Comic Media (Indicia: "Allen Hardy Associates, Inc."). May, 1954. VG+ (4.5). Spine stress, light edgewear, tiny chip to top edge of front cover, tiny chip to bottom corner of front and back covers, a few short tears to edge of back cover. Decent cover sheen. Off-white pages. Don Heck cover. Scripts by Ken Fitch. Art by Don Heck, Rudy Palais (?), Bill Discount, Alberta Tewks.

Man whips his secretary as her fiancé listens in impotent rage ("EEEE! No! No! Don't whip me! Don't whip me! Ow-w-w-w, EEEEEEE!!"). Satan flips his lid when a carload of crooks goes over a cliff ("I don't want you down here! I have plenty of sinners here! You can only serve me up there! You'll cook for this! Believe me, you'll cook for this!!"). Bonus: Three atom bomb explosions. Ad: Gal goes from zit girl to "It" girl thanks to miracle ointment that redeems her pariah status ("How can I go out with all these blotches on my face? I feel so ashamed that I'll never go out again").

A limited edition of 100 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues are available. Over 200 pages, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcovers $40, dust-jacketed hardcover with limitation plate $200. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com or call 415-989-2665

R. Crumb says, "I found [PBA's catalogue] so interesting that I am saving it for the texts that accompany the comics which were put up for auction. This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books. I especially enjoyed the reviews of the post-war horror comics. Great. Priceless."

Consignments welcome for PBA's Spring 2021 Comic Book sale. Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age and Silver Age comics, original art and ephemera sought. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com or call 415-989-2665