
Pre-Code Horror
Golden Age horror published before Comics Code restrictions
Atlas Comics
Early Marvel-era horror from the Atlas publishing period
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Adventures Into Terror #3 (1951) – Atlas Pre-Code Horror
A scarce early Atlas Comics pre-code horror issue from 1951. Adventures Into Terror #3 is part of the original Atlas horror wave published before the Comics Code Authority changed the landscape of horror comics in the mid-1950s.
This issue delivers classic Golden Age horror atmosphere, with eerie supernatural storytelling, striking period artwork and all the strange menace collectors look for in early Atlas horror books.
Key Details
- title Title Adventures Into Terror #3
- storefront Publisher Atlas Comics / Timely
- event Year 1951
- info Era Golden Age
- info Genre Pre-Code Horror
- info Editor Stan Lee
- brush Listed Artists Sol Brodsky, Mike Sekowsky, Gene Colan and Jay Scott Pike
- info Cover Price 10¢
- description Page Count 36 pages
- info Condition GD/VG 3.0 estimated raw comic
Why It Matters
- star Early Atlas / Timely pre-code horror issue
- star Published before the Comics Code Authority restrictions
- star Strong Golden Age horror collector appeal
- star Part of Marvel’s early horror publishing history
- star Scarce in the UK market compared with mainstream Silver and Bronze Age books
Creators
This issue is listed with contributions from notable Golden Age and early Marvel-era talent, including Sol Brodsky, Mike Sekowsky, Gene Colan and Jay Scott Pike, with Stan Lee credited as editor.
Collector Notes
Pre-code horror comics are increasingly sought after by collectors for their raw atmosphere, unusual stories and importance in comic history. Atlas horror books have a special place in that market, sitting directly in the lineage of what would later become Marvel Comics.
This copy is estimated at GD/VG 3.0. Please review all photos carefully before purchase, as condition is an important factor with Golden Age pre-code horror books.
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