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CUENTOS DE BRUJAS No. 31 * Mexican CHAMBER OF CHILLS No. 16 Publisher: La Prensa Date Published: April, 1954 Description: CGC certified: Fine+ (6.5). Cream to off-white pages. Mexican version of Chamber of Chills #16 (Harvey, 1953). Color interiors. Stories translated into Spanish. Cover: Lee Elias. Art: Al Eadeh, Howard Nostrand, Mo Marcus, Rudy Palais. CGC Census: 2 graded copies, of which this is the highest. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in any grade. While brands like Coca-Cola and Chevrolet helped spread an image of American abundance to foreign markets, our comic book exports carried a different view of American life altogether. As seen in the pre-Code crime and horror comics that proliferated abroad, America was a garish, amoral place of grotesques, flophouses, grifters and tarts. "The contents of commercial comics eventually triggered a series of diplomatic problems for the United States.... American comics became synonymous with cruelty, violence, and greed. They were a threat to local cultures and young minds.... The comic book, in short, was a domestic and international embarrassment." — Paul S. Hirsch, Pulp Empire: The Secret History of Comic Book Imperialism. University of Chicago Press: 2021, p. 9. Enjoying the Sale? Order a fully-illustrated softcover catalogue for 30 bucks. Only about 100 copies were printed and they're going fast. To reserve a copy, contact PBA's Director of Comics: ivan@pbagalleries.com. Consign to PBA Galleries. Our comic sales average a 98% sell-through rate, our prices realized are top-of-the-market, and our research-intensive catalogues are the best in the business. Seeking Silver Age Marvel, Golden Age superheroes, and pre-Code horror. Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com. Item#: 350031 Headline: CUENTOS DE BRUJAS #31 * CGC 6.5 * Mexican CHAMBER OF CHILLS #16