*Horror 1940-1959: From the Bute Collection this week, two splendid Pre-Code Horror issues that have seen better days in terms of condition. They represent your chance to get your hands on these gruesome tales for a fraction of the price of decent copies.
PICTURED: BOTH SOLD
CHAMBER OF CHILLS #7 PR £30 From Harvey 1952. Cover by Al Avison; interior art by Bob Powell, Manny Stallman & others. Used in SOTI, decapitation/severed head panels. This one really is Poor. The covers are detached and separated, piece out back cover. Some of the pages are brittle and becoming detached. But it’s all there and the cover image is more or less okay.
FANTASTIC #8 PR £35 From Youthful 1952. This title started life as Captain Science, before morphing into two transitional issues as Fantastic (science fiction/horror) and going full blown horror as Beware and later Chilling Tales. Captain Science by Harry Harrison is still around in Fantastic #8, but with a distinctive horror edge (as seen on cover). Other stories continue in the same vein. Covers detached and separated, except back cover just hanging on to bottom staple. Staples are okay and pages not too bad.