HAUNT OF FEAR #18 * CGC 4.5 * Ingels OLD WITCH Cover

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Title: HAUNT OF FEAR No. 18
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Publisher:EC [Indicia: Fables Publishing Co., Inc.]
Date Published: March-April, 1953
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CGC certified: VG+ (4.5). Off-white to white pages. Cover: Graham Ingels. Plots/scripts: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein. Art: Graham Ingels, George Evans, Jack Kamen, Jack Davis. Ray Bradbury adaptation ("The Black Ferris"). Old Witch cover. GPAnalysis: A 4.5 sold for $355 in June 2021.

Graham Ingels's grotesqueries were embraced by young Fan-Addicts with a fervor difficult to imagine today. Before rock and roll gave rebellious youngsters a sound to rally around, EC's transgressive vibe was a beacon and a lifeline to disaffected kids. As David Hadju observed, "Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry added the soundtrack to a scene created in comic books."

"Other than early rock and roll, comics were the only cultural form of the period largely created by the young for those only slightly younger. In them, uncensored, can be detected the dismantling voice of a generation that had seen in the world war horrors beyond measure." — Tom Englehardt, The End of Victory Culture: Cold War America and the Disillusioning of a Generation. BasicBooks: 1995, p. 138.

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.