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Good- (1.8). Spine stress, ¼" split at top spine and small chip at bottom spine, two splits to mid-spine totaling 1¼", staples pulled and rusty, center crease and other creases, ½" tear with small chip to back cover, edge nicks, centerfold loose. Cream to light tan pages. Professionally cleaned and pressed by Comics In A Flash. Cover: Lee Elias. Art: Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Lee Elias, Jack Sparling. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 3.0 sold for $160 in September 2021. Classic devil cover by Lee Elias. This ish introduces Howard Nostrand's filler-page series, "Mother Mongoose's Nursery Crimes," a rip-off of EC's "Grim Fairy Tales." Harvey's horror-humor hybrid "Nursery Crimes" are a harbinger of the company's post-Code success publishing kid-friendly supernatural characters. In a sense, the grinning Satan on this mag's cover can be considered the spiritual forefather of Casper the Friendly Ghost, Wendy the Good Little Witch and Hot Stuff the Li'l Devil. A deluxe limited edition of 12 hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a small number of softcovers. 400 lots, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcover $40, deluxe hardcover with dust jacket and limitation plate $200. Eight of the 12 hardcovers are pre-ordered and the rest will go quickly, so reserve yours now. To order, contact [email protected] . Consignments welcome for PBA's Spring 2022 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of comics auctioneers. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." — R. Crumb. Send inquiries to [email protected] .