*Horror 1940-1959: Atlas’s Mystic was one of their prime horror titles, with the usual Atlas brand of quality art and storytelling. From the Bute Collection, here are three issues of Mystic from 1953 in varying grades, in all their pre-code loveliness. 
PICTURED: MYSTIC
#16 FA £35 SOLD Cover by Carl Burgos. Interior art by Carmine Infantino, Carl Hubbell, Sam Citron, George Roussos and others. Front cover all but detached, hanging on by bottom staple. Almost total spine split with back cover detached. Other edge wear; decent pages.
#19 FN £360 Great skeleton swamp girl cover by Carl Burgos. Interior art by Mort Lawrence, Vic Carrabotta, Werner Roth and others. A superior copy with great colour and gloss. Minimal corner blunting, tiny tear top edge, with a handful of minor spine ticks and creases. Tight, firm staples and excellent white to off-white pages. 
#20 FA £35 SOLD Ubiquitous girl in red dress cover by Russ Heath. Interior art by Ed Winiarski, Sam Kweskin, Tony DiPreta and others. Cover detached and separated, but good cover image with nice gloss. All round edge wear with minor creasing. Staples otherwise good; cream pages with edge tanning.