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CGC certified: Pedigree Grade: NM- (9.2). Cream to off-white pages. Bernard Baily cover. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Vince Fodera, S. Finocchiaro, Sal Trapani and Eugene Hughes. Used in Seduction of the Innocent. Northford collection. The Northford collection, found in a chest of drawers sold to an antique dealer in the early '70s, contained the most complete run of pre-Code horror comics of all the pedigree collections. Northford books can be identified by a small "circle-X" stamp on the back covers. Highest-graded copy. Classic horror mag. Bizarre "amputee fondling skulls" cover by Bernard Baily. Used in Dr. Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent as evidence of the lewd content to be found in children's comics (Wertham showed a panel depicting a bikini-clad bosom, captioned "With plenty to offer," to which he added an indignant, "Indeed!"). CGC census: Highest-graded copy, followed by one graded 9.0 and various copies in lesser grades, the majority of which are 7.5 or lower. Comparable CGC sales: 9.0: $1195 (Aug. 2006); 7.0: $2272 (Dec. 2018); 4.5: $806 (July 2019); 3.5: $1200 (April 2018). Consignments Accepted for PBA's Next Comic Book Auction. Golden Age, Silver Age, Pre-Code, Original Art, Interesting Ephemera Sought. Contact [email protected] for details. PBA COMICS March 26th Comic Book Sale catalogues available. Supplies Limited. Softcover catalogue limited to 200 copies ($45 + $5 postage/handling). Hardcover limited to 26 lettered copies, dust jacket, special limitation plate ($150). Contact [email protected] .