*Horror 1940-1959: From the Bute Collection, the first issue of one of the more notorious series from the Pre-Code horror years. Dark Mysteries was originally published by Master Comics and had a number of infamous issues. Beneath a striking cover by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood, the art standards on #1 were maintained by Wood, Lou Cameron and others. Ghouls, ghosts and corpses aplenty. A really nice copy, with square corners (tiny dink at top of spine), no significant creases (small non-colour-breaking one across extremity of top right corner), very little wear and strong cover colour. Lovely white to off-white pages. Staples are tight at spine, if a tiny bit rusty at centre, with centrefold at top staple just coming loose. There are signs that some pencil markings above the logo have been erased. A small crayon letter remains. An outstanding copy from 1951. 
PICTURED: DARK MYSTERIES #1 VG/FN £425 SOLD