BEWARE #8 * 4.0 * Battle-Axe Beheads Beau * Dead in Bed * Fass Rehash
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Title: BEWARE No. 8
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Publisher:Trojan [Indicia: Trojan Magazines, Inc.]
Date Published: March, 1954
Description: VG (4.0). Spine rubs, staple rust, edge nicks and a few tiny chips, corners and top spine soft, small soil spot to back cover. Light tan pages.
Credits: Cover: A.C. Hollingsworth. Art: Myron Fass, John Forte, Sid Check, Henry Kiefer.
GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 4.5 sold for $270 in 10/22.Sleeping with Stiffs: Blowsy battle-axe lops off hapless hubby's head; sewer-dwelling subterraneans swipe stiffs from morgues to snack on in their hellish hideaway; wiseguy med students sneak a dead guy into their sleeping pal's bed as a prank ("Hey, Jim, Paul's in his bed taking a nap. Let's put the stiff in with him... Oh boy, what a joke!").
The latter tale (Harry Kiefer's "Come Die With Me") was reworked by Larry Woromay 16 years later and published as "Zombie for a Day" in Eerie Publications' Weird vol. 4 #2, with the homoerotic-necrophiliac undertones of the original version augmented by the schlocky grindhouse aesthetic that typified Eerie Publications' output. The common denominator of Trojan's Beware and Eerie Publications' Weird was dreckmeister Myron Fass, who resurfaced in the 1960s, alongside fellow pre-Code horror hack Robert W. Farrell, to inflict hastily redrawn versions of pre-Code terror tales on a new generation of fright fans under the Eerie aegis.______________________________________________________________
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: BEWARE No. 8
Place Published:
Publisher:Trojan [Indicia: Trojan Magazines, Inc.]
Date Published: March, 1954
Description: VG (4.0). Spine rubs, staple rust, edge nicks and a few tiny chips, corners and top spine soft, small soil spot to back cover. Light tan pages.
Credits: Cover: A.C. Hollingsworth. Art: Myron Fass, John Forte, Sid Check, Henry Kiefer.
GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 4.5 sold for $270 in 10/22.Sleeping with Stiffs: Blowsy battle-axe lops off hapless hubby's head; sewer-dwelling subterraneans swipe stiffs from morgues to snack on in their hellish hideaway; wiseguy med students sneak a dead guy into their sleeping pal's bed as a prank ("Hey, Jim, Paul's in his bed taking a nap. Let's put the stiff in with him... Oh boy, what a joke!").
The latter tale (Harry Kiefer's "Come Die With Me") was reworked by Larry Woromay 16 years later and published as "Zombie for a Day" in Eerie Publications' Weird vol. 4 #2, with the homoerotic-necrophiliac undertones of the original version augmented by the schlocky grindhouse aesthetic that typified Eerie Publications' output. The common denominator of Trojan's Beware and Eerie Publications' Weird was dreckmeister Myron Fass, who resurfaced in the 1960s, alongside fellow pre-Code horror hack Robert W. Farrell, to inflict hastily redrawn versions of pre-Code terror tales on a new generation of fright fans under the Eerie aegis.______________________________________________________________
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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