*Horror 1940-59: A couple of issues of Story’s Pre-Code Mysterious Adventures (1951) new in this week. #5 has a severed heads and bondage cover, but is in a poor state with detached and separated covers with multiple tears and chips out. The pages are quite nice (and gruesome); PR at £20. #23, with a great mummy cover, is structurally much more sound, and similarly gruesome with a quality Jay Disbrow story; very minor spine wear and a couple of colour-breaking creases across top and bottom of right cover, but glossy with nice staples and pages; its most noticeable defect is that the front cover is somewhat faded, muting the greens and reds, although this does give it a more atmospheric impact relating to the cover scene.
PICTURED: MYSTERIOUS ADVENTURES #23 VG+£175