STRANGE MYSTERIES #4 * 3.0 * Rat Men vs Surrender Monkeys
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Title: STRANGE MYSTERIES No. 4
Place Published:
Publisher:Superior [Indicia: Superior Publishers Limited]
Date Published: March, 1952
Description: G/VG (3.0). Mild spine stress, staples off-center, chips to top edge of front cover and open edge of back cover. Off-white pages.
Credits: Cover: Bob Webb? Stories and art by uncredited Iger Shop talent. Ruth Roche, editor.
GPAnalysis: A 3.0 sold for $204 in 6/22.Rat Men vs Surrender Monkeys: Mirror monster gropes gal on this mag's Kamenesque cover. The stories in this wild mag deliver a dime's worth of insanity and then some. Craziest of the bunch is "The Rat Men of Paris," in which man-sized rats wearing striped shirts and berets plan their all-out assault on mankind.
"[Strange Mysteries] needed a few issues to warm up. While the stories in the first three installments are 'OK', there's nothing to recommend in particular. SM #4 does contain a notable tale, 'The Rat Men of Paris,' wherein a race of rat-men, living in the sewers with their despotic queen, plot to take over the human world. While the Rat Men are foiled 'this time,' the story ends with a frequently used Pre-Code Horror device: a foiled but not vanquished Rat Man addresses the reader directly, warning him that '...the day of the rats will come! You'll see – !' Oooh! I'm scared!" – George Suarez, Tales Too Terrible To Tell #6. NEC: 1992, p. 36.______________________________________________________________
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.
Consignments welcome for PBA's Summer 2024 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." – R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Coming Soon: The DC Universe Collection Part 3: The Golden Age (August 2024) and Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale (September 2024). Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list.
Title: STRANGE MYSTERIES No. 4
Place Published:
Publisher:Superior [Indicia: Superior Publishers Limited]
Date Published: March, 1952
Description: G/VG (3.0). Mild spine stress, staples off-center, chips to top edge of front cover and open edge of back cover. Off-white pages.
Credits: Cover: Bob Webb? Stories and art by uncredited Iger Shop talent. Ruth Roche, editor.
GPAnalysis: A 3.0 sold for $204 in 6/22.Rat Men vs Surrender Monkeys: Mirror monster gropes gal on this mag's Kamenesque cover. The stories in this wild mag deliver a dime's worth of insanity and then some. Craziest of the bunch is "The Rat Men of Paris," in which man-sized rats wearing striped shirts and berets plan their all-out assault on mankind.
"[Strange Mysteries] needed a few issues to warm up. While the stories in the first three installments are 'OK', there's nothing to recommend in particular. SM #4 does contain a notable tale, 'The Rat Men of Paris,' wherein a race of rat-men, living in the sewers with their despotic queen, plot to take over the human world. While the Rat Men are foiled 'this time,' the story ends with a frequently used Pre-Code Horror device: a foiled but not vanquished Rat Man addresses the reader directly, warning him that '...the day of the rats will come! You'll see – !' Oooh! I'm scared!" – George Suarez, Tales Too Terrible To Tell #6. NEC: 1992, p. 36.______________________________________________________________
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.
Consignments welcome for PBA's Summer 2024 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." – R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Coming Soon: The DC Universe Collection Part 3: The Golden Age (August 2024) and Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale (September 2024). Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list.
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STRANGE MYSTERIES #4 * 3.0 * Rat Men vs Surrender Monkeys
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