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Take Advs Into Terror #7 and Advs Into Weird Worlds #3 & #17 for $95!

 

Adventures Into Terror #7 GD $55 "Where Monsters Dwell" 6pgs Wolverton art. Severe staple tears, both covers. CF detatched at bottom staple. Tears through book top edge, all pages except 3. Tears on spine edge. Paper cream/off-white. Creases on front cover.

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Adventures Into Weird Worlds #3 GDVG $45 Bottom staple detatched from cover, top staple only on from the back. Old tape sealed tear top inside front cover. Tape sealed tear on back cover. Large piece missing back cover, with small tape repair.

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Adventures Into Weird Worlds #17 GD $30 Spine taped with old tape. Cover detatched and put back on with archival tape. Tape pull in logo on front cover. Top right corner on cover missing. Corners rounded. Prices written in pencil on inside first page and back cover.

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Take all the Baffling Mysteries for $120!

 

Baffling Mysteries #5 GDVG $50 (#1, formerly Indian Braves #1-4). Minor spine stress. Small chips out of cover top edge. Foxing on some inside pages. Small triangle missing from top left edge back cover. Some slight dirt and creasing on back cover. Minor tear on spine back cover.

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Baffling Mysteries #6 GDVG $40 Minor spine stress. Water marks inside front and inside and outside back cover. Ink name stamp on back cover.

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Baffling Mysteries #11 GD+ $30 Gouges through cover which go through entire book. Cover detatched and put back on with archival tape. Two extra sets of staple holes (since removed) through book. Spine rough, stresses and splits/tears. Right hand front cover edge very rough, multiple tears and folds. Top right hand corner back cover torn and folded.

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Baffling Mysteries #14 FRGD $20 Entire spine split and taped together with archival tape. Cover taped to book with archival tape. Lots of pieces missing from back cover. Edges very brown. Bits missing from spine and top edge.

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Baffling Mysteries #21 GD- $35 Small spine splits at top and bottom. Moderate staple tears and spine stress. Top corner of front cover missing. Back cover top edge is quite rough, lots of small folds/creases and tears. Two tears on back cover, in line with top staple.

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Take both Beware books for $70!

 

Beware #5 VG+ $60 Several long creases on front cover. Spine and staple stress. Book is slightly mis-cut. Bottom edge back cover has some folds/creases and chips missing.

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Beware #11 GD $40 Disbrow-a. Heart torn out, blood drainage story. Cover faded, water stained. Spine has multiple sever spine stress marks. Moderate staple tears. Chips out of top front cover edge. Spine splits. Staples only attached from back cover. Foxing on some inside pages. Back cover has lots of chips missing. Top right corner of back cover missing. Back cover tan.

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Take all the 1970s Beware books for $5!

 

Beware (70s) #2 FN $2 Forte, Colan reprints. Spine mis-wrap, with slight roll. Top left corner on the spine impacted with creases. Dent and crease, small chips on top edge front cover right hand side.

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Beware #3 (70s) Copy A (VFNM) $5 small tear at top edge, above the "g" in the banner. Top and bottom corners have small creases. Slight misalignment of front cover. Back cover dirty.

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Beware (70s) #3 Copy B FNVF $1 Spine stress. Crease on front cover, right hand corner. Small crease bottom right corner front cover. Very minor chipping along top edge back cover, no pieces missing. Back cover slightly dirty.

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Beware (70s) #4 Copy A FNVF $4 Spine stress marks. Bottom front cover edge has some impact creasing. Back cover bottom left corner blunt and creases, very minor. Non-colour-breaking stress lines on spine edge back cover.

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Beware #4 (70s) Copy B (FN) $2 distributor's ink overspray on top, right hand and spine edge. Bottom left corner ding. Long non-colour-breaking fold along spine edge, approx 2cm from spine. Staples not centred on spine, showing on rear cover.

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Take Beyond #2, Black Cat #45 and all the Calling All Girls for $40!

