The BEYOND #s 10 & 14 * Necronomi-Con Job * Squished Sexpot * Beyond the Pale

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Title: BEYOND Nos. 10 and 14 * Lot of Two Comics
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Publisher:Ace [Indicia: Ace Magazines Inc.]
Date Published: April, 1952-August-1952
Description: #10: VG (4.0). 3/4" split at top spine, 1/4" split at bottom spine, covers and pages a bit wavy, top edge a bit crimped, sun shadow to top edge of back cover, shallow chip to back cover, faintly pencilled distributor's mark ("7 1/4") to "B" in "BEYOND". White to off-white pages. GPAnalysis: A 4.0 sold for $99 in 8/21.

#14: VG- (3.5). Spine stress, nicks and rubs to spine, short splits to spine ends, a few soil spots to cover, mild rumpling to cover. Cream to off-white pages. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 3.0 sold for $267 in 6/23.

Credits: Covers: Ken Rice; uncredited. Art: Chic Stone, Lou Cameron, Bill Molno, Mike Sekowsky?, Mario Rizzi?, Robert S. Pious.Beyond the Pale: Lost souls scold seance-seekers for tainting their eternal torment with banal bullshit ("FOOLS! IMBECILES! Why must you drag us forth? We suffer the tortures of the DAMNED! Do not trouble us with YOUR problems!"); jungle babe breaks Bwana's balls for chasing pale tail ("You prefer that milky-skinned, blue-eyed clinging vine to ME!"); sexpot squished by statue; Satan suckers saps in epic Necronomi-con job; werewolf's hand hacked off; sundry other atrocities.______________________________________________________________

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