*Western: It’s not often you’ll find an entry for our Pre-Code Horror Fest in this category, but here’s a great exception. In issue #10 of the Magazine Enterprises series of Ghost Rider from 1952 (yes, he wasn’t originally a Marvel character, folks!), our titular character (already something of a horror character in his own right) encountered Frankenstein’s monster (unquestionably in the horror genre!).  Other stores entitled ‘The Devil and Jed Gunner’, ‘The Spirit Spurs’, ‘My Friend, the Hangman’, and ‘The Devil Tiger’ firmly place this issue in the horror as well as the western genre. Art by later Marvel stalwart Dick Ayers. A stunning cover with rich, deep purple background. Great cover colour overall and a lot of gloss. Just tiny creases at the spine which do not break colour, slightly blunt corners and a faint crease across the top right corner above the logo. There is a small felt tip pen line over the ME logo and a faint 50 Ore price stamped on the moon (a Scandanavian currency — what stories this issue could have to tell!). Firmly attached staples and supple off-white to white pages. A vibrant, stunning example from the Golden Age.
PICTURED: GHOST RIDER #10 FN+ £330