 

Beyond, The #2 GD $20 Bakerish art(pencils). Staple tears. Bottom staple detatched. Some small holes in spine. 2 rips on cover, near the price. Slight spine roll. A light stain or two on the back cover.

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Black Cat Mystery #45 PRFR $30 Classic Colorama by Powell. Nostrand-a. Spine taped with red electrical tape. Colour has bled through to the inside pages from three (now removed) un-needed staples. Top staple detatched. Tape has made spine fragile, not splitting but could in future. Old tape residue on front cover across an old tear. Pen marks on an add in the centrefold. Old staple tear sealed with tape on back cover. Large tear across back cover, from spine to middle of book approx 1/2 wal along spine edge. Two ink stamps on back cover, of Chinese (?) characters.

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Calling All Girls #16 (3/43) FR $5 Nail polish on front cover, inside and out. Spine splits.

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Calling All Girls #20 (9/43) GD $5 Spine stress. Subscription crease. Slight spine roll.

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Calling All Girls #25 (1/44) GD $5 Water staining, sub crease.

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Take all the Chamber Of Chills for $15!

 

Chamber Of Chills (70s) #7 VGFN $5 Spine and staple stress. Number in ink on front cover, right top corner. Top edge front cover multiple impact creases. Both spine corners blunt and abraided, minor. Water mark on back cover, top left corner. Impact creases on top edge back cover, near left corner. Non-colour-breaking creases on bottom left corner back cover, with another area of similar creases in the text (right block of text) in ad.

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Chamber Of Chills (70s) #9 VFNM $10 Spine stress and minor staple stress. Some minor impact creases on top and bottom front cover edges. Dented corner front cover left hand side. Minor spine stress on back cover spine edge.

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Chamber Of Chills (70s) #10 VFNM $10 Spine stress and staple stress. Right hand edge of front cover has a slight overhang which is very slightly folding over, but is not creased or marked. Back cover slightly dirty.

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Take all the Chamber Of Darkenss for $20!

 

Chamber Of Darkness (70s) #5 VF $20 H.P. Lovecraft adaptation. Spine and staple stress. Ink stamp on front cover in logo. Top right hand corner front cover abraided. Production creases on front cover, through logo and green text box. Centrefold has a small tear, and a piece folded over at the tear. Looks like a small but wasn't trimmed properly and was torn when book was bought. Production crease on back cover, bottom left side.

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Chamber Of Darkness (70s) #7 VG $10 First Wrightson art at Marvel and draws himself in first and last panels first story. Moderate spine and staple stress marks. Large crease from top to bottom of front cover, from left hand side of logo through demon's leg. Small creases bottom right corner. Colour breaking scratch on front cover, near demon's wing. Light creases and spine stress back cover.

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Take Chilling Tales and Cindy for $35!

 

Chilling Tales #17 PRFR $30 Matt Fox-c. Sir Walter Scott and E.A. Poe adaptations. Spine 95% split, reattatched with arvchival tape. Three extra staples added at spine. Spine browning.

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Cindy Comics #39 (GDVG) $15 Damage from piece missing on rh edge goes thru 1/2 of book. Doesn't go into any panels. Back cvr has production creases.

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Take Crime & Punishment #9 and all the Crime Does Not Pay for $45!

 

Crime And Punishment #9 (FRGD) $5. Charles Biro c. Water damage. Rusty staples w/migration. Covers wrinkled along with interior pages due to water. Print from another book transfered to front cover. Colour loss related to water damage. Back cover similarly damaged to the front cover, but no print transfer. Bottom right corner creased. Number written in pencil top left corner back cover. Rust stains from staples showing on back cover. Small area of paper loss along bottom edge of back cover, mid-book.

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Crime Does Not Pay #58 (FRGD) $5 Thomas Dun Killer Of Thousands story. Large chunk torn off front cover, left hand corner. Spine splits in that area, as well. Large tears front cover, top edge right hand side. Cover detatched from top and only staple, re-attatched with archival tape (inside and out, front and back). Large tear back cover right hand side through coupon to bottom edge. Foxing/stains back cover. Bottom back cover edge chipping/tears.

