Description: Scarce LB Cole Cover: Startling Terror! This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: STARTLING TERROR TALES #10, From Star Comics In 1954, The Rare Original Edition, --This Was The Last Issue Of The Series To Have A Horror Cover. This Is An Epic Classic L. B. Cole Cover: A Gruesome Green Octopus Monster With A Single Big Bloodshot Eyeball Has Taken A Human Victim! This Thrilling "Horrible Entity" Cover Boasts The Heavy Inking, Ornate Details And Color Contrasts That Only Cole Could Accomplish! That Unique Front Cover Looks Striking On This Blazer, It Has A Bit Of Wear And Tear But That Incredible Cole Depiction Remains Bright And Glossy And Very Attractive. It's Complete, Intact, And Supple, With Cream To Off-White Pages Inside And No Tanning, So It's Perfect For A Collector Without The Years To Spend Searching And The Buck$ To Spend Buying A Comparable Certified Copy. This Is A Scarce Small Press Classic, And Much Like Blue Bolt #105 & 114 And Mask Comics And Startling Terror #11, It's A Sought-After Commodity By This Highly-Collected Artist. This Is The August, 1954, Shock/Crime/Horror Issue By LB Cole's Little Comics Company, Star Publications, And It Is Filled With Gripping Violent Stories, With Top-Tier Art By The Masterful Jay Disbrow And George Peltz. It Came Out At The Apex Of The Original Horror Craze So It Has The Ubiquitous Salacious Content Including The Hideous Slimy Monster Seen On The Front Cover In The "Horrible Entity" Lead Story, Plus Another Tale, "Slave Of Death", Has Lurid Whipping/Flogging Torture Scenes, Along With Shootings, Etc. Expect Gunfights And Double-Crossings And Gore And Good Girl Art And Explicit Violence. This penultimate issue is scarce, I am guessing this small publisher must have had a small print-runs for their comics, and probably poor distribution back seven decades ago, as they are tough to find in recent decades. THIS ANTIQUE COMIC HAD AN ORIGINAL PRICE OF TEN CENTS. That terrific LB Cole image is bold and bright, please view our assorted photographs. The front and back cover are all here, as is the interior, it's all attached and fresh and supple, well-preserved and clean inside and is a solid collectable copy. There is a small spot where the color is lifted, at the top left corner; I suspect somebody affixed a price sticker there decades ago and it lifted the graphics when it got peeled off. The rest of the cover is sharp, no major problems, just some subtle indentations and the obligatory spine-stresses, along with some minor edge flaws, but overall that awe-inspiring front cover has superb eye-appeal. Back cover is lovely, with no obvious damage, just some mild dings and creases, and a few tiny edge tears. Interior is beautiful, although one page has a chip out of the right margin, near lower right edge, and another page has a tear in the same spot. No creases or stains or tanning inside. Please see all the photos, we show many different views. Crucial fare for any Cole-ector! Or for any serious horror fan or curator of American pop culture from the middle of the twentieth century. MATERIAL LIKE THIS SPOTLIGHTING ICONIC THEMES OF FILM, PULP FICTION, CINEMA AND LITERATURE NEVER LOSES APPEAL. This will be carefully bagged and boarded in ARCHIVAL MYLAR, with an acid-free backing-board, and packaged very well to ensure safe delivery. Please inspect the images as you get the exact copy shown. COLLECTOR'S ITEM RARE PRE-CODE HORROR COMIC. We are now selling many LB Cole covers along with assorted pre-code horror comic-books, plus sci-fi, GGA, and crime, and even rare artwork, with more to come in the coming weeks. Which means this is a good opportunity for an astute fan to acquire multiple scarce items in one fell swoop, and save on shipping to boot. Many of you have dealt with us through our ads in CBM, CBG, O.P.G., etc. (Comic Book Marketplace, Comics Buyer's Guide, Overstreet Price Guide, +...) KEY COMICS is a long-term top rated ebay Seller and CBM Market Report contributor and CGC Member Dealer that has specialized in Mail-Order Comics & Art for more than three decades. WE LIST SCARCE & OUT-OF-PRINT COLLECTABLE COMICS FREQUENTLY, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN! We accept PayPal; checks/MO. * * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED * * International Customers Welcome. Please add $10 for fast Priority-Mail shipping with Signature Confirmation and Tracking within USA. 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Price: 699.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2024-09-04T22:34:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Story Title: The Horrible Entity
Publication Year: 1954
Artist/Writer: George Peltz, Jay Disbrow
Type: Comic Book
Issue Number: 10
Tradition: US Comics
Era: Golden Age (1938-55)
Cover Artist: L.B. Cole
Publisher: Star Publications
Genre: Bad Girl, Crime & Thriller, Fantasy, Good Girl, Gothic, Historical & Mythological, Horror & Sci-Fi, Jungle, Monster, Noir, Occult, Propaganda, Psychodrama, Science Fiction, Superheroes, Supernatural, Suspense, Vampire, Weird
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Scarce Antique Comic Book: Fifties Horror, Crime & Occult
