Description: E.C. Comic: Shock SuspenStories! This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES #2 CGC 5.5 With Exceptional Off-White To White Pages, From E.C. Comics In Early 1952, Containing "Jolting Tales Of Tension In The EC Tradition!"! Classic Commie Beatdown Cover By Wally Wood. It's Complete, Intact, Flat, Tight And Supple, An Unrestored Example In Middle-Grade "FINE-" Condition With Blazing-Bright Colors And Excellent Eye-Appeal. Shock Suspense Stories Is An Influential And Renowned Title Of This Halcyon Period, Filled With The Work Of Highly-Collected Artists, Including "Ghastly" Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, Wally Wood, And Marie Severin. This Is From The Early Fifties From E.C. Comics, Not A Reprint; It Came Out During The Original Horror And Crime Craze So It Has The Ubiquitous Shocking Content Including Gore, Occult, Good Girl Art And Explicit Violence. This uncommon second issue features terrific art, not just on the iconic Wood 'Dirty Red' cover which is sure to appeal to anti-communism cover collectors, but also in the twisted morbid tales to haunt your nightmares, including the controversial severed head panel in the gruesome Halloween-themed finale by Ingels, with a HUMAN HEAD used as a Jack-O-Lantern! Plus, the shocking tales "The Patriots", and "Time To Kill", plus "Gee Dad, It's A Daisy", and "Kickback", etc. 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. Please inspect the images as you get the exact copy shown. COLLECTOR'S ITEM PRE-CODE EC COMIC. We are now selling many pre-code horror comic-books, plus classic covers and crime, and even rare artwork, with more to come in the coming weeks. 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 Signature Confirmation and 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 20-cents for each additional UN-slabbed comic-book. KEY COMICS IS ALWAYS DEALING IN COMICS & ART! ('30's to '70's) Add keycomics to your Favorite Sellers list if you buy/sell/trade back-issues or artwork! For more samples from our diverse inventory, including CGC-Graded Back-Issue Comics, plus more hot 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: 599.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2025-01-25T23:29:34.000Z
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: Jack Kamen, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Graham Ingels
Certification Number: 3980617021
Cover Artist: Wally Wood
Series Title: Shock SuspenStories
Grade: 5.5 Fine-
Publisher: EC Comics
Scarce Antique Comic Book: Fifties Crime, Shock & Occult
Publication Year: 1952
Type: Comic Book
Issue Number: 2
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
