ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN #28 * CGC 6.0 * Skeleton Hand
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Title: ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN No. 28
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Publisher:ACG [Indicia: Best Syndicated Features Inc.]
Date Published: February, 1952
Description: CGC certified: Fine (6.0). Cream to off-white pages. Grader notes: Light creasing to cover; light tears to cover; light wear to cover; very small, multiple chip out cover. Note: Very minor marks to slab.
GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 5.5 sold for $300 in 12/19; a 6.5 sold for $465 in 12/17.
Credits: Cover: Ken Bald. Art: Lin Streeter, Milt Knopf?, Pete Riss, King Ward, Max Elkan, Robert Pious, Al Camy.Hand of Horror: A gunsel and his gal are gripped by a big bony hand. ACG's Adventures into the Unknown was the first regularly-published horror comic book (and one of the longest-running, surviving the Comics Code and lasting until 1967). The premiere issue pre-dates EC's first ongoing horror title by over a year (although EC's first horror story, "Zombie Terror" from Moon Girl #5, was published roughly contemporaneously with Adventures into the Unknown #1 in Fall, 1948).______________________________________________________________
A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Consignments welcome for PBA's Summer 2024 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." – R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Coming Soon: The DC Universe Collection Part 3: The Golden Age (August 2024) and Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale (September 2024). Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list.
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Author:
Title: ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN No. 28
Place Published:
Publisher:ACG [Indicia: Best Syndicated Features Inc.]
Date Published: February, 1952
Description: CGC certified: Fine (6.0). Cream to off-white pages. Grader notes: Light creasing to cover; light tears to cover; light wear to cover; very small, multiple chip out cover. Note: Very minor marks to slab.
GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 5.5 sold for $300 in 12/19; a 6.5 sold for $465 in 12/17.
Credits: Cover: Ken Bald. Art: Lin Streeter, Milt Knopf?, Pete Riss, King Ward, Max Elkan, Robert Pious, Al Camy.Hand of Horror: A gunsel and his gal are gripped by a big bony hand. ACG's Adventures into the Unknown was the first regularly-published horror comic book (and one of the longest-running, surviving the Comics Code and lasting until 1967). The premiere issue pre-dates EC's first ongoing horror title by over a year (although EC's first horror story, "Zombie Terror" from Moon Girl #5, was published roughly contemporaneously with Adventures into the Unknown #1 in Fall, 1948).______________________________________________________________
A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Consignments welcome for PBA's Summer 2024 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." – R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Coming Soon: The DC Universe Collection Part 3: The Golden Age (August 2024) and Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale (September 2024). Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list.
