*Horror 1940-1959: In the main, Pre-Code Horror isn’t my bag (with some notable exceptions), but I do quite admire the four titles published by Ace: Baffling Mysteries, Beyond, Hand Of Fate and Web Of Mystery. They are well-crafted and have a nice house look about them, qualities I would find quite attractive to collecting. A lot of this is down to the very accomplished artwork of the Matt Bakeresque Lou Cameron, which appears liberally throughout the line. They have certainly risen in popularity over the years. The Bute Collection has yielded just two examples so far:
PICTURED:
BAFFLING MYSTERIES #21 GD/VG £80 Solid enough with a worn spine with short upper and lower splits. Staples and pages okay, unmarked cover image.
WEB OF MYSTERY #25 GD+ £70 Spine quite worn and tired, lower staple coming loose, but okay.