CRIME SUSPENSTORIES No. 14 Author: Place: Publisher: Date: Description: EC (Indicia: "L.L. Publishing Co., Ltd."). December, 1952-January, 1953. VG- (3.5). Super slight spine roll, small (5mm) tear to bottom spine. Light vertical center crease. Diagonal crease from mid-cover to bottom corner. Touch of rust to staples. Bottom corner of back cover creased. Ownership rubberstamps to bottom margin of inside front cover and first page, with name effaced in black Sharpie, and another non-effaced rubberstamp to top of first page. Off-white pages, edges tanning. Johnny Craig cover. Plots and scripts by Gaines-Feldstein. Johnny Craig and Jerry De Fuccio scripts. Art by Craig, Jack Kamen Fred Peters, Graham Ingels In "SuspenStory Scribblings," a correspondent named Gerard Robbins pelts EC with the epistolary equivalent of rocks and garbage: "I think the Quickies stunk." "I think 'The Execution' stunk." "I think 'Snooze to Me' stunk." "I think 'Paralyzed' stunk... except for the ending, which was terrific!" Bill and Al's response: "Are you for real, Gerard?" Apparently he wasn't. As revealed by Bill Gaines in a 1956 interview with early Fan-Addict Ted White: "And now that it's all over, one other confession is that there's no such person as Gerard Robbins. We created [him] just to have something to write about." (See Grant Geissman's Tales of Terror: The EC Companion, p. 274). A limited edition of 100 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues are available. Over 200 pages, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcovers $40, dust-jacketed hardcover with limitation plate $200. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com or visit: https://www.pbagalleries.com/content/comics/. R. Crumb says, "I found [PBA's catalogue] so interesting that I am saving it for the texts that accompany the comics which were put up for auction. This is some of the best commentary I’ve yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books. I especially enjoyed the reviews of the post-war horror comics. Great. Priceless." Consignments welcome for PBA's Spring 2021 Comic Book sale. Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age and Silver Age comics, original art and ephemera sought. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com. Lot Amendments Condition: Item number: 324005
CRIME SUSPENSTORIES No. 14 Author: Place: Publisher: Date: Description: EC (Indicia: "L.L. Publishing Co., Ltd."). December, 1952-January, 1953. VG- (3.5). Super slight spine roll, small (5mm) tear to bottom spine. Light vertical center crease. Diagonal crease from mid-cover to bottom corner. Touch of rust to staples. Bottom corner of back cover creased. Ownership rubberstamps to bottom margin of inside front cover and first page, with name effaced in black Sharpie, and another non-effaced rubberstamp to top of first page. Off-white pages, edges tanning. Johnny Craig cover. Plots and scripts by Gaines-Feldstein. Johnny Craig and Jerry De Fuccio scripts. Art by Craig, Jack Kamen Fred Peters, Graham Ingels In "SuspenStory Scribblings," a correspondent named Gerard Robbins pelts EC with the epistolary equivalent of rocks and garbage: "I think the Quickies stunk." "I think 'The Execution' stunk." "I think 'Snooze to Me' stunk." "I think 'Paralyzed' stunk... except for the ending, which was terrific!" Bill and Al's response: "Are you for real, Gerard?" Apparently he wasn't. As revealed by Bill Gaines in a 1956 interview with early Fan-Addict Ted White: "And now that it's all over, one other confession is that there's no such person as Gerard Robbins. We created [him] just to have something to write about." (See Grant Geissman's Tales of Terror: The EC Companion, p. 274). A limited edition of 100 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues are available. Over 200 pages, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcovers $40, dust-jacketed hardcover with limitation plate $200. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com or visit: https://www.pbagalleries.com/content/comics/. R. Crumb says, "I found [PBA's catalogue] so interesting that I am saving it for the texts that accompany the comics which were put up for auction. This is some of the best commentary I’ve yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books. I especially enjoyed the reviews of the post-war horror comics. Great. Priceless." Consignments welcome for PBA's Spring 2021 Comic Book sale. Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age and Silver Age comics, original art and ephemera sought. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com. Lot Amendments Condition: Item number: 324005
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