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Shock Illustrated #3 (EC, 1956) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages....

Shock Illustrated #3 (EC, 1956) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $10,800.00

Sold: Aug 23, 2024

Shock Illustrated #3 Values

Publisher: EC, 1956

About Shock Illustrated #3

Painted cover by Rudy Nappi. Last issue of the title, distributed only at E.C.'s offices. Al Feldstein stories. Reed Crandall, George Evans, Jack Kamen, and Graham Ingels art. Rated a "7" ("scarce") in the Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books Scarcity Index.

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COVER DETAILS

Shock Illustrated #3 (EC, 1956) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages....

Pencils: Rudy Nappi (painting)

Inks: Rudy Nappi (painting)

Colors: Rudy Nappi (painting)

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: Curiousity Killed

Pages: 12.000

Script: Al Feldstein

Pencils: Reed Crandall

Inks: Reed Crandall

Letters: typeset

Pages: 1.000

Pencils: Rudy Nappi

Inks: Rudy Nappi

Letters: typeset

Notes: Letters from Laurence A. Wolley, Fred Coleman, Jr., Isaac Goodrich, Landon Chesney, Milton Harwood, Paul R. Barclay, Duane Elliot, Gary Hoopes, A.W. Gaito, Ethel Danziger, Robert Michaels, Irving Fischer.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	25
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	28

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Shock Illustrated #3 (EC, 1956) CGC FN- 5.5 Cream to off-white pages. Here's the last non-Mad EC publication, and one that didn't ever make it to newsstands. A few copies (Overstreet says 100) were bound by hand, and finding one of those is the toughest challenge for the EC completist. Cover artist Rudy Nappi is probably best known for the many Hardy Boys covers he painted for Grosset and Dunlap -- of course, more adult subject matter is dealt with here. The interior art is by EC standbys Reed Crandall, George Evans, Jack Kamen, and Graham Ingels. Overstreet 2005 FN 6.0 value = $312. CGC census 12/05: 1 in 5.5, 6 higher.
Auction 819 | Lot: 3101 | Jan 21, 2006

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Shock Illustrated #3 Gaines File pedigree (EC, 1956) CGC NM- 9.2 Cream to off-white pages. Only 100 copies of this issue were produced and given out at the EC offices; the rest of the print run was destroyed because publisher William Gaines couldn't afford to have them bound! It features terrific artwork by EC stalwarts Graham Ingels, Reed Crandall, Jack Kamen, and George Evans, with a fabulous cover painting by Rudy Nappi. This is one of the rarest EC books, and the few copies that exist rarely appear on the open market, let alone in condition this good (from Gaines' personal file, no less). Overstreet 2005 NM- 9.2 value = $1,350. CGC census 7/05: 1 in 9.2, 1 higher.
Auction 817 | Lot: 5061 | Aug 13, 2005

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Shock Illustrated #3 (EC, 1956) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages. Your EC collection isn't complete without this rarity, and it's a tough one to get your hands on, as this issue never made it to newsstands! This was the very last non-Mad EC publication, bearing a May 1956 cover date. After it was printed, publisher Bill Gaines reportedly lacked the funds to have it bound. So the only copies that exist are a few (Overstreet says 100) that were bound by hand. According to the book Tales of Terror!, "These were given away at the EC offices, or sent to fans who had ordered the issue." The magazine has a painted cover by Rudi Nappi and art by EC standbys Reed Crandall, George Evans, Jack Kamen, and Graham Ingels. CGC notes, "Centerfold detached." Overstreet 2004 VG 4.0 value = $184.
Auction 813 | Lot: 1010 | Oct 2, 2004

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Shock Illustrated #3 (EC, 1956). Super-rare EC "Picto-Fiction" (text stories with numerous illustrations); only 100 copies of this issue were produced and given out at the EC offices. The rest of the print run was destroyed because Gaines couldn't afford to have them bound! Terrific artwork by EC stalwarts Graham Ingels, Reed Crandall, Jack Kamen, and George Evans with a fabulous cover painting by Rudy Nappi. This is one of the rarest EC books, and the few copies that exist rarely come on to the open market. This is an excellent copy, a solid FN+. It has a 1/2" split at the top of the spine, moderate spine stress, light creasing (does not break ink) in both the top right and bottom right corners, and has a moderately bumped top left corner. The cover still has outstanding clarity and color. Magazine format. From the Grant Geissman Collection. Overstreet 2001 FN 6.0 value = $268; NM 9.4 value = $850.
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