BLACK CAT MYSTERY (1951-63) #50
CGC VF/NM: 9.0
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Monday, 12/09/2019 3:02 PM
$18,400
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PUBLISHER: Harvey
COMMENTS: ow/white pgs
classic melting head cover; Frazetta, Powell art
River City Copy
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classic melting head cover; Frazetta, Powell art
River City Copy
DESCRIPTION
ow/white pgs
classic melting head cover; Frazetta, Powell art
River City CopyThis is one of the greatest classic covers of the Pre-Code Horror age, and one which was probably in no small way responsible for the induction of the Comics Code. Lee Elias' amazing illustration of the radium melting this poor fellow's face and hands is the stuff of legend. Knowledgeable comic collectors and gore gobblers go mad for this book when it comes up for auction. Add in Frank Frazetta's uncredited contribution to the inks of this issue's "Here Today," and there's simply no denying the power of this classic pre-Code comic.This copy being in such an impressive VF/NM grade only makes it doubly desirable, as this comic is excruciatingly difficult to find in well-preserved condition.
Overstreet Guide 2019 VF/NM (9.0) value = $4,762.
Artists Information
Frank Frazetta was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers and other media. He is often referred to as the "Godfather" of Fantasy Art, and one of the most renowned illustrators of the 20th century. He was also the subject of a 2003 documentary "Painting with Fire".
Golden Age GGA known for his work on Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and the popular Mars Attacks! trading cards.
Lee Elias was a British-American comics artist. He was best known for his work on the Black Cat comic book published by Harvey Comics in the 1940s. Lee Elias left comic books after the 1954 publication of Fredric Wertham's anti-comics book Seduction of the Innocent, which used four of his Black Cat panels as examples of "depraved" comic art. In 1972, Elias came back to American comic books, working mainly on DC's various horror titles and secondary Marvel Comics titles including Power Man and The Human Fly. His last major project was The Rook series for Warren Publishing.
classic melting head cover; Frazetta, Powell art
River City CopyThis is one of the greatest classic covers of the Pre-Code Horror age, and one which was probably in no small way responsible for the induction of the Comics Code. Lee Elias' amazing illustration of the radium melting this poor fellow's face and hands is the stuff of legend. Knowledgeable comic collectors and gore gobblers go mad for this book when it comes up for auction. Add in Frank Frazetta's uncredited contribution to the inks of this issue's "Here Today," and there's simply no denying the power of this classic pre-Code comic.This copy being in such an impressive VF/NM grade only makes it doubly desirable, as this comic is excruciatingly difficult to find in well-preserved condition.
Overstreet Guide 2019 VF/NM (9.0) value = $4,762.
Artists Information
Frank Frazetta was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers and other media. He is often referred to as the "Godfather" of Fantasy Art, and one of the most renowned illustrators of the 20th century. He was also the subject of a 2003 documentary "Painting with Fire".
Golden Age GGA known for his work on Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and the popular Mars Attacks! trading cards.
Lee Elias was a British-American comics artist. He was best known for his work on the Black Cat comic book published by Harvey Comics in the 1940s. Lee Elias left comic books after the 1954 publication of Fredric Wertham's anti-comics book Seduction of the Innocent, which used four of his Black Cat panels as examples of "depraved" comic art. In 1972, Elias came back to American comic books, working mainly on DC's various horror titles and secondary Marvel Comics titles including Power Man and The Human Fly. His last major project was The Rook series for Warren Publishing.