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Crime Does Not Pay #60 (GD) $10 Top staple detatched front cover. Spine stress and staple tears. Spine roll. Top front cover edge has overhang which is chipped. Back cover has long crease top to bottom, aligned with dotted line to cut coupon. Bottom left edge back cover corner chipped/tears.

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Crime Does Not Pay #70 (GDVG) $15 Spine stress and staple stress. Corners and edges front and back covers lightly chipped/dented/worn. Bottom right corner front cover folded. Top edge back cover towards right corner torn.

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Crime Does Not Pay #123 (GD) $11 small spine split near bottom staple. Spine stress and staple stress/tears. Ink arrival date in logo. Creases on front cover right hand corner. Front cover has moderate wear. Back cover has staple tear at bottom staple and tears from spine split bottom corner. Bottom left corner multiple non-colour-breaking folds. Chipping along left hand edge back cover.

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Crime Does Not Pay #125 (GD) $6 Spine stress, long crease and staple stress. Bug chew lower right corner, goes thru whole book but doesn't go into any panels. Top right corner torn out, with a stain in this area. Tanning halo inside back cover. Outside back cover tanning, with minor dust shadow. Small dent back cover mid bottom edge.

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Crime Does Not Pay #126 (GD) $6 Spine split at tear on top left corner, includes tear folded over to the "C" in the logo. Slight spine stress. Bottom right corner front cover abraided and worn. Dust shadow back cover. Bottom left corner back cover chipped. Bottom edge back cover worn.

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Crime Does Not Pay #145 (GD) $5 Bottom staple almost detatched, only held on with a small bit of paper. Stain on front cover top in logo. Spine stress and staple stress. Arrival date in ink front cover. Bottom right corner multiple creases. Large crease top right corner front cover through CCA box. Centrefold page has tear affecting art. Back cover spine stress. Slight tears along back cover edge, left hand side.

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Take all the Crime SuspenStories for $230!

 

Crime SuspenStories #9 VG+ $60 Spine stress. Craig bio. Two pages near the centrefold have some odd creases and folds (production related?). Back cover has creases near the spine edge. Slight stain on back cover near bottom.

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Crime SuspenStories #10 FN $100 CGC 6.0 River City copy, cracked from case. Comes with label and slab's top sticker. No idea how this was called Fine, tho! Hole in spine near yellow text box on cover. Bottom staple detatched and slightly rusty and has associated staining. Top staple rusty with stains. Slight water marks/stains on top edge back cover.

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Crime SuspenStories #12 GDVG $45 Foxing on cover and some inside pages. Tear and hole in spine at the yellow text box on front cover. Part of one panel cut from inside page, affects story (minor). Foxing on back cover. Store stamp on back cover.

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Crime SuspenStories #25 GD+ $40 Staple tears, spine stress. Water damage on lower cover edge going through whole book (though not as severe inside).

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Crime SuspenStories #27 GDVG $40 Last issue, low distribution. Spine stress and staple tears. Stain on back cover top right edge.

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Take Exposed, both Fear books and Ghost #4 for $65!

 

Exposed True Crime Cases #4 (GD) $7 Orlando-a. Spine stress, recessed staples with minor tears. Bottom right corner missing. RH edge of front cover rough. Back cover hass small tear, towards the right hand side under the ad coupon.

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Fear #4 VGFN $10 Spine has typical spine edge ripples, front and back. Not severe though. Number written in ink on cover in logo. Bottom left corner impacted causing spine split (1.5cm approx). Crease on bottom right corner front cover. Back cover slightly dirty.

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Fear #9 VFNM $20 Kirby-a reprints. Small crease on front cover, top corner spine side. Very slight bend along spine, approx 1cm from spine itself. Very small stain/mark right hand side back cover next to coupon from ad. Top edge back cover approx mid-book has impact crease, very faint.

