ADVENTURES Into DARKNESS #14 * CGC 3.0 * Shipwrecked

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Title: ADVENTURES INTO DARKNESS No. 14
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Publisher:Standard [Indicia: Visual Editions, Inc.]
Date Published: June, 1954
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CGC certified: Good/VG (3.0). Off-white to white pages. Cover: Ross Andru? Art: Rocco Mastroserio, Mike Roy, George Roussos, Gene Fawcette. Final issue. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 4.0 sold for $226 in December 2019.

Going overboard: The final issue of Adventures Into Darkness. Spurred by soaring sales, publishers pushed the boundaries of good taste too far, too fast, until public pressure and the Comics Code killed the horror craze. Dozens of publishers, including Standard, soon submerged forever.

"ADVENTURES INTO DARKNESS dies with the 14th issue: a comic book completely unworthy of note except for a really nice cover showing a shipwreck victim adrift while a lifeboat full of — what else? — animated skeletons approach, offering salvation of a dubious sort." — George Suarez, Tales To Terrible To Tell #7. NEC: 1992-93, p. 37.

A limited edition of 150 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues is available. 400 lots, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcover $30, deluxe hardcover with dust jacket and limitation plate $200. Ten of the 15 hardcovers are pre-ordered and the rest will go quickly, so reserve yours now. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.

Consignments welcome for PBA's December 2021 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.