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Cover: Carl Burgos

Spellbound #13

Mar 1953 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "The Dead Men," a 1953 Marvel gem, a man's invention promises to reverse aging—until an older actor, desperate to reclaim youth, ignores a chilling warning. Joe Orlando's art, inked by Jack Abel, brings to life a haunting tale of vanity and consequence, where a single pill leaves a man trapped between two states of being. The cover, a striking collaboration by Carl Burgos, captures the story’s eerie tension in bold, expressive lines.

Contains 5 stories
The Dead Men
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Death of a Puppet!
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Let's Face It!
4 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Let's Face It!" from Spellbound #13 (1953), a scientist who's developed age-reversing pills finds himself in a deadly standoff with an aging actor desperate to reclaim his youth. When the man warns the actor that the formula is incomplete—his face still half-finished—the actor ignores the plea, only to suffer a horrifying transformation that leaves him frozen between youth and age.

The Pitchman!
4 pp · Humor
A Sight for Sore Eyes
5 pp · Horror-Suspense

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Raw (Good) $50
CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $1,994*
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $966
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $758*
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CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $537
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CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $393
CGC 6.0 · 4 in census $367*
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CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $293*
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $250*
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CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $194*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $172*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $139*
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Full credits

inker Jack Abel
cover pencils, inks Carl Burgos

Reprints

Reprinted in Chamber of Chills #6 (1973), Dracula Lives #2 (1973), Vault of Evil #10 (1974), James Bond #40/[1976] (1976), James Bond #42/[1976] (1976), James Bond #43/[1976] (1976)

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