Description: Classic LB Cole Cover: Startling Terror! This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: STARTLING TERROR TALES #7, From Star Comics In 1953, The Rare Original Edition, Still Unrestored And Unpressed; Just A Few CGC Copies Above 4.5 Have Come To Market In The Last TWO DOZEN YEARS, This One Thwarts Cole Completists Since Decent Copies Are Nearly Extinct! The Riveting Cover Has It All: A Gruesome Bloody Murder In The Swamp, Leering Bloodshot Eyeball Looking-In From The Background, A Horrifying Green Zombie, And The Strange Psychedelic Effects Tying It All Together With The Odd Vines And Swirling Roots And Vegetation! This Extraordinary Cover Boasts The Ornate Details And Color Contrasts Providing A Surreal Effect That Only Cole Could Achieve: "The Case Of The Strange Murder"! That Unique Front Cover Looks Striking On This Blazer, It Has Some Of The Obligatory Wear And Tear But The Cole Cover Remains Bright And Attractive. It's Complete, Intact, And Supple, With Good Gloss And Bone-White Pages Inside With No Edge Toning, So It's Great For A Fan Without The Years To Spend Searching And The Buck$ To Spend Buying An Attractive Certified Copy. This Is A Scarce Small Press Classic, And Much Like Blue Bolt #105 & 114 And Mask Comics 1 & 2 And Startling Terror #11, It's A Sought-After Commodity By This Highly-Collected Artist. This Is The November, 1953, Shock/Crime/Horror Issue By LB Cole's Little Comics Company, Star Publications, And It's Filled With Gripping Violent Stories, Including Gruesome Swamp Drowning Scenes And The Undead Ghoul That Returns For Retribution In The Top-Tier Cover Story. It Came Out During The Original Horror Craze So It Has The Ubiquitous Shocking Content Including Gunfights And Walking Dead Zombie And Double-Crossings And Gore And/Or Good Girl Art And Explicit Violence. This issue is scarce, so don't miss this chance at a well-preserved copy with excellent paper quality. Even trashed copies don't surface often, this obscure periodical must have had a small print-run back seventy-plus years 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; There are no long deep creases or big ugly stains or other major problems. It is still attached and fresh and supple. It is clean inside and very bright and still bone white, thus a solid collectable copy. There are the requisite bumps, creases, smudges and dings, but that awe-inspiring front cover has nice eye-appeal; There is a thin subtle crease at the center of the front cover and indentations, and some scuffs to the edge of the spine. There is general wear and moderate creasing to the back cover, along with some smudges, indentations and soiling on reverse. 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, +...) 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Price: 599.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2025-02-03T00:23:20.000Z
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
Tradition: US Comics
Cover Artist: L.B. Cole
Publisher: Star Publications
Scarce Antique Comic Book: Fifties Horror, Crime & Occult
Story Title: The Case Of The Strange Murder
Publication Year: 1953
Type: Comic Book
Issue Number: 7
Era: Golden Age (1938-55)
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
