HAUNTED THRILLS #8 * CGC 3.0 * Ajax-Farrell TERROR *

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Title: HAUNTED THRILLS No. 8
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Publisher:Ajax-Farrell [Indicia: Farrell Comics, Inc.]
Date Published: April, 1953
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CGC certified: G/VG (3.0). Cream to off-white pages. No cover, story or art credits. Created by Iger Shop talent. GPAnalysis: No recorded sales in this grade. A 5.5 sold for $275 in March 2017.

An old gaffer whose wild affect and mad pad mark him as a practitioner of weird science prepares to die for his crimes against nature. In the nether world of pre-Code comics, science is typically portrayed as a means for demented doctors and crazed clinicians to impose their will over God's domain. As cultural scholar David J. Skal posits in Screams of Reason: Mad Science and Modern Culture [Norton: 1998], the mad scientist, as depicted in pulps, novels, movies and comic books, "is a necessary lightning rod for our otherwise unbearable anxieties about the consequences of modern science and technology."

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.