PBA's Feb. 3rd Auction has gone online * Over 500 Lots of Pre-Code Horror, Silver Age Marvel, Some Golden Age, and Undergrounds 1 1

[Ivan Ivanstein]

Loads of Pre-Code Horror and related categories in PBA's latest auction. PBA Galleries is a San Francisco Bay Area auctioneer that's been around since the 1970s, with a primary focus on rare books, maps, manuscripts, works on paper, and as of 2020, comic books. PBA's comic book catalogues blend sales and editorial content, and Robert Crumb says: "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books. I especially enjoyed the reviews of post-war horror comics. Great. Priceless."

It's easy to register and bid, and PBA's client service is very service-oriented. PBA's grading of raw books is very exacting, with super detailed condition descriptions.

Here's a link to the online listings: 

https://www.pbagalleries.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/590/

Here's a link to the eBook version of the print catalogue (recommended): 

http://pbagalleries.com/content/ecat/3022/index.html

[Ivan Ivanstein]

Some horror highlights (and one Matt Baker "Good Girl" classic)...

[Ivan Ivanstein]

There's a selection of rare International versions of U.S. pre-Code horror mags. Some of these are many times scarcer than their American equivalents.

[Ivan Ivanstein]

And some Silver and Bronze Age Marvels, a few rare Undergrounds (like the silver foil edition of Slow Death #2), and an original Batman page by Irv Novick featuring Poison Ivy.