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#2: Fair/Good (1.5). Several spine splits totalling 70% of spine, cover nearly detached but hanging on out of sheer cussedness, tiny chip and ½" tear to right edge of front cover, staple rust, damp spot. Cream pages, light tan edges. GPAnalysis: Lowest-graded sale is a 3.0 that sold for $239 in January 2021. #4: Fair (1.0). Cover detached at bottom staple, 2" split at bottom spine, 1x1½" piece missing from front cover, staple rust. Cream pages with light tan edges. GPAnalysis: Lowest-graded sale is a 4.0 that sold for $131 in November 2019. Art by uncredited Iger Shop talent. Editor: Ruth Roche. In #2's "Swamp Horror," a hillbilly is pursued by the rotting corpse of his mother in a bizarre Oedipal nightmare: "No, Maw! D-don't p-press those decaying lips to mine! AA-AAA-AAGHHH!!" Meanwhile, the uncredited "The Screaming Room" bears all of the hallmarks of Superior scribe Ruth Roche, whose specialty was psychologically-fraught scenarios laced with physical and emotional cruelty. The story concerns Jerry Moore, a repressed, sin-obsessed "little worm of a man" who obtains a magic vase that absolves his sins, allowing him to commit atrocities with a clear conscience: "Listen, vase! I murdered a man today! How I enjoyed it! Now take the sin from me — and protect me!" A deluxe limited edition of 12 hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a small number of softcovers. 400 lots, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcover $40, deluxe hardcover with dust jacket and limitation plate $200. Eight of the 12 hardcovers are pre-ordered and the rest will go quickly, so reserve yours now. To order, contact [email protected] . Consignments welcome for PBA's Spring 2022 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of comics auctioneers. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." — R. Crumb. Send inquiries to [email protected] .