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Ghost Comics #4 VG $60 Staple tears and spine stress. Covers (inside) brown. Tear sealed from inside front cover with old tape. Diagonal crease from near bottom left corner to mid-cover. Back cover brown with some foxing. Two areas of old tape along edge of back cover, mid-left hand side and middle top edge.

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Take both Hand Of Fate books for $36!

 

Hand Of Fate #9 GD+ $30 Staple tears. Top staple partly detatched. Spine stress. Minor burn mark on front cover, below the logo box near drawing of the tree. Lower right hand corner folds, some inside as well. Two tears on back cover, approx 1/4 of the way from top edge and the other slightly lower. Two bits of odd dried "powdery" looking substance on back cover.

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Hand Of Fate #11 GD $25 Moderate spine stress, minor staple tears. Heavy creasing on front cover. Numbers written in ink on front cover. Back cover dirty, with some spine stress.

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Haunt Of Fear #12 GD $40 Classic Ingals cover. Feldstein bio. Staple tears. Spine stress, with splits and tiny rips. Right hand edge of front cover folded/creased and doesn't lay totally flat. Some small tears on right hand cover edge. Inside pages browning on right hand edge. Top staple pulling through centrefold, but still attached. Back cover has large tear in ad logo. Back cover has areas of browning.

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Take all three Haunt Of Fear books and Horrific #12 for $80!

 

Haunt Of Fear #20 GD- $40 Feldstein-r/VOH #12. Moderate spine stress. Severe staple tears. Spine has lots of small rips/holes. Spine splits. Chip missing from top front cover edge. Some tears on right hand edge front cover, largest just below logo and smaller one at the area with missing bit. Large tear on back cover, roughly middle.

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Haunt Of Fear #21 GD- £30 Bottom front cover has multiple chips out, which go into book. They don't affect story or art. Spine stress and splits. Bottom staple partly detatched. Hole/dents in front cover, right hand side, in logo. This goes through whole book to back cover. Bottom edge of book very slightly brittle. Book can still be read.

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Haunt Of Fear #25 FRGD $30 Moderate water damage. Staples rusty, with staining inside. Colour loss along top cover edge and along spine. Back cover has stains from rusty staples. Interior pages feel oddly grainy.

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Horrific #12 GD $30 Pencil writing on front cover, next to yellow text box. Spine stress. Minor staple tears. Top corner creased/folded over at one point but lies flat now. Chunk out of cover at lower right corner. Inside front and inside/outside back cover very brown along edges.

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Take all the House Of Mystery and House Of Secrets for $100!

 

House Of Mystery #190 FN $15 Toth-a reprint. Spine stress with minor staple stress. Small impact fold top edge above DC logo. Crease on front cover, top right corner. Several minor bends along right hand front cover edge. Crease at bottom right corner front cover. Slight bends along back cover edge, left hand side. Tiny chip out of back cover lower left hand corner. Slight water stain, lower right corner/edge back cover.

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House Of Mystery #193 FNVF $20 Wrightson-c. Slight spine and staple stress. All four corners front cover slightly dented. Minor bends/dents on front cover, none break colour. Back cover, right edge near planes in ad has a rust stain from the staple from another book. Tiny chip out of corner back cover left hand side.

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House Of Mystery #195 FN $20 Wrightson-c. Swamp creature story by Wrightson similar to Swamp Thing. Spine stress and staple stress. Crease from top to bottom of front cover, near mid-book. All four corners dented/abraided. Back cover dirty. Felt pen letter on back cover top left corner. Dent and crease right hand side back cover near mid spine.

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House Of Mystery #204 VG+ $10 Wrightson-c/a. Spine stress and staple stress. Several large creases across book from top roght to mid-bottom front cover. Bottom left corner creased and this crease goes through whole book. All four corners abraided. Bottom left and bottom right corners back cover bent/creased.

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House Of Mystery #209 FNVF $25 Wrightson-c. Minor spine stress. All four corners blunted. Bottom right corner front cover creased. Small water spot on back cover, in the top left corner area.

