This will be carefully packaged very thoroughly to ensure safe delivery. RARE KEY BONDAGE & GGA TORTURE COVER COMIC. Any pre-code fan will want to see our ebay store, featuring many sweet horror, GGA, classic cover, true crime, and sci-fi offerings. WE ACTIVELY BUY, SELL AND TRADE VINTAGE COMICS, SO PLEASE CONTACT US WITH IDEAS & OFFERS. 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. WE LIST SCARCE INVESTMENT-GRADE COLLECTABLE COMICS FREQUENTLY, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN! We accept PayPal; checks/MO. * * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED * * International Customers Welcome. Please add $16 for 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 old comics or comic artwork! For more samples from our diverse inventory, including Key Back-Issue Comics, plus more CGC 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: 799.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2025-01-08T00:00:23.000Z
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
Tradition: US Comics
Certification Number: 4003769007
Series Title: Crime Mysteries
Grade: 4.5 Very Good+
Publisher: Ribage
Scarce Antique Comic Book: Pre-Code Crime, Mystery & Horror, Classic Cover And Story
Certification: CGC
Publication Year: 1952
Type: Comic Book
Format: Single Issue
Issue Number: 1
Era: Golden Age (1938-55)
Professional Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC)
Genre: Crime & Thriller, Espionage, Fantasy, Good Girl, Gothic, Historical & Mythological, Horror & Sci-Fi, Monster, Mystery, Navy, Noir, Occult, Science Fiction, Superheroes, Supernatural, Suspense, Vampire, War, Weird
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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