MISTER MYSTERY #11 * 3.0 * ANT-HILL of HORROR * Basil

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Title: MISTER MYSTERY No. 11
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Publisher:Stanley Morse [Indicia: Aragon Magazines, Inc.]
Date Published: May, 1953
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CGC certified: Good/VG (3.0). Cream to off-white pages. Cover: Bernard Baily. No script credits. Art: Basil Wolverton, Milt Knoff, Jon Smalle. Letter to the editor from "Bobby Stewart" of Kirbyville, TX, better known to EC fans as fanzine publisher and foundational Fan-Addict Bhob Stewart. GPAnalysis: A 3.0 copy sold for $1180 in February 2020.

"Mister Mystery #11 starts a short run of some of the most stunning covers ever to appear on horror comics. The issue depicts a man's head buried in an ant-hill. In the distance is yet another head: only upon closer examination, the reader notices that this skull has been picked clean by the ants! ...MM #11 is most noteworthy for the story 'Beauty and the Beast!' This is a redrawn, cut-up and repasted version of Wolverton's 'Robot Woman,' which ran intact in Weird Mysteries #2." — George Suarez, Tales To Terrible To Tell #9. NEC: 1993, p. 17.

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.

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