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Tales Of Terror Annual #1 (EC Comics 1951) CGC .5 ? Ultra-Rare PCH Compilation
$7,500.00
Grade: 0.5 Poor This book is truly the holy grail of pre-code horror comics. As one PCH collector said on the CGC forums, “I have seen a few [Tales of Terror Annual 1s] come up for sale at the big auction houses ov ... Read More
Grade: 0.5 Poor
This book is truly the holy grail of pre-code horror comics. As one PCH collector said on the CGC forums, “I have seen a few [Tales of Terror Annual 1s] come up for sale at the big auction houses over the years but never in the wild. I have seen WAY more Action #1’s than this one. People who have them tend to want to keep them.”Tales of Terror Annual #1 launched one of the most important series from the Golden Age of Pre-Code Horror, starting in 1951 as a collection of some of EC Comics' most important and controversial titles. This, the inaugural issue, features many of the most beloved creators in the history of horror itself, with the complete contents of comics that would go on to be impossibly rare. These compilations also have a rare appeal: each copy is a unique variant within the issue's run. This is because to publish this series, EC Comics gathered different back issues of their classic books to get bound around the Tales of Terror Annual covers. The first issue also has a unique infinity cover featuring EC Comics’ classic emcee characters the Crypt-Keeper, the Old Witch, and the Vault-Keeper!The EC Annual runs also preserved these classic books while they were just years away from extinction. EC Comics was taking a lot of heat over the content of comic books, which eventually led to Senate hearings and the establishment of the Comics Code Authority. That leaves this Tales of Terror Annual as a testament to the artistic and cultural impact of EC Comics during a transformative period in the history of the comic book industry. ECs are high-value targets for collectors due to the imprint’s scandalous reputation, extremely talented creators, and cult status. Even the more common EC books are hard to come by, but a Tales of Terror Annual is painfully rare.Even more excitingly, this particular copy of Tales of Terror Annuals 1 contains the first issue of Crypt of Terror AND the first issue of Tales from the Crypt! The full contents are:Vault of Horror 13 (2nd Issue)Crypt of Terror 17 (1st Issue)Weird Science 13 (2nd Issue)Tales from the Crypt 20 (1st Issue)This copy is missing about a third of the back cover, which is largely what accounts for the .5 CGC grade. But make no mistake - this is a complete and intact copy of an incredibly rare book, which is routinely ranked in Overstreet’s top ten horror comics list. Tales of Terror Annual 1 rarely even goes on the market, so seize your chance to own a copy!
This book is truly the holy grail of pre-code horror comics. As one PCH collector said on the CGC forums, “I have seen a few [Tales of Terror Annual 1s] come up for sale at the big auction houses over the years but never in the wild. I have seen WAY more Action #1’s than this one. People who have them tend to want to keep them.”Tales of Terror Annual #1 launched one of the most important series from the Golden Age of Pre-Code Horror, starting in 1951 as a collection of some of EC Comics' most important and controversial titles. This, the inaugural issue, features many of the most beloved creators in the history of horror itself, with the complete contents of comics that would go on to be impossibly rare. These compilations also have a rare appeal: each copy is a unique variant within the issue's run. This is because to publish this series, EC Comics gathered different back issues of their classic books to get bound around the Tales of Terror Annual covers. The first issue also has a unique infinity cover featuring EC Comics’ classic emcee characters the Crypt-Keeper, the Old Witch, and the Vault-Keeper!The EC Annual runs also preserved these classic books while they were just years away from extinction. EC Comics was taking a lot of heat over the content of comic books, which eventually led to Senate hearings and the establishment of the Comics Code Authority. That leaves this Tales of Terror Annual as a testament to the artistic and cultural impact of EC Comics during a transformative period in the history of the comic book industry. ECs are high-value targets for collectors due to the imprint’s scandalous reputation, extremely talented creators, and cult status. Even the more common EC books are hard to come by, but a Tales of Terror Annual is painfully rare.Even more excitingly, this particular copy of Tales of Terror Annuals 1 contains the first issue of Crypt of Terror AND the first issue of Tales from the Crypt! The full contents are:Vault of Horror 13 (2nd Issue)Crypt of Terror 17 (1st Issue)Weird Science 13 (2nd Issue)Tales from the Crypt 20 (1st Issue)This copy is missing about a third of the back cover, which is largely what accounts for the .5 CGC grade. But make no mistake - this is a complete and intact copy of an incredibly rare book, which is routinely ranked in Overstreet’s top ten horror comics list. Tales of Terror Annual 1 rarely even goes on the market, so seize your chance to own a copy!
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