Description: Stunning Drug Comic: Kerry Drake! This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: KERRY DRAKE DETECTIVE CASES #9 CGC 7.5 With Off-White To White Pages From 1948. Notorious For The Salacious Marijuana Use, This Issue Contains The First Of A Unique Two-Part Cannabis Cultivation Saga; A Huge Pot Plantation Adventure Was Unheard Of In The Golden-Age. In Addition To The 'Reefer Madness' That Draws Weed Fans, It Also Contains Gore And Explicit Violence, Including Use Of A Tommy Gun, A Flame Thrower, A Heavy Table Vice Used To Flatten A Hand As Torture, Treating Police Contemptuously, And More. It's An Unrestored Example In High-Grade "VF-" Condition With Fresh Bone-White Pages And Fantastic Eye-Appeal. Shocking Content From Harvey Comics, A Publisher Better Known For Wholesome Children's Comics Like Richie Rich And Casper! THIS ANTIQUE CRIME COMIC HAD AN ORIGINAL PRICE OF TEN CENTS IN THE FORTIES. This early issue is flat, bold and glossy, please view our assorted photos. Crucial item for any marijuana ephemera or drug propaganda collector, or any fan of American pop culture from the middle of the twentieth century. I'M OFFERING THIS IMPORTANT COMIC AT A LOW PRICE, WITH NO RESERVE, -- SO DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE! MATERIAL LIKE THIS SPOTLIGHTING ICONIC THEMES OF FILM, PULP FICTION, CINEMA AND LITERATURE NEVER LOSES APPEAL. This will be carefully packaged very well to ensure safe delivery. Please inspect the images as you get the exact copy shown. SCARCE HIGH-GRADE PRE-CODE DRUG COMIC. We are now selling many pre-code horror comic-books, plus sci-fi, classic covers, and true crime, and even rare artwork, 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, +...) 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 Mail-Order Comics & Art for more than three decades; Buy with confidence. WE LIST SCARCE & OUT-OF-PRINT 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 Signature Confirmation and Tracking within USA. Please contact us for details regarding International Shipping Rates as the ebay shipping calculator is usually inaccurate. Buy additional item(s) and save: just add 20-cents for each additional UN-slabbed comic-book. KEY COMICS IS ALWAYS DEALING IN COMICS & ART! ('30's to '70's) Add keycomics to your Favorite Sellers list if you buy/sell/trade back-issues or artwork! For more samples from our diverse inventory, including CGC-Graded Back-Issue Comics, plus more old horror and crime 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: 299.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2025-01-12T07:37:35.000Z
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: Alfred Andriola
Certification Number: 3813385001
Series Title: Kerry Drake
Grade: 7.5 Very Fine-
Publisher: Harvey Comics
Scarce Antique Comic Book: True Crime & Drug Propaganda
Publication Year: 1948
Type: Comic Book
Format: Single Issue
Issue Number: 9
Era: Golden Age (1938-55)
Professional Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC)
Genre: Crime & Thriller, Drugs, Fiction, Good Girl, Gothic, Horror & Sci-Fi, Monster, Mystery, Noir, Occult, Propaganda, Supernatural, Suspense, Weird
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
