ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN #4 * Reptile Cover * Had By Ads
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Title: ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN No. 4
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Publisher:ACG [Indicia: B. & I. Publishing Co. Inc.]
Date Published: April-May, 1949
Description: CGC certified: Good- (1.8). Cream to off-white pages. Grader notes: 7" spine split; chip out right top of front cover; detached cover; foxing cover; spine stress lines breaks color; small chews right bottom of front cover. Note: A few light scuffs to slab.
GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 3.5 sold for $350 in 12/21.
Credits: Cover: Ed Moritz. Art: Jon Blummer, Ed Moritz, Leonard Starr, Charles Sultan, Max Elkan, Pete Riss.Had by Ad: Chockablock with neurosis-nurturing ads: "Have TINY WAIST – FULL BOSOM FIGURE – It's all the rage with smart girls... because it rounds you in the right places with never a bulge in the wrong ones!"; "REDUCE FAT! Up To 5 lbs. a Week – EAT PLENTY!"; etc.
"Advertisements in comic books have caused decent boys and girls many tears. This advertising brings the comic book industry an enormous revenue.... Even girls without neurotic trends are apt to be sensitive about their [bodies].... No matter what part of her body a girl may be sensitive about, skillful advertisements take care of every eventuality and scare her with the supposed ugliness and serious import of 'BUMPS AND BULGES.'" – Dr. Wertham, Seduction of the Innocent. Rinehart: 1954, pp. 197, 203.______________________________________________________________
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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Title: ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN No. 4
Place Published:
Publisher:ACG [Indicia: B. & I. Publishing Co. Inc.]
Date Published: April-May, 1949
Description: CGC certified: Good- (1.8). Cream to off-white pages. Grader notes: 7" spine split; chip out right top of front cover; detached cover; foxing cover; spine stress lines breaks color; small chews right bottom of front cover. Note: A few light scuffs to slab.
GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 3.5 sold for $350 in 12/21.
Credits: Cover: Ed Moritz. Art: Jon Blummer, Ed Moritz, Leonard Starr, Charles Sultan, Max Elkan, Pete Riss.Had by Ad: Chockablock with neurosis-nurturing ads: "Have TINY WAIST – FULL BOSOM FIGURE – It's all the rage with smart girls... because it rounds you in the right places with never a bulge in the wrong ones!"; "REDUCE FAT! Up To 5 lbs. a Week – EAT PLENTY!"; etc.
"Advertisements in comic books have caused decent boys and girls many tears. This advertising brings the comic book industry an enormous revenue.... Even girls without neurotic trends are apt to be sensitive about their [bodies].... No matter what part of her body a girl may be sensitive about, skillful advertisements take care of every eventuality and scare her with the supposed ugliness and serious import of 'BUMPS AND BULGES.'" – Dr. Wertham, Seduction of the Innocent. Rinehart: 1954, pp. 197, 203.______________________________________________________________
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.
