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VG- (3.5). Spine stress, ¼" split at top spine, 1" split at bottom spine, a few tiny edge nicks and chips, ¼" chip to back cover at spine, light crease marks to bottom right corner of front cover, faded distributor's mark ("5 MAY '52) in blue ballpoint to "M" in "MYSTERY." Cream to off-white pages. Cover: Tony Mortellaro. Art: Tony Mortellaro, Walter Palais (Rudy's brother). GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 3.0 sold for $250 in August 2021; a 4.0 sold for $288 in January 2020. A monster invades a woman's boudoir at midnight (artist Tony Mortellaro has drawn a bedside clock to make sure we know it's the witching hour). The lady recoils in terror, attempting to cover her negligee-clad curves with a bedsheet. There's an undertone of sexual menace to many horror comics — the sexually rapacious monsters, mummies, vampires, and walking stiffs that prowl pre-Code mags seem like surrogates for sexual terrors too raw to depict except indirectly. A deluxe limited edition of 12 hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a small number of softcovers. 400 lots, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcover $40, deluxe hardcover with dust jacket and limitation plate $200. Eight of the 12 hardcovers are pre-ordered and the rest will go quickly, so reserve yours now. To order, contact [email protected] . Consignments welcome for PBA's Spring 2022 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 comics auctioneers. "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 [email protected] .