Beschreibung:

VG (4.0). Light spine stress, small transverse tear to cover at spine, tiny nick (2mm) with tiny hanging chad to top edge of front cover, two tiny chips to right edge and bottom edge of front cover, spine ends nicked, a few shallow chips to open edge of back cover, back cover edges toned. Light tan pages. Cover: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio? Art: Alex Toth Ross Andru, Jack Katz, Rocco Mastroserio. GPAnalysis: A 4.0 sold for $191 in 2018. First issues are a big deal these days, but in the cutthroat world of '50s newsstands it was a different story. The 2nd ish of Out of the Shadows was numbered "6" in a deliberate attempt to mislead. George Suarez explains: "In those days, #1 issues were frequently printed without a number on the cover so distributors, vendors and fans would NOT know that the title was new.... With the newsstands cluttered so badly that rack space was at a great premium, the general attitude seemed to be that if any title was going to be denied space, it should be a new, unproven comic book: i.e. a #1 issue." — Tales Too Terrible To Tell #7. NEC: 1992-92, p. 30. Consignments welcome for PBA's Fall 2022 Comic Book sale. Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age and Silver Age comics, original art, vintage comic-related photos and ephemera sought. Send inquiries to [email protected] . A limited edition of 100 softcover and 6 hardcover catalogues are available. 140 pages, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcovers $40, dust-jacketed hardcover with limitation plate $200. To order, contact [email protected] .