Lot 303
Chamber of Chills #19 CGC 4.5 Iconic Cover by Lee Elias (Harvey Publication, 1951) Off-White to White Pages
Northern Collection: From The Vault | CB26004
Auction: 6 November, 12:00 GMT
Description
Chamber of Chills #19 CGC 4.5 Iconic Cover by Lee Elias (Harvey Publication, 1951).
This is one of those comics with such an iconic cover, you don't need to be a comic fan to recognise it. This artwork has been homaged by The Simpsons artist Bill Morrison (co-found of Bonjo Comics) with Selma replacing the blonde bombshell, and more widely know, used as cover artwork for the single “Die, Die My Darling” by the band Misfits (1984). The Misfits cover art can be purchased online or seen around Camden Town. The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide (2023) has Chamber of Chills #19 as number #1 on the most valuable Horror comic list. This is one of 169 CGC graded comics on the census.
And now the comic details. Iconic horror cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, and Jack Sparling. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A woman celebrates a depraved anniversary. Aliens use a new 3-D television as a means to invade the Earth. A man murders his mistress, but she's not done with him yet. 36 pages, full colour. Cover price $0.10.
CGC Cert: #4703133001.
Grader Notes: crease left top of back cover, large crease left top of back cover, crease left bottom of back cover, spine stress lines front cover breaks colour, paper lift left top of front cover breaks colour, paper lift top of front cover breaks colour, paper lift left bottom of front cover breaks colour, paper lift right bottom of front cover breaks colour and off-white to white pages.
Cataloguer Note: As of writing this description, there are 16 copies in a 4.5 grade on the CGC census and 63 in higher grades.
