Spellbound #32 (Atlas, Feb 1956)
Cover by Carl Burgos. A solid mid-50s Atlas pre-code horror anthology packed with eerie tales: “When the Finger Points” (art by Bob Powell), “Almost Human!” (art by Angelo Torres), “The Prisoner” (art by Ed Winiarski), “Something in the Bottle” (John Tartaglione, credited as “Lione”), “Where the Sorcerer Stalks” (John Forte), and “The Last Seconds of Ken Stewart” (Mac Pakula). Plus: a text story, “The Absent-Minded Professor.” A true example of Atlas’ pre-Comics Code suspense line that paved the way for Marvel’s later horror revival. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
MAJ. PICTO’S GRADING NOTES: VG– (3.5) – moderate cover wear and creasing, some spine stress, but colors retain strength and interior pages are supple. Presents well for mid-grade pre-code Atlas horror.
Spellbound #32 (Atlas, Feb 1956)
Cover by Carl Burgos. A solid mid-50s Atlas pre-code horror anthology packed with eerie tales: “When the Finger Points” (art by Bob Powell), “Almost Human!” (art by Angelo Torres), “The Prisoner” (art by Ed Winiarski), “Something in the Bottle” (John Tartaglione, credited as “Lione”), “Where the Sorcerer Stalks” (John Forte), and “The Last Seconds of Ken Stewart” (Mac Pakula). Plus: a text story, “The Absent-Minded Professor.” A true example of Atlas’ pre-Comics Code suspense line that paved the way for Marvel’s later horror revival. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
MAJ. PICTO’S GRADING NOTES: VG– (3.5) – moderate cover wear and creasing, some spine stress, but colors retain strength and interior pages are supple. Presents well for mid-grade pre-code Atlas horror.
