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Top 30 Horror Comics of the 1950s
Most Expensive Horror Comics of the 1950s
Before the Comics Code Authority ruined horror comics for decades, the so-called Golden Age of horror, crime and suspense comics was incredible!
So called Pre-Code horror comics featured gruesome cover and interior art.
Images of graphic torture, cruelty, bondage, decapitation, eye injuries, demon worship, undead or incredibly violent crime were the norm.
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30 Most Expensive Horror Comics of the 1950s
Suspense Comics #3: Nazi sacrifice cover. World record holder for horror comics! Click for valuationSuspense Comics #3
Nazi sacrifice cover
Lowest price $15,000
Average price $50,000
Record price $263,000
Any six-figure sale of a comic book is extremely significant. There have been several $100K+ sales in horror comics of the 1950s lately, as this market has exploded in interest.
This cover is notorious, being reminiscent of the Klan as well as featuring Nazi war crimes.
Captain America Comics #74
Renamed Captain America's Weird Tales
Lowest price $2,500
Average price $14,000
Record price $204,000
By the mid-50s, sales of superhero comics had declined. The market demanded crime and horror comic books.
This comic reflects the change of interest with a name change for the title.
Punch Comics #12
Giant skull cover
Lowest price $6,500
Average price $33,000
Record price $204,000
Not the most gory of pre-Code horror comic covers, but this is an extremely scarce and very popular book with collectors.
Mask Comics #1
Classic LB Cole cover
Lowest price $4,000
Average price $12,000
Record price $144,000
Cole's cover art is best-known for the bright primary colors and primitive style. This cult-themed cover is hugely popular, and scarce in any condition.
Startling Comics #49
Robot bondage cover
Lowest price $4,000
Average price $14,000
Record price $132,000
This is an absolute classic cover! Alex Schomburg created this insane robot carrying off a bound woman.
Eerie #1 (1947, Avon)
One of the earliest dedicated horror comics
Lowest price $1,800
Average price $6,000
Record price $108,000
Okay, we admit it. Technically NOT a horror comic of the 1950s, being published in 1947, but considered the earliest horror comic ever.
Chamber of Chills #19
Classic cover
Lowest price $2,000
Average price $18,000
Record price $102,000
This memorable cover combines "headlights" with a green skeleton toasting the blonde, showing her skull through the glass. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but who cares?
Crime Does Not Pay #24
Intensely violent cover
Lowest price $1,500
Average price $15,000
Record price $102,000
It's hard to imagine a publisher deciding to put out a comic book with this image on the cover today! Let alone in the 50s.
A criminal holding a woman's head to the stove top to set fire to her hair. Unbelievable.
Crime SuspenStories #22
Classic decapitation cover
Lowest price $1,700
Average price $7,000
Record price $90,000
EC Comics were masters at creating memorable cover art.
This one is considered amongst their finest, and is snapped up by eager collectors whenever it comes to market.
Venus #19
Classic cover, rare comic
Lowest price $3,000
Average price $16,000
Record price $76,000
An amazing cover, showing a male lover bursting out of his skin and moving into a lethal embrace with his girl. A very rare issue that is hard to find in any shape.
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Terrific Comics #5
Classic Alex Schomburg bondage and torture cover
Lowest price $2,500
Average price $15,000
Record price $75,000
Another comic which was published in the 1940s, but so so worthy of a place on this list.
Schomburg is best-known for his action-packed, highly detailed covers. This is one of the most infamous of them all.
Black Cat Mystery #50
Classic radiation cover
Lowest price $4,000
Average price $14,000
Record price $72,000
If you thought that the criminal burning the woman's hair was too much, then this gruesome cover raises the bar yet again (or, perhaps more fittingly, lowers it...).
Suspense Comics #8
Classic skull black widow cover
Lowest price $2,800
Average price $7,000
Record price $60,000
This very rare horror comic is seldom offered in the market. It's somewhat similar to Startling Terror Tales #11 (see below).
Haunted Thrills #6
Classic roll the dice cover
Lowest price $500
Average price $6,700
Record price $50,400
A scarce comic book showing an undead gambler throwing the dice one last time, while a demon looks on in the background.
Tomb of Terror #15
Classic exploding face cover
Lowest price $1,800
Average price $6,500
Record price $45,600
Another unbelievable cover image. Somehow a little "cuter" than the other radiation cover...
Catman Comics #28
Classic LB Cole cover
Lowest price $1,900
Average price $4,500
Record price $43,200
Unmistakably an LB Cole cover, what this lacks in blood and gore it makes up for in artistic expression.
Diary of Horror #1
Undead using skulls as lanterns cover
Lowest price $200
Average price $1,250
Record price $43,200
A classic cover featuring loose women being guided by undead, all using skulls for lanterns. Rare in high grade, which explains the big gap between the record and average prices.
Super-Mystery Comics V6 #3
Classic torture cover
Lowest price $500
Average price $6,000
Record price $40,800
Hard to know where to start here, as this looks like a magic show gone wrong... Before it gets REALLY weird.
Fight Against Crime #20
Classic decapitation cover
Lowest price $2,000
Average price $7,500
Record price $38,400
There are not many covers like this -- the most obvious being Crime SuspenStories #22 (see above). Gruesome!
Astonishing #30
Classic radioactive alien eyes cover
Lowest price $300
Average price $3,500
Record price $36,000
A melting man in the gaze beams of giant alien eyes in the sky... Weird and wonderful. And rare!
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Ghost Comics #6
Classic cover
Lowest price $250
Average price $1,200
Record price $33,600
A classic vintage horror comic book theme: a weird green creature about to take advantage of a big-breasted blonde who presumably fainted away at the sight of him.
Mask Comics #2
Classic LB Cole cover
Lowest price $3,000
Average price $8,000
Record price $33,600
Another very rare LB Cole cover. Beautiful imagery and color use. Very tough to acquire in any shape.
Startling Terror Tales #11
Classic LB Cole skull spider cover
Lowest price $1,500
Average price $10,000
Record price $33,350
This is THE LB Cole cover horror comics of the 1950s. It's not the most valuable, but it will change hands in ANY condition. Immediately!
Vault of Horror #12
Classic torture cover
Lowest price $450
Average price $3,600
Record price $31,300
One of the EC Comics which set records when the Gaines file copies came to market. Very popular in any shape.
Ties with Crypt of Terror for the first horror comics series.
Crime SuspenStories #20
Classic hanged man cover
Lowest price $450
Average price $2,000
Record price $31,200
Another of the classic EC Comics covers, this one is both very simple, and very graphic. I also find it borderline hilarious for some reason... Weird and wild.
Shock SuspenStories #6
Classic Klan and bondage cover
Lowest price $450
Average price $2,600
Record price $31,200
Somewhat similar to the first entry on this top 30 horror comics of the 1950s. Much less rare, and less graphic.
Amazing Mysteries #32
Classic monster cover
Lowest price $300
Average price $1,800
Record price $26,400
A bizarre and fantastic cover, showing a sea monster systematically devouring a crowd of fascinated humans.
Front Page Comic Book #1
Murderous undead cover
Lowest price $150
Average price $2,900
Record price $26,400
A very rare and unusual cover, showing an undead murdering a human. One of the least likely comic book names for a horror comic.
Amazing Ghost Stories #14
Classic green monsters cover
Lowest price $200
Average price $4,000
Record price $25,200
Not sure how green monsters fit into the ghosts theme, but this is a cool and very tough book.
Tales of Terror Annual #1
Very scarce EC annual
Lowest price $4,000
Average price $15,000
Record price $24,725
An incredibly rare annual! Also a very fun and effective cover image.
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