American Comics Update: The Bute Collection: Post Code Horror Fest: Mystery Tales
*Horror 1940-1959: Another batch of five post code Mystery Tales from the Bute Collection this week. Whilst it’s fair to say that the introduction of the Comics Code saw the ‘teeth pulled’ from the horror titles that survived, with horrific elements toned down, it’s also true that such titles as Atlas’s Mystery Tales continued showcasing excellent stories of mystery and imagination from the cream of Atlas’s creative talent at the time.
PICTURED: MYSTERY TALES
#36 VG/FN £100 Burgos cover. Krigstein, Forgione, Sinnott & others. Nice copy with great colour and gloss. Cover unmarked but for reading crease between staples at spine.
#38 VG+ £95 Everett cover, Powell, Benulis, Stallman, Hartley & others. Nice copy with great colour and gloss. Minor edge wear and slight reading crease.
#39 VG/FN £100 Everett cover, Krigstein, Brown, Colletta & others. Nice copy with great colour and gloss. Very minor edge wear and slight reading crease.
#41 VG/FN £100 Everett/Burgos cover, Drucker, Romita, Schaffenberger, Brodsky, Reinman & others. Rich colour and gloss. Minor edge wear, tiny chip out bottom cover.
#42 GD/VG £65 Brodsky cover, Forte, Robinson, Abel, Hartley & others. Solid copy with tiny lower spine split/nick. Minor edge wear; very small colour touch bottom edge and a couple of very small water marks.