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House Of Mystery #213 GDVG $10 Wrightson-c. Multiple creases along top front cover edge. Minor spine stress. Production crease bottom right corner area. Spine split/bindery tear top spine corner. Back cover dirty.

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House Of Mystery #214 VG $10 Wrightson-c. Spine and staple stress. Several small scuffs on front cover. Small impact creases/dents all along the cover edges. Minor. Tear on spine which goes onto back cover, above the wording in the ad. Back cover dirty. Ink writing on back cover. Several small indentations on back cover.

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House Of Mystery #217 GD+ $8 Wrightson-c. Spine and staple stress. Cover scuffs. Bottom right corner front cover creased (multiple). Corners blunted. Indentation on back cover, near the word "it" in ad. Back cover dirty. Small tear at left hand edge back cover near bottom corner. Several small stains along spine, back cover.

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House Of Mystery #221 GDVG $12 Wrightson-c. Wrightson/Kaluta-a. Front cover has multiple scuffs. Spine and staple stress. Edges have small impact creases. Bakc cover dirty.

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House Of Secrets #93 VGFN $18 Wrightson-c. Minor spine stress and staple stress. Bottom right corner front cover multiple creases. Small chip out of spine near top left corner. Stain on back cover, top left corner. Back cover dirty.

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House Of Secrets #94 VGFN+ $19 Wrightson-a(i). Staple and spinem stress. Bottom right corner creased front cover. Scrape on front cover near CCA box. Several interior pages have their non-spine side corners missing. These missing bits are very small. Back cover has a crease in the ad, in the last "a" in "aurora" and along the top edge across from Frankenstein's Monster's head.

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Take the both the 60s and 70s Journey Into Mystery for $20!

 

Journey Into Mystery #81 GD $20 Spine has multiple holes/chips. Spine stress. Staple tears. Bottom staple partly detatched. Foxing inside and on back cover. Name in ink on back cover. Back cover dirty. NOTE: This book might have been trimmed. I can't tell, but the right hand edge of the front cover looks odd to me. Just an FYI!

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Journey Into Mystery (70s) #7 VF $10 All reprints (Kirby, Ditko). Cover slightly mis-wrapped. Very minor spine and staple stress. Both right hand side corners on front cover have creases. Small production crease near top left corner back cover. Back cover slightly dirty.

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Take all the Journey Into Unknown Worlds for $95!

 

Journey Into Unknown Worlds #21 VGFN $70 Decapitation-c. Small tear on top cover edge, above logo. Spine stress. Minor staple tears. Inside pages w/ow. Small bit of corner on back cover at spine missing.

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Journey Into Unknown Worlds #40 GD $20 Water stains inside cover, front and back, and some inside. Spine not rolled, just mis-stapled. Staining is worse on back cover.

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Journey Into Unknown Worlds #46 GD $20 Large tear front cover right hand edge in the white figure. Spine stress and very minor staple tears. Back cover top edge has some chipping and minor stains. Bottom edge has dust shadow and some chipping. Top corner back cover missing.

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Journey Into Unknown Worlds #55 GD $20 Crandall-a. Williamson/Mayo-a. Severe spine stress and staple tears. Spine has multiple holes/chips. All cover edges rough. Back cover has severe spine issues as the front does. Large chunk out of top left corner back cover. Several tears and chips missing. Top edge near spine has piece missing.

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Take all Mad books and Martin Kane for $105!

 

Mad #8 GD $50 "Hey Look" reprints by Kurtzman. Spine stress/tears. Staple tears. Top and bottom inside front/back covers have small piece of tape. Greasepencil checkmark front cover in logo. Spine on back cover has some holes.

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Mad #9 GD $50 Entire spine taped with old tape. Spine stress and staple tears. Subsription crease. Small piece of tape sealing tear bottom front cover in Kurtzman's sig. Cover detatched. Some tape inside front cover. Inisde pages tan/dirty, worse on last page. Back cover left hand and bottom edges multiple chips/pieces out. Mid back cover has piece of tape. Number written in pencil on back cover, above ad.

