MYSTERY TALES #9 * CGC 5.0 * Butcher Shop of HORROR

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Title: MYSTERY TALES No. 9
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Publisher:Atlas [Indicia: 20th Century Comics Corp.]
Date Published: March, 1953
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CGC certified: VG/Fine (5.0). Off-white pages. Cover: Bill Everett. Art: Joe Maneely, Ben Brown, Al Eadeh, Vic Dowling, Pete Tumlinson. GPAnalysis: A 5.0 copy sold for $550 in 2019.

Everett cover: A stiff tagged "DOA" disputes his diagnosis. Inside, a butcher starves to death in a packed meat locker — cheap irony, or a metaphor for the emptiness at the heart of '50s consumerism?

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.