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One of history's rarest horror comics is currently up for auction. Bidding will close for EC Comics' Tales of Terror Annual #1 at 12:30 a.m. on March 22.
Per ComicConnect, a 15% buyer's premium will be added to the CGC 3.0 copy of Tales of Terror Annual #1 at the end of the auction. Tales of Terror Annual #1 contains the following complete EC Comics titles: Weird Science #14, Crypt of Terror #18, Weird Fantasy #13, and Haunt of Fear #17. The item's description reads, "Tales of Terror Annual #1 launched one of the most important series from the Golden Age of Pre-Code Horror, starting in 1951 as a collection of some of EC Comics' most important and controversial titles. This outstanding volume features many of the most beloved creators in the history of horror itself, with the complete contents of comics that would go on to be impossibly rare."
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The hugely sough-after Tales of Terror Annual #1 compilation has the rare appeal of being unique variants within the issue's run. EC Comics gathered different back issues of their classic books to get bound around the Tales of Terror Annual covers. Al Feldstein's art is considered a unique classic and brings together EC's fan-favorite characters Crypt-Keeper, Old Witch, and Vault-Keeper on a classic infinity cover.
Tales of Terror's Rarity and EC Comics' Seismic Impact on the Comic Industry
The EC Annual runs preserved the classic books while they were just years away from extinction. EC Comics received backlash for the content of comic books, which eventually led to Senate hearings and the establishment of the Comics Code Authority. The Tales of Terror Annual is a testament to the artistic and cultural impact of EC Comics during a transformative period in the history of the comic book industry.
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"ECs are high-value targets for collectors due to the imprint's scandalous reputation, extremely talented creators, and cult status. Even the more common EC books are hard to come by, but a Tales of Terror Annual is painfully rare," part of the Tales of Terror Annual #1's auction description reads.
"The 1951, 1952, and 1953 Tales of Terror Annuals are without a doubt the hardest EC items to come by, short of the Picto Fiction, Shock Illustrated #3," Jerry Weist commented in the first issue of fanzine Squa Tront in 1967. "And no wonder! It has been discovered that the Annuals were only distributed in a small part of the United States when they were released."
EC Comics' Tales of Terror Annual #1 is currently up for auction, with bidding closing on March 22.
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