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Mad #20 GD+ $45 Spine stress. Some inside pages have minor foxing. Back cover has fold at lefthand bottom. "x" in pencil on back cover in folded area.

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Martin Kane Private Eye #4(#1) FRGD $5 Used in SOTI, pg 160. Wood c/a, 2 stories. First page torn from just below the top staple. Spine edge rough. Bottom staple barely attached.

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Take all the Marvel Tales books for $260!

 

Marvel Tales #98 FRGD $50 Krigstein-a. Staple tears and spine stress. Logo written in with pencil. Minor spine splits. Multiple creases and folds. Chunk out of back cover, approx 5cm square. Issue number and date written on back cover in pencil, as well as another number. Lots of spine stress marks, multiple folds and creases.

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Marvel Tales #101 FRGD $40 Double Cover. Substantial water staining/damage. Both covers damaged by this. Outer cover has spine splits, staple stress lines and rust migration from the top staple. Colour loss along spine. Inner cover has large chunk out of top left corner, approx 10-15cm square. Both covers have a pinkish bleed through from the red cover inks. Inside first page has pinkish staining. Centrefold is stained by rusty staples. Back cover inside has piece out similar to the inside front cover. Staining from water damage on both covers. Inner slightly less affected than the outer.

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Marvel Tales #104 FRGD $50 "Gateway To Horror" 6pgs Wolverton-a. Severe spine and staple stress/tears. Bottom corner spine side chunk missing. Cover wrinkled and creased. Archival tape on inside and outside of both covers at staples. Some chunks out of right hand edge of front cover. Spine roll. Some interior pages have tears at the top edge. Back cover wear similar to the front.

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Marvel Tales #108 GD $40 Severe tear on spine, approx mid-cover. Goes through the whole book. Taped with archival tape on outside of cover. Multiple chips missing from all cover edges. Extra set of staples added, but they look like they are original. Odd... Back cover edges tanning. Corners chipped. Subscription crease.

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Marvel Tales #110 GD+ $45 Mouse chew top left hand edge of spine. Spine stress/rips. Top edge front cover chipped. Yellowish stain inside front cover, in the art/picture inside front cover. Large tear on spine, mid book. Some interior pages have very small tears at the top edge, along with some foxing.

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Marvel Tales #113 GD $40 Several long spine splits. Bottom staple detatched. Bottom edge of cover water damaged, faded and with paper from another book/newspaper on it. Rusted staples with staining. Centrefold detatched. Back cover water stained/damaged. Bottom edge has transfered ink from a different book. Bottom left corner has many pieces missing.

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Marvel Tales #133 GD $25 Rusted staple (top). Cover overhang on top edge chipped. Small creases on bottom right corner. Small bits of tape, top inside and bottom outside front cover. Bottom staple partly detatched. Inisde first page torn and folded over at spine edge. Top edge back cover has overhang, which is worn and chipped. Small piece of tape on top edge back cover, near middle. Top left corner back cover missing.

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Marvel Tales #138 VG $40 Small number on front cover in pencil. Slight spine stress with small holes. Top edge of cover has an overhang which is rough. Right corner crease. Right cover edge tanning. NOTE: THIS BOOK MAY HAVE BEEN TRIMMED! The lower right edge looks off to me.

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Marvel Tales #152 GD+ $25 Wood, Morrow-a. Rough, stress-marked spine. Minor staple tears. Chips on top and right hand edge front cover. Staple tears at centrefold. Back cover has several tears/creases sealed with old tape. Multiple creases at the left hand edge back cover.

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Take both Mr. Mystery for $100

 

Mister Mystery #5 GDVG $60 Spine stress. Minor spine split. Tear on front cover near bottom staple. Two large creases, top and bottom right hand corners. Right hand edge has some chipping. Back cover has some creases at the top edge. Small tear, slightly off centre from mid book. Chips on left hand edge. Tear on bottom back cover edge.

