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MARVEL TALES Nos. 119, 120 and 121 * Lot of Three Comic Books Publisher: Atlas [Indicia: Marvel Comics, Inc.] Date Published: December 1953-March 1954 Description: #119: G/VG (3.0). Spine stress, moderate spine roll, top staple severely pulled but cover still attached, 1" SEALED TEAR to bottom edge of front cover, edgewear, corner creases, a few small fox marks to back cover. Off-white pages. GPAnalysis: No reported Restored copies in any grade. A 3.0 sold for $130 in 9/22. #120: VG- (3.5). Spine stress, top staple pulled, 3/4" split at top spine, two edge tears to front cover, creasing, nicks, two small chips to back cover. Cream pages. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 3.0 sold for $175 in 7/22. #121: VG- (3.5). Spine rubs, mild spine stress, staples pulled, short tears and nicks, mild corner wear, small dogeared chad to back cover. Cream to light tan pages. Might slab at 4.0. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 2.5 sold for $81 in 2017; a 4.5 sold for $850 (!!) in 3/21. Covers and art: Sol Brodsky, Joe Maneely, Sol Brodsky, Russ Heath, John Forte, Larry Woromay, Al Eadeh, Mac Pakula, Gene Colan, Tony DiPreta, Jack Katz, Chuck Winter, Bill Savage. Man's mug smeared with honey so ants chaw the flesh from his skull; dead Red busts caps in commie commissar; white guy "goes native" in Africa and hacks off another white guy's head to display on a pike, like a latterday Colonel Kurtz; gold-digger snuffs dozens of suitors in order to beef up her collection of engagement rings, but meets her match when the latest sucker asks for her hand and she says yes, only for him to whip out a shiv and hack it off: "It was so nice of her to give me her HAND.... It's the most beautiful one I've got... A REAL COLLECTOR'S ITEM!" 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#: 357060 Headline: MARVEL TALES #s 119, 120 & 121 * Lot of 3 * Dead Red * Kurtz-Man's Hacked Head