BAFFLING MYSTERIES #s 14 & 17 * 2 Ace Mags * Blonde Slurps Satanic Swill * Slave to the Grave

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Title: BAFFLING MYSTERIES Nos. 14 and 17 * Lot of Two Comics
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Publisher:Ace [Indicia: Periodical House Inc.]
Date Published: March, 1952-September, 1952
Description: #14: Good (2.0). Cover loose at top staple, spine chipped at top staple, small dogeared tear to back cover, dampsoiling to bottom half of covers and pages, pencilled distributor's mark to blonde babe's shoulder ("W"). Cream to off-white pages. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 2.5 sold for $195 in 10/19.

#17: VG+ (4.5). Spine stress, a few small nicks and corner creases, small issue number ("17") pencilled in sidebar. Cream to off-white pages. GPAnalysis: A 4.5 sold for $184 in 7/23.

Credits: Covers: Frank Giusto, Ken Rice? Art: Jim McLaughlin, George Klein?, Charles Nicholas, Howard Larsen, Lou Cameron, Dick Beck, Al Hartley.Satanic Swill: Hellish pygmies force hot blonde to slurp satanic swill; pervy perp invades blonde's boudoir with murder in mind ("Oh, your lovely white neck! AIYEE! The thrill of fresh blood again!"); murderer throttled by the severed hands of his victims, culminating in a bizarre panel in which his corpse is surrounded by mounds of mutilated mitts; crafty plantation owner dodges manumission laws by using zombie slave labor.______________________________________________________________

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