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Mister Mystery #15 VG $85 "Living Dead" junkie story. Minor staple tears and spine stress. Top right corner water damaged with staining/discoulouration. Minor mouse chew on spine edge at bottom corner. Small triangle out of cover at bottom right corner. Overhang on front and back cover, slightly ragged. Back cover has dust shadow. Bottom staple detatched slightly. Minor spine split.

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Mysterious Adventures #5 FRGD $40 Severed heads, bondage-c. Rough spine, splits and holes. Staple tears (moderate). Chunk out of top cover edge above the date. Inside front and back covers tan. Back cover at lower spine edge has large rip. Back cover also has assorted tears/folds from the spine issues on front cover.

 

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Take all the Mystic books for $145!

 

Mystic (3rd Series) #2 GD $55 Severe spine stress/rips. Staple tears (severe). Cover inks faded due to water, top right corner area. Tear across the cover, approx 8cm, just below price/date, sealed from the inside with archival tape. Mouse chew at bottom right corner though whole book but doesn't affect story or art. Spine roll. Back cover dirty.

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Mystic (3rd Series) #5 GD+ $45 Moderate spine stress, minor staple tears. Ink stamp on cover in logo. Tear and creasing near the "ID" logo right hand edge of front cover. Bottom right corner front cover folded over. Comic miscut (daimonded). Art is not affected.

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Mystic (3rd Series) #15 FRGD $25 Cover wrinked/grainy-feeling from water. Top left corner front cover torn off, extends approx mid-book. Paper inside first page very mouldy/blackened, however still readable. Two interior pages have large rips. Top right hand corner of back cover missing, related to defect on front cover. Back cover is wavy/grainy similarly to front cover.

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Mystic (3rd Series) #16 GD $40 Bondage/torture-c/story. Top right corner of front cover missing (3cm square approx) and has multiple folds/creases. Spine stress and minor staple tears. Bottom right corner of front cover abraided. Some inside pages have minor foxing. Back cover has tear at bottom edge, just below coupon. Left hand corner back cover creases. Mark in pencil on back cover.

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Mystic (3rd Series) #36 VG- $40 Last pre-code issue. Spine roll. Slight spine stress. Staple tears at centrefold, but CF is secure. Back cover has some stains, and a small ink stamp.

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Take Out Of The Shadows and all three Perfect Crime books for $35!

 

Out Of The Shadows #12 FRGD $25 Toth/Peppe-a(2), Katz-a. Cover taped on. Staple tears and spine issues (severe). Large spine splits. Large stain on bottom front cover left hand side. This defect involves the back cover corner and inside pages, too. Tape on top edge inside front cover. Cover right hand edge trimmed? Staple tears at centrefold, with bottom staple detatched. Price and date in pencil and "damaged" in ink on back cover. Chips and chunks missing from back cover edges.

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Perfect Crime #2 (GD) $11 (4/50). Spine stress and staple tears, moderate. Ink writing on front cover, right of the logo. Subscription crease. Couple of the tears on the spine go thru the whole book. Back cover dirty and wrinkled. Rust stains from staples from another book at spine edge. All edges of back cover rough.

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Perfect Crime #19 (GD) $7 Multiple replaced chips on front cover right hand edge, glue used. Also colour touched on the repairs. Small spine splits. Tear and split on front cover, top spine side which goes through most of book. Some creasing on corners front cover. First page has a chunk out near spine. Tears on front cover and back cover at spine sealed with glue (amateur). Top back cover edge missing small chips.

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Perfect Crime #20 (GDVG) $10 Spine and staple stress/tears. Top left and right corners missing. Writing on front cover in ink and pencil. Small chip out for front cover right hand side near the woman's arm. Foxing on front cover. Back cover has some bends. Two chips taken out of left hand edge back cover. Bottom back cover edge ragged near spine. Slight foxing back cover near spine.

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