Silver

I remember thinking how expensive they seemed at the time! I couldn't afford any, but I sure wish I had bought at least one! Very cool, post the books too! On a different note, I just got in the ISF 31 I recently picked up, I was pleasantly surprised to find out it was copy #1. Not that it really means anything, its just kind of cool. In the original article I believe it said Bill was going to keep several copies of each book. I always assumed he kept the first couple? He must of sold off whatever he kept at some point I guess. Anyone know? The ads only show the middle copies as being available to the public.

That’s not an issue you see very often, nice!

Anyone know anything about this? I have heard a couple of different stories (Hollywood July 17-19, Las Vegas), Anyone know anything definitive?

Wow, nice 80 - pagers!

These next two pages are from CBM #2 (1991) and they are Russ Cochran's sales ad of GFC books. Oh my....

Okay, I found that answers to my own questions. I have felt very "EC-y" lately, so I went through my old copies of CBM's and found the following. This may have been posted previoulsy, I apologize if it has, I can't say I have read this thread going back to it's beginnings. The following is a reprint from CBM 80 (the whole issue is dedicated to 50 years of EC, great issue!) Says it's from CBM#2, but I have #2 and I couldn't find it. Any ways, this is what I must have been thinking of, reading this story about the opening of the GFC collection:

I ran across this in a great Wally Wood article in CBM 44.

And here is the other one: 😊

I added two more sci-if books yesterday!

Does anyone have a copy or a link to somewhere that shows the original ad for the Gaines books? I remember CBG having an ad (I think!) . I was also wondering, did anyone buy a complete set of the Gaines books when they were first released and still have them today? I only started collecting EC last year, but they are quickly becoming my favorite books to buy!

My only GA DC is Superboy

Eric, I don’t mind competition at all. In fact, I’m not even number one on the registry any longer. My competitor passed me up two years ago. He and I have actually collaborated on a few purchases!

I’ve had a bit of a setback with this thread. Photobucket finally kicked the bucket for me and now most of my previous scans are gone. Fear not, project Sugar and Spike continues. I may repost some of the earlier issues later on. Here is where I’m at right now. Just got back 3 graded books from CGC, that brings my registry set up to 70 (out of 98 issues). I have two more just sent in (6 and 7) That will get me to 72. I have two other raw issues I’m not likely to slab as they are on my *upgrade* list, so in all 74 out of 98. I have far exceeded what I had hoped to get, thinking maybe half the run in nice shape was do-able. Now I’m prepared to make this my life-long collecting goal, 😂 Here is the latest batch back from. CGC:

Here is another one on it’s way to me. Getting kind of addicted...

One of the best covers!

My first issue of this series!

Thats not universally true. There are some great books from DC in both silver and bronze eras.

As a fellow completist collector ...

My Rudolph set is really nice....😉

Someone say DC? Superboy Lois Lane Jimmy Olsen Superman Family Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Eighty Page Giant A couple issues away from Superman 100-300 Action 250-414 Need a couple more issues for Adventure Comics 247-380 Couple more for World’s Finest 87-225 three issues away from a complete Brave and the Bold 24 issues away from a complete Sugar and Spike Bronze Age, tons Swamp Thing Demon Kamandi Tarzan Korak, Son of Tarzan Warlord etc... 😉

Bring it on!

Another single digit addition, 74 out of 98 complete. The Project continues!

Picked up another EC yesterday. I have the Russ Cochran reprints so I read this one right after I bought it 😊