The Undead Thread: Pre-Code Horror 21 21

[Scrooge]

A pick-up from Chicago. Lower grade but that's okay by me since I would never have wanted to pay too much for this "lame" Atlas cover. The lizard's hand is sooo hokey -

 

[shiverbones]

Always thought that cover was a clunker too! Glad you got a cheap one!

[Point Five]

Here's Spellbound #14, which sports an awesome Everett "grinning skulls" cover (and even a bonus skull in the teaser box). I've sold off my other Atlas precodes over the years, but am still holding onto this book...hopefully it's obvious why!

 

[Jayman]

Nice book! If you ever let it go, I'm your man!

[shiverbones]

BEAUTY! Spellbound #14 & 17 Are among the best covers of the pre code!

[comic_lot]

Nice book! That has to be one of the better Atlas pre-code covers.

[podboy66]

beautiful book!! if you ever change your mind abouting selling it, please let me know

[adamstrange]

Everett!

 

It's obvious to me .5!

[precodekeith]

Here's Spellbound #14, which sports an awesome Everett "grinning skulls" cover (and even a bonus skull in the teaser box). I've sold off my other Atlas precodes over the years, but am still holding onto this book...hopefully it's obvious why!

 

 

Man! I can't believe I've never noticed that cover before! NICE!

[Point Five]

You know, I had never seen this cover either, until it appeared in the 2001 (I think?) Overstreet Guide gallery of covers. I loved it! It took quite a while to find this copy.

 

Bill Everett did so many awesome Atlas covers, but I'm especially drawn to these "evil-grinning-monsters" covers of his. Adventures into Weird Worlds #6, Mystic #18, and a red cover with an evil skeletal clown in front of a mirror (can't remember the issue...anyone?) are other favorite precode horror covers of mine.

 

Thanks for the kind words, guys!

[Scrooge]

<snip> and a red cover with an evil skeletal clown in front of a mirror (can't remember the issue...anyone?)

 

Uncanny Tales # 7 -

 

[Point Five]

Thanks! I can never keep all those obscure Atlas titles straight. Had a feeling you'd be quick on the draw!

[Scrooge]

Thanks! I can never keep ALL those obscure Atlas titles straight. Had a feeling you'd be quick on the draw!

 

No kidding! At times I almost forget how many they put out. Here's a short lis without some titles that are strictly post-code -

 

Adventure Into Mystery

Adventures Into Terror

Adventures Into Weird Worlds

Astonishing

Journey Into Mystery

Journey Into Unknown Worlds

Marvel Tales

Men's Adventures

Menace

Mystery Tales

Mystic

Mystical Tales

Spellbound

Strange Stories of Suspense

Strange Tales

Strange Tales of the Unusual

Suspense

Uncanny Tales

Venus

World of Fantasy

World Of Mystery

World of Suspense

[Point Five]

Very true!...a mind-boggling stack of titles. And for an Atlas collector, it doesn't make a lot of sense to try to focus on just one of the horror titles and blow off the others, as the standout covers and stories are sprinkled through all of them.

[johnenock]

Gotta love the hooded figure covers.

 

[precodekeith]

From the "Willie Gullotti" (sp?) PEDIGREE.

 

Edited August 25, 2006 by precodekeith

[adamstrange]

Russ Heath Hooded figure cover!

[precodekeith]

Russ Heath Hooded figure cover!

 

There's just something cool about hooded figure covers. Rarely do they fail to entertain in this genre.

[october]

This one was a total steal at $110.

 

 

[adamstrange]

This one was a total steal at $110.

 

 

 

 

repeat

 

 

Sweet book!!!