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ADVENTURES INTO WEIRD WORLDS No. 7 [and] MYSTIC No. 14 * Lot of Two Comic Books Publisher: Atlas Date Published: June-November 1952 Description: Adventures Into Weird Worlds #7: Good+ (2.5). Chip and 1" split to top spine, staples pulled, bottom spine REINFORCED WITH TAPE on inside cover, corner crease, small edge chip, a few short tears, rubberstamped distributor's mark to back cover ("APR 10 1952"). Cream to off-white pages. Cover: Russ Heath Art: Vic Carrabotta, Marty Elkin, Ogden Whitney, Myron Fass, Jim Mooney GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 3.0 sold for $115 in 9/22. Mystic #14: VG- (3.5). Spine stress, a few nicks and short tears, bottom corner slightly bumped and creased, slight staple pull. Off-white pages. Cover: Sol Brodsky? Art: Tony DiPreta, Ed Robbins, Ed Winiarski, Ed Goldfarb, Larry Woromay. GPAnalysis: A 3.5 sold for $127 in 12/22. Marty Elkin's splash for "In the Still of the Night" (Adventures Into Weird Worlds #7, June 1952) inspired Ed Winiarski's splash for "The Corpse and I" (Mystic #14, November 1952). While Elkin opted for a moodier, more atmospheric approach, Winiarski went straight for the jugular with a hungry rotting corpse in place of Elkin's more subdued shadow-creature. Elkin, determined to have the final word, rehashed his own splash in "Jack the Ripper," published in Comic Media's Horrific #6 (July 1953). Oh, and it seems Winiarski's rotting revenant is itself a swipe from Bill Everett's corpse cover to Astonishing #15 (see lot 35). A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com. Consignments welcome for PBA's Fall 2023 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." — R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com. Coming soon: The DC Universe Collection, featuring over 40,000 comics, comprising every comic book published by DC for retail sale between 1934 and 2014. Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list. Item#: 354036 Headline: ADVENTURES INTO WEIRD WORLDS #7 [and] MYSTIC #14 * Lot of 2 * Swipe Hype