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Creepy 46. 9.2 NM- OW/W. Sanjulian cover. Ken Kelly was the most prolific Warren cover artist, Frazetta the most renown. But when you actually have all the comics in hand, no artist has quite the impact as Sanjulian. Tiny flaws and the nick at the spine leave me on the fence as to whether this stunning black cover rates a 9.2 or a 9.4. Richard Corben, Tom Sutton, Esteban Maroto original art. $150 SOLD to jr70

Creepy 47. 8.0 VF OW/W. Sanjulian cover. Stress lines at the spine drop the grade of a book with Reed Crandall, Tom Sutton and Esteban Maroto art. $35 SOLD to jr70

Creepy 48. 9.4 NM ob OW/W. Light publishing warble at the right edge of the back cover. Interior artists include Wally Wood, Al Williamson, John Severin, Reed Crandall and Johnny Craig. As David Roach notes in The Warren Companion, this is "essentially the 1972 yearbook." $95 SOLD to jr70

A preface on the comics still to come: The quality of the run holds up for another 16 issues, then takes a dip. The #34 is an 8.5. You won't see its equal until the mid-teens. I could speculate on why - there aren't similar lulls in the Eerie or Vampirella runs - but it's unfortunate that several of the early keys don't approach the NM range.

Creepy 49. 9.0 VF/NM OW. A rather unique Sanjulian cover. Light wear top edge of the squarebound. Maroto, Reed Crandall interior art. $75 SOLD to jr70

Last one, for now, on what is shaping up as a busy morning:

Creepy 50. 6.5 Fine+ OW. Sanjulian cover. Crandall, Maroto interior art. Wear, stress lines, bump bottom spine. $15

Creepy 51. 9.2 NM- OW. Sanjulian cover. What an image. And a Dracula color section to boot! Light wear top edge. $75 SOLD to jr70

Creepy 52. 9.4 NM OW. Sanjulian cover.The faint stacking flutter at the right edger of the front cover isn't enough to downgrade this stunning white copy ... one of which sold, in 9.4, for $140 way back in 2016. $85 SOLD to jr70

Creepy 53 9.4 NM OW. Sanjulian. Gorgeous photo-box cover and copy, with only a minute flaw here and there. Marato interior art. If, when the smoke clears, I end up with every Sanjulian cover, I will sleep well at night. $70 SOLD to jr70

Creepy 54. 8.5 VF+. Bill DuBay cover. Superb black cover, but -- and, once again, it's odd to apologize when a 1973 book has a flaw -- bump at the bottom of the spine. Richard Corben interior art and a Phil Seuling guest editorial, describing his arrest for selling "indecent material to a minor." $35

Creepy 55. 8.0 VF OW. Cover artist? Everyone in sight. A surreal black cover, exquisite except for the faint crease at the top right corner of the front cover and a light impact crease at the same corner 'round back. Gray Morrow, Johnny Craig, Al Williamson, Wally Wood original art. $30 SOLD to jr70

Creepy 56. 7.5 VF- OW. Sanjulian cover. Solid and bright, but light creases in a number of places. Richard Corben interior art. $25

Creepy 57. 8.5 VF+ OW. Another stunning Sanjulian cover. Richard Corben interior art. Light stress lines at spine. Nicks at the bottom of the front and back covers which, given that they are perfectly aligned, strike me as a printing defect. Faint crease bottom right back cover. Light crease top spine. $40

Holding on, for now, to the Creepy 59. But right back at ya with:

Creepy 58. 9.2 NM- OW. Sanjlian cover. Light crease right edge front cover, stress line at spine on back cover. Reed Crandall interior art. $65

Creepy 60. 9.2 NM- COW. Another top-notch Sanjulian cover. Faint flaws bottom edge back cover. $60 SOLD to jr70

Creepy 61. 9.2 NM- COW. Sanjulian cover. Light crease top right corner front cover, imperfection bottom left corner back cover. $60 SOLD to jr70

Three more for now while I decide whether or not I'm keeping the 59 ...

Creepy 62. 7.0 FN/VF COW. Ken Kelly cover. Bernie Wrightson interior art. Tear bottom front cover, creases at the top and bottom of the back cover, obnoxious bindery tears and disarray on some of the interior pages. $5

Creepy 63. 9.2 NM- COW. Ken Kelly cover. Faint imperfections right edge front cover. Bernie Wrightson, Richard Corben interior art. $95 SOLD via PM

Creepy 64. 8.5 VF+ COW. Vaughn Bode/Larry Todd cover. Light wear at edges, stress line bottom spine. Bernie Wrightson interior art. $25

Creepy 65. 8.5 VF+ COW. Ken Kelly front cover, Albert Michini back cover. Heck, and a Buddy Saunders scripted tale! Bright squarebound but just enough issues at the edges to park this at 8.5. $30 Vanished via PM

Creepy 66. 9.0 VF/NM COW. Ken Kelly decapitation cover. Comin' at you! Bernie Wrighton, Richard. Corben interior art. Wear at right edge front cover. $40 SOLD to jr70

Creepy 67. 6.0 Fine COW (Basically, the usual condition of Warren mags at a comic convention) Richard Corben/Jan Strnad cover. Bernie Wrightson interior art. General wear. A filler in a run which hasn't seen many yet. $10

Creepy 68. 9.0 VF/NW COW. Ken Kelly front cover, Sanjulian back cover. Staple indentations right edge front cover, several light flaws back cover, especially on the right edge. Still, a sharp, tight squarebound. Wrightson, Corben, Severin interior art. $30 SOLD to jr70

Creepy 69. 8.5 VF+ COW. Ken Kelly cover. Sharp, tight black Poe cover with some issues at the right edge of the back cover. Bernie Wrightson interior art. $40 SOLD to jr70

Creepy 70. 9.4 NM OW. Ken Kelly cover. Vampire cover. Faint impressions left edge back cover. Bernie Wrightson, Richard Corben interior art. A 9.6 of this mag sold for $309 two years ago. Such a deal: $195 SOLD via PM

Creepy 74 and 80 have sold via PM. And it'll be closer to 2 pm PST, I fear.