The Tormented (1954) #2

Sterling 1954–1954 series Cover date Sep 1954

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

Value history

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About this issue

The Tormented #2 (1954) is issue #2 of Sterling's The Tormented (1954–1954), with a cover date of September 1954. Drawn by Bill Ely, Mike Roy and Mike Sekowsky.

Creators

Pencillers: Bill Ely, Mike Roy, Mike Sekowsky
Inker: Bill Ely
Cover artist: Mike Roy

The stories

“Design For Death”

Leopold is told to produce some more lifelike pottery.

“The Devil's Circus”

George has trouble making up his mind.

“The Face On the Floor”

Cyrus is a janitor who hates it when people dirty up his nice clean floors.

“Honeymoon Horror”

Roberta and Ed go on a camping trip for their honeymoon. While Ed is away, Roberta is attacked and raped. In a nearby town, Roberta points out her attacker and Ed kills the man. However, on their next stop, Roberta points out ANOTHER man as the rapist and demands Ed kill him. Ed realizes his wife has gone insane.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.