Description: Rare Horror Comic: Beware! This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: BEWARE #12 CGC 5.0 With Superb Off-White To White Pages And Bold Colors, From Youthful Magazines In 1952; With The CVA Hologram Affixed, Designating This As An Exceptional Specimen That Appears Nicer Than The Assigned Grade. This Was The Final Issue, Before The Title Changed To "Chilling Tales" With Issue #13. The Strange Green Alien Lobster Creature Has Captured The Hapless Young Couple In Swimsuits, A Perfect Cheesecake & Monster Cover To Promote The Lead Story, "The Body Snatchers", Drawn By The Masterful Harry Harrison. The Eye-Searing Cover Combines The Good Girl Art With The Supernatural And Shock Elements In A Very Appealing Fashion. This Salacious Issue Was Featured In Seduction Of The Innocent. It Is Scarce And Increasingly Hot, Most Fans Have To Fight Over The Ratty Low-Grade Copies That Surface On Occasion. This Includes "Don't Dance With Me When I'm Dead", By Joe Sokoli, And The Shocking "Pied Piper" By Golden-Age Great Bill Fraccio. It Also Features The Horrific "My Daddy Should Have Listened" By Vince Napoli. This Title Is Infamous For Explicit Shock And Gore Including Bondage, Torture, And Extreme Violence, And Indeed This One Has It's Share Of Graphic Content, Hence It's Use As An Example Of The Deleterious Comic-Books In SOTI. It Is Crucial To Any Horror Collector And Is One Of The True Toughies In Any Shape, So Don't Take This Chance To Score A Well-Preserved Mid-Grade-That-Looks-High-Grade Example Lightly, Or You May End Up Settling For A Humiliating Facsimile Photocopy Instead. The Pre-Code Horror Craze Was In Full Swing So It's Got The Ubiquitous Lurid Content Including Gore And Good Girl Art And Graphic Violence And Supernatural Themes. THIS INCREASINGLY POPULAR COMIC HAS THE BANNER: "CHILLING TALES OF HORROR", ACROSS THE TOP EDGE AND HAD AN ORIGINAL PRICE OF TEN CENTS. The Horror, Shock And Supernatural Themes Never Go Out Of Style! This hails from a dark, dry, pet-free, climate-controlled environment. Please examine all the pictures, it is far nicer than one would expect for a "5.0". It has the CVA Exceptional Label, so you KNOW it delivers terrific bang-for-the buck. Look at that eye-appeal! Although it's already more than seventy years old, it retains an amazing amount of luster and the presentation is stunning for the way-strict grade. Crucial issue for any collector of classic pre-code horror comics. MATERIAL LIKE THIS SPOTLIGHTING ICONIC THEMES OF CINEMA, TELEVISION, POP CULTURE AND LITERATURE NEVER LOSES APPEAL. This sought-after classic cover comic cited in S.O.T.I. will be carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery. SCARCE PRE-CODE HORROR COMIC. Any pre-code fan will want to see our ebay store, featuring many sweet horror, crime, propaganda, classic cover, and sci-fi offerings. WE ACTIVELY BUY, SELL AND TRADE VINTAGE COMICS, SO PLEASE CONTACT US WITH IDEAS & OFFERS. We are now selling many other old horror, sci-fi, GGA and true crime comic-books, and even vintage original comic art, 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, Wizard, Comic Source, Combo, +...) We are secure packagers and prompt shippers so expect to be pleased. As Usual: LOW BUY IT NOW PRICE AND NO RESERVE! KEY COMICS is a long-term top rated eBay Seller and CBM Market Report contributor and CGC Member Dealer that has specialized in vintage comics and comic-art for over three decades; Buy with confidence. WE LIST SCARCE INVESTMENT-GRADE COLLECTABLE COMICS FREQUENTLY, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN! We accept PayPal; checks/MO. * * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED * * International Customers Welcome. Please add $16 for fast Priority-Mail shipping with tracking within USA. Please contact us for current International Shipping Rates as the ebay shipping calculator is often inaccurate. Buy additional comics and save: just add $2 for each CGC/CBCS comic. KEY COMICS IS ALWAYS DEALING IN COMICS & ART! (1930's to `80's) Add keycomics to your Favorite Sellers list if you buy/sell/trade rare comics or comic artwork! For more samples from our diverse inventory, including Key Back-Issue Comics, plus more CGC horror comics, and rare Comic Line Art, and DC COVER ART from the historic Jack Adler Collection that we listed in assorted categories, please see our ebay store. Good Luck and Happy Collecting! Buy Aggressively -- Once it's gone, it's gone...
Price: 999.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2024-03-02T03:54:25.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16 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
Artist/Writer: Harry Harrison, Vince Napoli, Bill Fraccio
Tradition: US Comics
Certification Number: 1285172004
Cover Artist: Joseph Sokoli
Series Title: Beware!
Grade: 5.0 Very Good/Fine
Publisher: Youthful
Scarce Antique Comic Book: Pre-Code Horror, Classic Cover And Story
Certification: CGC
Vintage: Yes
Story Title: The Body Snatchers
Publication Year: 1952
Issue Number: 12
Era: Golden Age (1938-55)
Professional Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC)
Genre: Drugs, Fantasy, Gothic, Horror & Sci-Fi, Monster, Mystery, Noir, Occult, Propaganda, Pulp, Science Fiction, Supernatural, Suspense, Vampire, Weird
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
