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Title: EC COMICS * Lot of 14 Beat-Up Reading Copies * HORROR, SCI-FI, CRIME, WAR, Etc.
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Publisher:EC [Indicia: Various]
Date Published: 1950-1955
Description:

Aces High #1: VG+ (4.5). Back cover crease with ½" tear, light wear, small creases to bottom right corner of front cover. Condition-wise, the pick of the litter.

Aces High #2. Poor (.5). Cover detached, half of front cover missing, staple rust.

Aces High #3: Good (2.0). 3" split at bottom spine, chips, wear, centerfold loose at bottom staple.

Crime SuspenStories #2: Fair/Good (1.5). Cover heavily chipped (one chip is present and included), tears, generally rumpled.

Frontline Combat #2: Poor (.5). Spine stress, transverse tears to spine, two center wraps missing (affects 2 stories), chips to several pages affecting art. INCOMPLETE.

Haunt of Fear #18: Fair (1.0). Front cover detached, back cover missing, cover heavily chipped and with Bradbury blurb box vehemently crossed out with ink (maybe by an Asimov fan?).

Haunt of Fear #25: Poor (1.0). More than half of front cover missing, otherwise not bad.

M.D. #2: Fair (1.0). 3x5½" piece cut from front cover, some creasing, otherwise not bad.

Tales from the Crypt #35: Fair (1.0). Werewolf cut from front cover, light spine roll.

Tales from the Crypt #46: Fair (1.0). 4½x5" piece cut from front cover, creasing, a few small chips.

Two-Fisted Tales #40: Fair-Good (1.5). A few large chips to front cover, pencil scribbles to front cover, 2" spine split.

Vault of Horror #21: Fair (1.0). Cover detached, spine heavily chipped, small piece of paper with "Johnny Craig" written on it taped to front cover, covers and first four leaves from another copy poorly married to this copy.

Vault of Horror #32: Fair (1.0). 2" split at top spine, ¾" split at bottom spine, spine heavily chipped, chips to front and back covers, general wear and tear.

Weird Science #14 (4th ish): CGC certified: VG- (3.5) PURPLE LABEL (Moderate: C-3). Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, piece added with tape, all three edges trimmed.

Pages generally cream to off-white. Covers and art by Feldstein, Wood, Craig, Davis, Ingels, Kurtzman, Kamen, etc. Mags briefly checked for missing pages and clipped panels, but these are rough mags so be prepared for the worst.

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