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Legendary and prolific painter Norman Saunders (1907 – 1989) is greatest remembered for his pulp journal covers for a spread of publishers, however he additionally painted over 100 comedian guide covers, primarily for publishers Fawcett and Ziff-Davis. His cowl for Fawcett’s Worlds of Fear #10 is one of the best-known of his comedian guide covers, that includes a splendidly weird scene of a background full of staring eyeballs, and a screaming man who has none. This horrific scene has been the main target of Pre-Code Horror collectors for a long time, and there is a Worlds of Fear #10 (Fawcett Publications, 1953) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white to white pages up for public sale within the 2022 October 27 – 28 Halloween Pre-Code Horror and Crime Comics Showcase Auction #40207 at Heritage Auctions.
Saunders’ cowl for Worlds of Fear #10 is predicated on the inside story The Eyes in His Hand drawn by artist Maurice Gutwirth. In the story, a person is by chance blinded throughout a boxing match and finally ends up murdering his opponent, stealing his eyes, and paying college students of the occult to remodel them into eyes that he might see with. The anticipated chaos ensues through the story, because the sufferer finally will get his revenge in the long run.
Worlds of Fear #10 has been on Pre-Code Horror comedian guide collectors’ radar for fairly some time, and it is a sought-after problem from the height of that period. The traditional painted cowl by Norman Saunders, coupled with the macabre material has resulted in a difficulty that is at all times in demand, and there is a Worlds of Fear #10 (Fawcett Publications, 1953) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white to white pages up for public sale within the 2022 October 27 – 28 Halloween Pre-Code Horror and Crime Comics Showcase Auction #40207 at Heritage Auctions. If you have by no means bid at Heritage Auctions earlier than, you will get additional data, you may try their FAQ on the bidding course of and associated issues.
Worlds of Fear #10 (Fawcett Publications, 1953) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white to white pages. The “classic” painted cowl is by Norman Saunders. Eyes-ripped-out cowl and story. Sheldon Moldoff artwork. Overstreet 2022 FN 6.0 worth = $813. CGC census 10/22: 4 in 6.0, 8 increased.
CGC Grader Notes:
mild put on all edges again cowl
mild put on backbone breaks shade
mild, a number of crease full backside of entrance cowl breaks shade
stain left backside of again cowlView the certification for CGC Certification ID 1572047003.
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