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Title: AMAZING ADULT FANTASY Nos. 9 and 12 * Lot of Two Comic Books
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Publisher:Atlas [Indicia: Atlas Magazines, Inc.]
Date Published: February & May 1962
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#9: VG+ (4.5). Spine stress, light edge and corner wear, some scuffs and pressure indents to front cover above Tim Boo Ba's right fist, mild creases to back cover at corners and top spine. Off-white pages. Cover: Steve Ditko. All stories by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. GPAnalysis: A 4.5 sold for $203 in 3/22.

#12: VG/Fine (5.0). Mild spine stress, mild edgewear, short tear and reading crease to right edge of front cover, soil spot to bottom edge of back cover. Cream to off-white pages. Cover: Steve Ditko. All stories by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. GPAnalysis: A 5.0 sold for $211 in 4/23.

Lee and Ditko's "The Man Who Captured Death!" in ish #9 is a watered-down post-Code revision of Joe Maneely's "I Am Death!" from Adventures Into Weird Worlds #23 (Oct., 1953). Both stories feature scientists who find a way to stop death from claiming victims, only to find that their actions have upset the cycle of life with catastrophic effects. In Maneely's version, diseased patients writhe in their hospital beds, howling for the sweet release of death ("Ooow! If I could only die – LET ME DIE!"). In the Code-friendly Ditko version, the bedridden victims suffer in stoic silence.

A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.

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