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SOLD ON: Friday, 06/14/2019 12:09 PM
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PUBLISHER: EC
COMMENTS: ow/white pgs; w/COA
Wally Wood guillotine cvr
White Mountain Copy
Highest Graded
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ow/white pgs; w/COA
Wally Wood guillotine cvr
White Mountain Copy
Highest GradedTales from the Crypt was one of the hallmark titles put out by scandalous horror comics house EC that was responsible in no small part for the initiation of the Comics Code Authority and Congressional hearings about the damage comic books were doing to young, impressionable minds. It is evident from this Wally Wood illustration that there may have been something to this theory, as the gruesome and oftentimes violent imagery depicted on these covers still deliver a shock today. This guillotine cover is a classic of the series, which specialized in jolting readers with disturbing images that kept them rushing to newsstands to get their cheap thrills in the otherwise milquetoast 1950s
Graded at the very top of the census, this NM+ copy comes from the White Mountain pedigree, this book is spotless, with glowing hues, solid and sharp corners and tight binding that make this a real treasure. Fans of EC comics will gaze in wonder at the immaculate preservation of this gem, and some lucky horror hound will soon be the happy owner of this pristine classic.
Artists Information
Wally Wood is an American comic book artist/ writer who is also one of the founding artist for Mad comics. In addition to penciling numerous comic book pages, Wally also ventured into product illustration, music album covers, and trading cards. Wally's most notable works include the aforementioned Mad comics, Marvel's Daredevil, and Weird-Science Fantasy for EC comics.
John Burton Davis, Jr. was an American cartoonist and illustrator, known for his advertising art, magazine covers, film posters, record album art and numerous comic book stories. He was one of the founding cartoonists for Mad in 1952.
Jack Kamen was an American illustrator for books, magazines, comic books and advertising, known for his work illustrating crime, horror, humor, suspense and science fiction stories for EC Comics, for his work in advertising, and for the onscreen artwork he contributed to the 1982 horror anthology film Creepshow.