AMAZING ADVENTURES #2 * CGC 4.0 * B.E.M.s, Babes and

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Title: AMAZING ADVENTURES No. 2
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Publisher:Ziff-Davis [Indicia: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., Inc.]
Date Published: May, 1951
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CGC certified: VG (4.0). Off-white to white pages. Cover: Allen Anderson. Art: Alex Schomburg, Arthur Peddy, Harry Sahle, Murphy Anderson. GPAnalysis: A 4.0 sold for $200 in May 2019. Most recent sale in any grade: A 6.0 sold for $588 in August 2021.

An alien captor, suction-cup fingers poised for mischief, menaces a sexy specimen as her caged beau gawks in impotent dismay. Alien invaders, like walking corpses, were a popular pre-Code proxy for a gamut of '50s fears, a pulpy manifestation of Cold War paranoia.

"Alien abduction stories amount to pop parables about alienation and powerlessness in the face of mysterious, all-controlling technologies. Like the vampire — another scary-eyed, night visiting, fluid-draining archetype... its cold-blooded sexual encroachments reflect a depersonalized world of media-driven junk sex." — David Skal, Screams of Reason: Mad Science and Modern Culture. Norton: 1998, p. 229.

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.