classics hound-migration

Super graded #1. I am struggling with the question of whether or not to grade? Most Classics collectors are old school and do not care to encapsulate. I have the set, the Canadian set, the French set, the UK set, the Australian set, and 5 diff Italians (very tough). Anyone care about the Canadians or foreign issues?

Once you get into the characters a bit, you enjoy the humor more. This is like "Big Bang Theory". Got to learn who each kid is and their quirks.

Your #13 shown could be either a reprinted US version or the tougher Canadian version. Easy to figure out, check the front inside or back and see if it lists a Toronto address. It looks like my Canadian issue, if so, around $100 in gd/vg condition. If it's got US address on back, around $40 in this shape. Only #'s 10, 12, 13, 14, and 15 were Classic Comics in Canada, all the rest are Classics Illustrated. Hope this helps

Hi, unfortunately, most dealers and comic collectors don't care to understand the reprint system of Classics. The dates of almost all reprints still show the original issue date of the first run issues, early to late 40's. Simple way to tell what you have is look at the list of Classics that you can order direct from Gilberton. That is how we tell the reprint issue. If you can order up to #97, then obviously the issue you have is a reprint if it was any number below 96. Not that these are worthless, but they are not the original run that you see examples from the other collectors above. All original issues from 1-80, are 10 cents each. Another simple way to sort, sadly, you still have to look at the highest reorder number on the back. If you have issue 49, then you can't order issue 65, since it had not been published yet. Sorry, it gets more confusing as I read my own explanation. Also, most dealers do not buy Classics, condition is usually less than nice, more Classics were printed than any other comic from 1941 to the late 50's, and dealers who are in the business of selling, don't want to sit on inventory that might take years to move. I love them but it seems that I might be an endangered species. Good luck, Mike

Hi, anyone trading LL's & Tubby's? Thanks, Mike

Hi, just thought I would ask if anyone remembers a pulp cover that showed a crazed man walking down an aisle with women tied to beds and stabbing them? Years ago, before any guides and reference books, I thought it might have been an EC horror comic but over time, I acquire complete runs and failed to find the cover. Back in 1971, Terry Stroud and David Alexander owned a comic group in LA and we got talking about the image and they suggested it might be a pulp? Not that it's driving me crazy, but it has been 42 years of wondering.... Any help would be much appreciated as I remember seeing this cover in a used book and comic shop on Wabasha street in downtown St. Paul, during the early 1950's. We would take the bus downtown on Saturdays and either trade 2 comics for 1 or pay 5 cents for any pulp or comic in the store. Must have had 3000 comics and pulps stacked below, on top of, and around 40 tables. I did not buy the issue because at 11 years old, my parents would have gone nuts. Thanks, Mike