8vo. Original pictorial wraps (very light toning along edges). Provenance: Forrest J. Ackerman (1916-2008), American editor, magazine publisher, and science fiction author; acquired by the present owner directly from Ackerman.

“ASHCAN” LIMITED FIRST ISSUE OF 200 COPIES.

During the mid-1960s the horror comics genre saw a revival in popularity as the kids who grew up reading Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror began to enter the publishing industry. The first issue of Eerie was printed in a limited run of 200 copies in order to establish copyright on the title; the first “official” issue was published in March 1966. Like many other publications in a similar vein the publishers of Eerie opted not to submit their work to the Comics Code Authority, opening the magazine to various obscenity and legal challenges.