Description: E.C. Comic: Shock SuspenStories! This Auction Includes: LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES #14 CGC 6.0 With Cream To Off-White Pages, From E.C. Comics In Late 1953 Or Early 1954, Containing "Jolting Tales Of Tension In The EC Tradition!"! Classic "Swiss Cheese" Cover By Wally Wood, An Interesting Perspective Is Depicted, You Can See The Contract Killer Firing His Machine-Gun In The Reflection In The Window, While The Bullet Holes Forming In The Torso Of The Victim Are Gruesomely Displayed. A Prime Example Of Wood's Prowess! It's Complete, Intact, Flat, Tight And Supple, An Unrestored Example In Middle-Grade "FINE" Condition With Bright Colors And Excellent Eye-Appeal. Shock Suspense Stories Is An Influential And Renowned Title Of This Halcyon Period, Filled With The Work Of Highly-Collected Artists, Including Bernard Krigstein, Jack Kamen, George Evans, Wally Wood, And Marie Severin. This Is From The Fifties From E.C. Comics, Not A Reprint; It Came Out During The Apex Of The Original Horror And Crime Craze So It Has The Ubiquitous Shocking Content Including Gore, Occult, Good Girl Art And Explicit Violence. This violent issue features terrific art, not just on the iconic mob execution cover but also in the twisted morbid tales to haunt your nightmares, including "The Orphan"; Plus, the shocking tales "The Whipping", and "You, Murderer", plus "As Ye Sow...", etc. No wonder this issue was cited during the Senate Investigation Hearings about the dangers of allowing such lurid material to reach the hands of impressionable youths, leading shortly thereafter to the implementation of censorship via the Comics Code Authority. This historic golden-age comic-book is flat, bold and glossy, please view our assorted photos. Crucial fare for any horror, GGA or crime fan or collector of American pop culture from the middle of the twentieth century. 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. COLLECTOR'S ITEM PRE-CODE EC COMIC. We are now selling many pre-code horror comic-books, plus classic covers and crime, and even rare artwork, with more to come in the coming weeks. 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 over three decades. 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 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 hot 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.
Price: 599.95 USD
Location: Mesa, Arizona
End Time: 2025-01-26T01:52:01.000Z
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: Jack Kamen, Wally Wood, George Evans, Bernard Krigstein
Certification Number: 4149674012
Cover Artist: Wally Wood
Series Title: Shock SuspenStories
Grade: 6.0 Fine
Publisher: EC Comics
Scarce Antique Comic Book: Fifties Crime, Shock & Occult
Publication Year: 1954
Type: Comic Book
Issue Number: 14
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
