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TWO-FISTED TALES No. 35 Author: Place: Publisher: Date: Description: EC (Indicia: "Fables Publishing Co., Inc."). October, 1953. VG- (3.5). Spine wear, 1/3" chip to base of spine, bottom front cover creased. Staples lightly pulled. Off-white pages with deep cream edges. Cover by Jack Davis Scripts by Harvey Kurtzman Art by Jack Davis John Severin, Wally Wood, and Reed Crandall. Final Civil War ish, third of a planned but uncompleted series of seven. As an old-timer bites the dust he passes the rebel flag on to the next generation. Could Southern gent Jack Davis have guessed that someday the stars and bars would be anathema? Could Dr. Wertham have guessed that horror mags would someday be offered in auction catalogues and drooled over by respectable adults? The ever-shifting consensus on the social and monetary value of things, from old flags to old mags, means that our judgments-du-jour rest upon a foundation as porous and unstable as old newsprint. A limited edition of 100 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues are available. Over 200 pages, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcovers $40, dust-jacketed hardcover with limitation plate $200. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com or visit: https://www.pbagalleries.com/content/comics/. R. Crumb says, "I found [PBA's catalogue] so interesting that I am saving it for the texts that accompany the comics which were put up for auction. This is some of the best commentary I’ve yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books. I especially enjoyed the reviews of the post-war horror comics. Great. Priceless." Consignments welcome for PBA's Spring 2021 Comic Book sale. Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age and Silver Age comics, original art and ephemera sought. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com. Lot Amendments Condition: Item number: 316964