Witches Tales #5 – Pre-Code Torture & Bondage Cover – 3.0 GD/VG (1951)
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Original Printing

September 1951 Harvey pre-Code horror

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Actual Copy

Five photos, including indicia and interiors

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Raw Grade

3.0 GD/VG visual estimate; grading is subjective

Witches Tales #5 – Pre-Code Torture & Bondage Cover – 3.0 GD/VG (1951)

£175.00

Witches Tales #5 – Pre-Code Torture & Bondage Cover – 3.0 GD/VG (1951)

An original September 1951 Harvey Comics horror anthology with a striking witch torture and bondage cover. This US 10¢ issue predates the Comics Code and contains artwork by Bob Powell, Rudy Palais and Vic Donohue. Offered at £175 with a raw visual grade estimate of 3.0 GD/VG. All five photographs show the actual copy.

Key Details

  • info Series Witches Tales
  • tag Issue #5, Volume 1
  • storefront Publisher Harvey Comics; indicia publisher Witches Tales, Inc.
  • event Publication date September 1951
  • info Printing Original 1951 US printing, not a later reprint
  • info Era Golden Age / original pre-Code horror
  • info Original cover price 10¢
  • info Condition Raw/ungraded; estimated 3.0 GD/VG (Good/Very Good)
  • info Price £175

Why It Matters

The cover depicts witches tormenting captives, including a man in stocks and a chained woman—a notable example of Harvey’s pre-Code horror imagery. Inside, “The Spell of the Black Gloves” explores inherited witchcraft, “The Clinging Phantom” combines photography and black magic, and “Curse of the Caterpillar” brings monstrous creatures to a remote inn. “Share My Coffin” completes the four main comic stories.

Creators

Editor
Leon Harvey.
“The Spell of the Black Gloves”
Bob Powell, pencils and inks.
“Share My Coffin” and “Curse of the Caterpillar”
Rudy Palais, pencils and inks.
“The Clinging Phantom”
Vic Donohue, pencils and inks.
Cover artist
unidentified in the references checked.
Story writers
not identified in the available indexing.

Collector Notes

This comic is raw and ungraded. The supplied 3.0 GD/VG grade is a visual estimate; grading is subjective and no CGC or other professional grade is guaranteed. Visible wear includes spine and edge wear, creasing, small edge losses and staining along the lower back cover. Please examine all five photographs, including the indicia and interiors, as they form part of the description.

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