{"product_id":"stories-to-hold-you-spellbound-atlas-1953-1-5","title":"Spellbound #18 – Bill Everett Strangulation Cover – 1.8 GD- (1953)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSpellbound #18 – Bill Everett Strangulation Cover – 1.8 GD- (1953)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal December 1953 Atlas pre-Code horror, featuring Bill Everett's unsettling \u003cem\u003e“Sleep My Love!”\u003c\/em\u003e strangulation cover. Offered as a raw, ungraded vintage copy with a supplied visual grade estimate of \u003cstrong\u003e1.8 GD- (Good Minus)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries \/ issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spellbound #18, Vol. 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Atlas Comics; indicia publisher Male Publishing Corp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 1953, confirmed by the indicia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original 1953 US printing, with the Atlas cover logo and 10¢ price; not a later I.W.\/Super Comics reprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra \/ genre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden Age pre-Code horror and science fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bill Everett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stan Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raw English-language comic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 GD-, visual estimate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe standout feature is Everett's disturbing cover: a terrified man in bed, hands at his throat, beside a looming sinister face. Published in 1953, this is an original example of Atlas horror from before the Comics Code era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover-featured stories include \u003cem\u003eSleep My Love!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTerror in Time!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhen the Martians Strike!\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe City!\u003c\/em\u003e. The photographed opening of \u003cem\u003eWhen the Martians Strike!\u003c\/em\u003e shows a Martian fleet setting out to attack Earth, adding period science-fiction appeal to the horror anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCreators\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bill Everett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stan Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior art:\u003c\/strong\u003e Catalogued contributors include Al Eadeh, Tony DiPreta, Dick Ayers, Jim Mooney and Gil Evans. Individual unsigned story credits should be treated as attributions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWriters:\u003c\/strong\u003e Individual script credits have not been reliably established; Stan Lee's editorial credit does not establish authorship of every story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaw \/ ungraded.\u003c\/strong\u003e The supplied grade of 1.8 GD- is a visual estimate. Grading is subjective; no CGC or other professional grade is guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a heavily worn copy. The photographs show substantial spine wear and paper loss, visible thread\/stitching along the spine, tears and chips at the edges, creasing, surface rubbing, a missing piece at the lower front-cover edge and handwriting in the title area. These defects should be considered alongside the grade. The photographs of the actual copy form part of the description; please inspect the cover, back cover and interior views carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssue and publication details were checked against the photographed cover and indicia; cover, editor and interior artist listings were cross-checked against \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gocollect.com\/comic\/spellbound-18\"\u003eGoCollect's issue record\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDispatched from the UK with protective packaging suitable for a vintage comic. Available delivery services and charges are shown at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Redsters Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53096007401739,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/5790\/8491\/files\/spellbound-18-1953-front-cover.jpg?v=1789833769","url":"https:\/\/redsterscomics.com\/products\/stories-to-hold-you-spellbound-atlas-1953-1-5","provider":"Redsters Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}