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MISTER MYSTERY No. 13 Author: Place: Publisher: Aragon Publications Date: September-October, 1953 Description: CGC certified: VG/Fine (5.0). Off-white to white pages. Tony Mortellaro and Gerald Altman art. Bernard Baily cover. Bernard Baily cover ("...gruesome scene of a man's head being pushed underwater by a beastly hand." -G. Suarez, Terrology). Three gossipy old women slut-shame and otherwise disgrace several schoolgirls into suicide; revenge follows swift and sure. The final image is one the most gruesome ever to grace the pages of a pre-Code horror mag, no mean feat: the gossips' heads are severed, mutilated, impaled on spikes. "A classic of crudeness" -ibid. CGC census: Four 5.0 copies. Comparable CGC prices: One 5.0 sold: $2000 (Dec., 2019). Consignments Accepted for PBA's Next Comic Book Auction. Golden Age, Silver Age, Pre-Code, Original Art, Interesting Ephemera Sought. Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com for details. March 26th Comic Book Sale catalogues available. Supplies Limited. Softcover catalogue limited to 200 copies ($45 + $5 postage/handling). Hardcover limited to 26 lettered copies, dust jacket, special limitation plate ($150). Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com. Lot Amendments Condition: Item number: 311445