JOURNEY INTO FEAR #8 * CGC 2.5 * Killer Bells and

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Title: JOURNEY INTO FEAR No. 8
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Publisher:Superior [Indicia: Superior Publishers Limited]
Date Published: July, 1952
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CGC certified: Good+ (2.5). Cream to off-white pages. Cover, scripts and art by Iger shop talent. Ruth Roche, editor. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 2.0 sold for $104 in May 2019.

Murderous dwarves, bells that peal with the voices of the damned, shoes that turn the wearer into Jack the Ripper, and a ghost platoon of WWI doughboys who return from the grave for one last fight: Superior stories seem to translate the strange dream-logic of fairy tales into a postwar context, giving them a weird psychological resonance that belies their seeming childishness.

"The crudity of the artwork and often mystifying plots of Superior's bizarre horror stories gives them a lurid, dreamy quality... expressive of the grey, shadowy 1950s in a way that even EC couldn't match." — EC, MAD and Pre-Code HORROR Comics of the 1950s. Green Apple Books: 1997, p. 13.

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.