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24/04/2005: "Star Collections Update (American & British) Pre-Code Horror & 1960s Beano, Dandy etc Annuals"

Originally posted by Rob on 13 March 2005 @ 10:47 a.m. GMT

As previously posted, we are acquiring over the coming months two enormous collections of wonderful British & American comics and annuals from 1940s-early 1960s, which will comprise one of the most significant releases of vintage comics on to the market anywhere in the world at any time. These 'Star Collections' updates will feature on this page most weeks over the next few months as we grade, value and release parts of these collections.

Two contrasting entries this week, one American and one Britiish:

*Horror 1940-1959: 'It's Tom's leg - but he was executed last night!" Half of the complete runs (including both #1s) of two of the most notorious and grisly pre-code horror titles - Dark Mysteries and Mysterious Adventures! Featuring decapitation, dismemberment, lurid bloodshed, cannibalism, bondage/torture, women in peril, and more fun for all the family! (And skeletons aplenty. They really liked skeletons). Also, an issue of Fight Against Crime, Horror & Suspense (the companion title, Tender Romances of Funny Animal Cowboys, wasn't in this batch. Drat.) Look out for more gutfulls of similar material coming in future weeks!

*Annuals: Ranging from 1963 to 1970, the four major D.C. Thompson humour annuals - Beano, Beezer, Dandy & Topper - in an attractive variety of grades. Many scarce and seldom-seen annuals in this calvalcade of comic classics!

Posted by Jules | 11:43 a.m. GMT

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