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CUENTOS DE BRUJAS No. 9 * Mexican CHAMBER OF CHILLS No. 6 Publisher: La Prensa Date Published: June, 1952 Description: CGC certified: Fine- (5.5). Slightly brittle pages. Mexican version of Chamber of Chills #6 (Harvey, 1952). Color interiors. Stories translated into Spanish. Cover: Lee Elias. Art: Bob Powell, Joe Certa, Warren Kremer?, Vic Donahue. CGC Census: 2 graded copies. GPAnalysis: A 7.0 sold for $158 in 8/22. Woman's face melted, man's neck gnawed by shrunken heads. Translated versions of American crime and horror comics circled the globe in large numbers, and their effect on America's international image is said to have been a subject of State Department concern. It's likely that this concern was partial impetus for the focus on comics during the 1954 Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency. "Sold around the world in English and Spanish... bondage and violence-filled [American comics]... caused many problems for US policy makers." — Paul S. Hirsch, Pulp Empire: The Secret History of Comic Book Imperialism. University of Chicago: 2021, pp. 82-83. 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#: 350029 Headline: CUENTOS DE BRUJAS #9 * CGC 5.5 * Mexican CHAMBER OF CHILLS #6