STRANGE TERRORS #5 * CGC 6.0 * Painted Cover * Kubert

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Title: STRANGE TERRORS No. 5
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Publisher:St. John [Indicia: St. John Publishing Co.]
Date Published: December, 1952
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CGC certified: Fine (6.0). Off-white to white pages. Painted cover: George Meyerriecks. Art: Joe Kubert, Albert Tyler, Bill Molno. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 5.5 copy sold for $310 in 2017. Most recent sale: $119 for a 3.0 copy (June 2021).

"Beautiful, surreal painted cover rendered in an eerily limpid style more closely associated with pulp magazines than comics." — EC, MAD and Pre-Code HORROR Comics of the 1950s. Green Apple: 1997, p. 5.

Features a horror tale by Joe Kubert, better known to fans from his Tor, Tarzan, Enemy Ace, Hawkman and Sgt. Rock comics. "During this period, Kubert, in his late teens and into his 20s, was a rising star of the pre-Comics Code era.... [These stories are] in danger of being lost in the mist of comics past." — Bill Schelly, Weird Horrors and Daring Adventures: The Joe Kubert Archives Vol. 1. Fantagraphics: 2012, p. v.

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.