Ghost Comics (1951) #1

Fiction House 1951–1954 series Cover date Jan 1951

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

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About this issue

Ghost Comics #1 (1951) is issue #1 of Fiction House's Ghost Comics (1951–1954), with a cover date of January 1951. Written by Drew Murdoch and drawn by Rafael Astarita, Alex Blum and Eisner and Iger Studio.

Creators

Writer: Drew Murdoch
Pencillers: Rafael Astarita, Alex Blum, Eisner and Iger Studio
Inkers: Rafael Astarita, Alex Blum, Eisner and Iger Studio
Cover artist: Maurice Whitman

The stories

“The Banshee Bells”

Convict escapes from chain gang and is commandeered by the ghost of his evil brother to commit crimes like he did.

“Phantoms from the Sea”

Pilot has to watch his carrier go down in a Japanese kamikaze attack, but survives because a ghostly double of his ship refuels him.

“Flee the Phantoms”

After a car crash the driver gets a ride on the phantom bus transporting the deceased into the afterworld.

“The Parting”

The evil doll "Mr. Dingle" seduces Russell Burke to a life of crime.

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