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PBA Galleries: Pre-Code HORROR and UNDERGROUND COMICS
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Pre-Code HORROR and UNDERGROUND COMICS | Total Sales (USD) | 130,087.50 |
| Auction Date | March 16, 2023 - March 16, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 96,540.00 |
| Sale Number | #3028 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 149,110.00 |
| Total Lots | 335 | ||
| Sold Lots | 302.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 126,890.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.15% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 195,810.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 33 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 66.44% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178 | TOMB OF TERROR No. 15 |
May, 1954 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 | |
| 289 | [Original Comic Art] Crumb, Maxon | "ROBERT" (Portrait of Robert Crumb) by MAXON CRUMB |
1999 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 199 | WEIRD MYSTERIES No. 4 |
April, 1953 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,312.50 | |
| 209 | WEIRD SUSPENSTORIES No. 3 |
[Circa March, 1951] | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 | |
| 114 | PERFECT CRIME No. 23 * 3rd Highest-Graded Copy |
April, 1952 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,687.50 | |
| 195 | WEB OF EVIL No. 5 |
July, 1953 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,125.00 | |
| 200 | WEIRD MYSTERIES No. 4 |
April, 1953 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 203 | WEIRD MYSTERIES No. 12 |
September, 1954 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,375.00 | |
| 34 | CHILLING TALES No. 13 * 1st Issue |
December, 1952 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,000.00 | |
| 221 | WITCHES TALES No. 22 |
December, 1953 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 106 | MY ROMANTIC ADVENTURES No. 50 |
October-November, 1954 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 258 | [Spiegelman, Art] | RAW Vol. 1, Nos. 1 through 8, plus Two Other RAW Books * Lot of Ten RAW Publications, All Inserts Present, Including MAUS Chapters 1-7 |
1980-1987 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 216 | WITCHCRAFT No. 5 |
December-January, 1953 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 69 | HAUNT OF FEAR No. 17 |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,250.00 | ||
| 112 | OUT OF THE SHADOWS No. 8 |
April, 1953 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 66 | GHOST COMICS No. 10 |
1954 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,187.50 | |
| 196 | WEIRD CHILLS No. 1 |
July, 1954 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,187.50 | |
| 48 | EERIE No. 1 |
May-June, 1951 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,125.00 | |
| 259 | ZAP No. 1 * CHARLES PLYMELL 1st Printing |
November, 1967 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 145 | STRANGE WORLDS No. 5 |
September, 1951 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 937.50 | |
| 146 | STRANGE WORLDS No. 5 |
November, 1951 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 937.50 | |
| 176 | The TORMENTED No. 1 |
July, 1954 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 937.50 | |
| 208 | WEIRD SCIENCE-FANTASY No. 29 |
May-June, 1955 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 937.50 | |
| 82 | HORROR FROM THE TOMB No. 1 |
September, 1954 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 116 | PLANET COMICS No. 70 |
Spring, 1953 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 875.00 |
