VG- (3.5). Moderate edgewear, tiny 1mm chip to bottom corner, 3/4" spine split, staple pull, rusty staples. Off-white pages. Partial Wolverton cover (Overstreet gives partial credit to Wolverton, who created the "WEIRD" logo). Art by Ross Andru, Ed Smalle, John Bulthuis. Splash page: woman strapped down by space aliens, menaced with huge hypodermic needle. The alien abduction motif in comics predates the psychological phenomenon by several years: "Hundreds of thousands or millions of Americans believe they have been abducted by aliens. In a typical case, an abductee recounts lying in bed one night when an eerie feeling overcomes him, and alien beings appear out of nowhere. The extraterrestrials transport him to a spacecraft and subject him to a battery of physical and psychological tests. After what seems like hours, he is returned to his bedroom unharmed, and finds that the whole ordeal transpired in minutes... Paranormal investigators say it all started in the 1940s and '50s. The Space Age was upon us, and sci-fi literature was soaring in popularity with human-alien encounters a recurring theme. In July 1946, Planet Comics ran a strip in which aliens used a luminous tractor beam to kidnap a voluptuous female earthling, whom they called Specimen 9... Dozens of other abduction stories graced the pages of sci-fi novels and comic books... Eventually, sporadic reports of real-life violent interactions with aliens began to surface. " -Natalie Wolchover, "The Surprising Origin of Alien Abduction Stories," LiveScience.com , May 11, 2012. 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. 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). Moderate edgewear, tiny 1mm chip to bottom corner, 3/4" spine split, staple pull, rusty staples. Off-white pages. Partial Wolverton cover (Overstreet gives partial credit to Wolverton, who created the "WEIRD" logo). Art by Ross Andru, Ed Smalle, John Bulthuis. Splash page: woman strapped down by space aliens, menaced with huge hypodermic needle. The alien abduction motif in comics predates the psychological phenomenon by several years: "Hundreds of thousands or millions of Americans believe they have been abducted by aliens. In a typical case, an abductee recounts lying in bed one night when an eerie feeling overcomes him, and alien beings appear out of nowhere. The extraterrestrials transport him to a spacecraft and subject him to a battery of physical and psychological tests. After what seems like hours, he is returned to his bedroom unharmed, and finds that the whole ordeal transpired in minutes... Paranormal investigators say it all started in the 1940s and '50s. The Space Age was upon us, and sci-fi literature was soaring in popularity with human-alien encounters a recurring theme. In July 1946, Planet Comics ran a strip in which aliens used a luminous tractor beam to kidnap a voluptuous female earthling, whom they called Specimen 9... Dozens of other abduction stories graced the pages of sci-fi novels and comic books... Eventually, sporadic reports of real-life violent interactions with aliens began to surface. " -Natalie Wolchover, "The Surprising Origin of Alien Abduction Stories," LiveScience.com , May 11, 2012. 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. 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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