CGC-certified Horror and International Comics Scare Up Excitement in Heritage Sales

Just in time for Halloween, Heritage Auctions is opening the crypt on two spine-tingling sales featuring horror and international horror comics graded by Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®). From pre-Code chills to rare global editions steeped in folklore, these auctions showcase the darker side of comic history, where artistry and terror meet on the page.

Horror comics exploded in popularity during the 1950s, as readers embraced their shocking art, twisted morality tales and supernatural thrills. Their mix of irony, gore and social commentary made them irresistible, until the Comics Code Authority brought the era’s dark imagination to an abrupt end.

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Featured in the All Hallows’ Eve: Horror Pulp Magazines and Comics Showcase Auction on October 23, 2025, is a Mister Mystery #12 graded CGC 4.0 (lot 75130).

Published by Aragon in 1953, Mister Mystery #12 is a chilling blend of pulp horror and macabre imagination from the golden age of terror comics. The cover by Bernard Baily shows a terrified man with a searing hot blade just an inch or two from his eyeball, one of the genre’s most haunting images that captures the eerie spirit of pre-Code horror at its peak.

Other CGC-certified comics in this auction include:

• a Chamber of Chills #23 graded CGC 5.0 (lot 75118)
• a Horrific #1 graded CGC 6.0 (lot 75128)
• a Venus #19 graded CGC 3.0 (lot 75141)
• a Weird Chills #2 graded CGC 8.5 (lot 75146)
• a Weird Tales #118 graded CGC 3.5 (lot 75095)

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Featured in the Foreign Horror and Mystery Comics Showcase Auction on October 30, 2025, is a Misterios del Gato Negro #21 graded CGC 7.0 (lot 81079).

Published by La Prensa in Mexico in the early 1950s, Misterios del Gato Negro #21 captures the international spirit of classic horror comics. The series blended the eerie tone of American pre-Code horror with its own cultural texture of shadowy graveyards, restless spirits and moral reckoning. This eerie issue stands out as a perfect Halloween read, filled with gothic imagery and nightmarish tales.

Other CGC-certified international comics in this auction include:

• a Contos De Terror #3 graded CGC 1.8 (lot 81018)
• a Dr. Mortis #53 graded CGC 8.5 (lot 81034)
• a Famous Funnies #211 Mexican Edition graded CGC 4.0 (lot 81045)
• a Ghostly Weird Stories #122 UK Edition graded CGC 6.0 (lot 81050)
• a Startling Terror Tales #9 UK Edition graded CGC 6.0 (lot 81127)

About CGC

Since revolutionizing comic book grading in 2000, CGC has grown to include certification services for a vast variety of pop culture collectibles. These divisions include CGC Cards, CGC Video Games and CGC Home Video. CGC Cards provides expert card grading for sports cards, TCGs and non-sports cards. CGC Video Games is dedicated to video game grading for the most popular consoles, including Nintendo, Sega, Atari, PlayStation and more. CGC Home Video provides expert VHS grading in addition to other types of videocassettes, DVD, Blu-ray and more. CGC also offers seamless solutions for autograph collectors with CGC Signature Series and JSA Authentic Autograph services.