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Cover: Art Saaf
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The Unseen #9

Mar 1953 · Pines · 0.10 USD
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In "Your Grave Is Ready," a wolf boy raised by a kind professor is tested when a ski trip to the woods awakens his primal nature. Ross Andru’s striking art brings the transformation to life, capturing the tension between man and beast. The haunting cover by Art Saaf perfectly sets the tone for this chilling tale from a 10-cent comic in 1953.

Contains 7 stories
Your Grave Is Ready
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
Doc Curtisthe wolf boy (renamed John Curtis]StanLydia

In "Your Grave Is Ready," a young man raised as a normal boy by a kind professor must confront the dark legacy of his wolf blood during a ski trip in the remote woods. As the winter storm closes in, the creature within him awakens, and the line between man and beast begins to blur. With the lives of those around him at risk, the truth of his nature comes crashing down — and one silver bullet may be the only thing standing between him and a fate he never asked for.

Untitled Non-Fiction story
0.5 pp · Non-Fiction, Fantasy
The Rat Man
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Sylvan PimsRose Barstow

Sylvan Pims, the charming exterminator, wins the heart of wealthy Rose Barstow with smooth words and a silver tongue. Their wedding is just the beginning—soon, the rats he promised to control begin to multiply, and Rose finds herself trapped in a nightmare she never saw coming.

The Wailing Woman
1 pp · Horror-Suspense
La Llorona

La Llorona haunts the streets of Mexico City as a spectral figure in a heavy veil, her mournful cries echoing through the night—a curse born from betrayal and executed justice years before. Young men drawn to her mysterious beauty discover a horrifying truth when they dare to glimpse her face. A chilling Mexican legend brought to vivid life in this 1953 tale of supernatural revenge.

Till Death Do Us Part
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Peter CordobaJohn CordobaLouisa

In "Till Death Do Us Part," the bond between Siamese twins Peter and John Cordoba is tested when a young woman, Louisa, enters their isolated world. Their shared pain and unbreakable connection become a source of tension as jealousy and hatred stir, leading to a chilling spiral neither can escape.

The Bleeding Platter
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Mrs. Van DellLeopoldDorothy Carter

A pottery designer's obsession with creating art that truly "has life" transforms from ambition into madness when his sponsor Mrs. Van Dell demands increasingly lifelike centerpieces for her dinner party. Leopold's desperate attempts to prove his genius spiral into something far darker than anyone could have anticipated. This five-page horror tale from 1953 explores what happens when an artist's ego and the demands of patrons collide with a warped vision of perfection.

The Phantom Hitch Hiker
1 pp · Horror-Suspense

A driver picks up a mysterious young woman hitchhiking through the Hudson Valley and offers her a ride, but her strange silence and sudden disappearance leave him with more questions than answers—especially when he discovers a ring she's left behind. What he learns at the village inn about the ring's true owner turns this eerie encounter into something far more unsettling than a simple missed connection.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $178
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $3,344*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $1,955*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $1,955
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $1,955
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $1,955
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CGC 6.0 $989
CGC 5.5 · 5 in census $736
CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $708
CGC 4.5 · 6 in census $567
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $512
CGC 3.5 · 4 in census $474*
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $402
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $343*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 2 in census $222*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

artist, inker Ross Andru
cover pencils, inks Art Saaf

Reprints

Reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent! #6 (1986), Tales Too Terrible to Tell #7 (1993), Crypt of Horror #29 (2016), Crypt of Horror #36 (2018), Haunted Horror #35 (2018), Hort der Angst #15 (2020), Creepy Worlds #250 (2025)

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