One other stand-out difficulty of an iconic Pre-Code Horror collection, The Factor #11 includes a Lovecraftian story of the Necronomicon and the Elder Gods
Charlton Comics’ title The Factor is called after the horror host who was used as a framework to introduce the tales within the collection. Whereas this title is greatest recognized for holding work by Steve Ditko, The Factor #11 (which doesn’t embrace any Ditko materials) maintains the excessive requirements for Pre-Code Horror that followers bear in mind the collection for right this moment. The November-December 1953 cover-dated launch options the story “Past the Previous,” a Lovecraftian story about utilizing the Necronomicon to summon an Elder God. There is a The Factor #11 (Charlton, 1953) Situation: VG up for public sale within the 2023 January 29-30 Sunday & Monday Comedian Books Choose Public sale #122305 at Heritage Auctions.
The Lovecraftian story “Past the Previous” was created by artist Lou Morales, and maybe author Carl Memling. Whereas it is unsure if Memling wrote the “Past the Previous” story in The Factor #11, he did write 4 different tales on this difficulty. Memling wrote an unimaginable vary of fabric for publishers together with Journal Enterprises, Fawcett, Charlton, Dell, and others, through the Fifties and Sixties. Notably, he was an early-days contributor to Mad-inspired comedian satire Cracked Journal. He additionally contributed to a variety of non-comics publications, writing horror for the boys’s journal Cavalcade and penning a delicate supernatural story for the Christian publication The Listing over the identical interval. He’s greatest remembered, nevertheless, for his later work for Little Golden Books and serving to to develop a line of textbooks for elementary faculty college students. Memling died in 1969 on the age of 51.
The Factor #11 additionally includes a horrific cowl by artist Bob Forgione, which represents the characteristic story “Hansel and Gretel,” a creepy little saga that takes the Grimm fairytale to the subsequent stage. This copy of The Factor #11 has been graded VG by Heritage Auctions. Whereas this copy is unslabbed, there are 37 entries for this difficulty on the CGC census, and the general title has been in demand amongst Pre-Code Horror collectors for many years. Anybody concerned about bidding on this comedian ought to take a look at the FAQ at Heritage Auctions for extra info on the bidding course of and associated issues.
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