*Horror 1940-1959: Regular readers may remember our recent update on Captain Science, the dashing outer space hero published by Youthful? Well, his star faltered with issue #7, and with issue #8, the Captain (and ludicrously-millinered space private eye Brant Craig) found themselves surrounded by horror tales as the magazine re-branded itself as Fantastic. With #9, the line-up had switched to all horror, and with #10, the series reinvented itself a third time as Beware, with full-on tales of the macabre. We have Fantastic #8 & #9, and Beware #10-12 newly in for your delight. Fantastic #8, sadly, is missing the centre pages, affecting two stories (though Captain Science and ‘A Dinosaur In Grandpa’s Barn’ are both complete, so what more do you want?), and therefore is given away as a ‘Brucie Bonus’ with #9, which is GD- (cover edge tears). Beware #10 is PR, but #11 and #12 make up for the deficit. Issue #11 is a sound and bright VG/FN, #12 VG, both of them with vivid cover colour, excellent interior page quality, and stories as lurid and hysterical as you could wish for. There was one more transformation yet in store for the series…
PICTURED:
FANTASTIC #9 (WITH BONUS #8) GD- £60 SOLD
BEWARE #11 VG/FN £350 SOLD
BEWARE #12 VG £250 SOLD