VG- (3.5). Edgewear; short tear; creases to top cover. Cream to off-white pages. Not a bad copy. Wally Wood cover. Art by Wood, Williamson/Frazetta, Orlando and Elder. Ray Bradbury biography and story ("The Precious Years"). Used in Dr. Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent : "A young girl on her wedding night stabs her sleeping husband to death with a hatpin...." "...They targeted the American family, the good life, revered institutions. Framed by sardonic detective narrators or mocking Grand Guignol gatekeepers, their impact was deconstructive. Driven by a commercial 'hysteria' as they competed to attract buyers with increasingly atrocity-laden covers and stories, they both partook of and mocked the hysteria about them." -Tom Englehardt, The End of Victory Culture: Cold War America and the Disillusioning of a Generation [Basic: 1995]. PBA Grading Guarantee: Any individual comic book lot (not group lots) graded by PBA is guaranteed to match CGC grading. If the buyer chooses to have the comic CGC certified and that certification is lower than PBA’s, the lot may be returned for a full refund of the sales price (hammer price plus buyer’s premium). See terms and conditions for details. 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 catalogues limited to 200 copies ($45 + $5 postage/handling). Hardcovers limited to 26 lettered copies, dust jackets, special limitation plates ($150). Contact [email protected]
VG- (3.5). Edgewear; short tear; creases to top cover. Cream to off-white pages. Not a bad copy. Wally Wood cover. Art by Wood, Williamson/Frazetta, Orlando and Elder. Ray Bradbury biography and story ("The Precious Years"). Used in Dr. Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent : "A young girl on her wedding night stabs her sleeping husband to death with a hatpin...." "...They targeted the American family, the good life, revered institutions. Framed by sardonic detective narrators or mocking Grand Guignol gatekeepers, their impact was deconstructive. Driven by a commercial 'hysteria' as they competed to attract buyers with increasingly atrocity-laden covers and stories, they both partook of and mocked the hysteria about them." -Tom Englehardt, The End of Victory Culture: Cold War America and the Disillusioning of a Generation [Basic: 1995]. PBA Grading Guarantee: Any individual comic book lot (not group lots) graded by PBA is guaranteed to match CGC grading. If the buyer chooses to have the comic CGC certified and that certification is lower than PBA’s, the lot may be returned for a full refund of the sales price (hammer price plus buyer’s premium). See terms and conditions for details. 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 catalogues limited to 200 copies ($45 + $5 postage/handling). Hardcovers limited to 26 lettered copies, dust jackets, special limitation plates ($150). Contact [email protected]
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