Fear Case #1 (Raw VF/NM) - Dark Horse Comics Virgin Variant (Matt Kindt / Horror Mystery Debut)

Add a high-concept, critical-darling indie horror key issue to your online storefront with Fear Case #1 (Virgin Variant), published by Dark Horse Comics! Created and written by New York Times bestselling author Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT, BRZRKR, Apache Delivery Service), featuring interior and cover artwork by Tyler Jenkins (Grass Kings, Peter Panzerfaust) and colors by Hilary Jenkins.

The clean, minimalist virgin-style layout showcases the bold red series title FEAR CASE centered at the top and the creator credits—MATT KINDT • TYLER + HILARY JENKINS—at the bottom. The striking cover art by Tyler Jenkins presents a collage of blood-splattered investigator faces, a sinister blood-dripping knife, and tense expressions set against a stark white backdrop.

In this premiere issue, Matt Kindt mixes True Detective crime procedural noir with cosmic horror. The story follows two Secret Service agents tasked with investigating the "Fear Case"—a mysterious, cursed briefcase that has appeared throughout history at the site of major tragedies and murders. Anyone who comes into possession of the case is driven to madness or violence within three days.

This unslabbed raw comic issue is in top-tier collectible condition (estimated VF/NM 9.0 or better), featuring clean edges, sharp corners, a flat spine, and crisp color contrast—making it an essential purchase for Matt Kindt fans, horror comic collectors, Dark Horse completionists, and indie key issue investors.