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CGC certified: VF- (7.5). Cream to off-white pages. Lee Elias cover. Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, Moe Marcus and Warren Kremer art. Includes 1953 calendar. 

Satan struck by lightning in an act of God; a boxer gets punched so hard he reverts to infancy; a ghoulish hunter mounts a human head in his trophy room.

"The influence of comic books has fitted the needs of the Cold War, since they have been accustoming millions upon millions of young Americans to accept concepts of violence, savagery, and sudden death." -Albert E. Kahn, The Game of Death: Effects of the Cold War on Our Children [C&K: 1953].

CGC census: Three 7.5 copies (nine copies graded higher; highest grade is 9.2). Top 12 copy. Comparable CGC sales: 7.5: $140 (Dec. 2013); 8.0: $315 (Dec. 2012). No recorded sales since 2015.

Consignments Accepted for PBA's Next Comic Book Auction. Golden Age, Silver Age, Pre-Code, Original Art, Interesting Ephemera Sought. Contact [email protected] for details.

PBA COMICS 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 [email protected].