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Cat-Man_America

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    Show me your Timely's and I'll show you mine. Have a Cigar...

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    On 2/16/2024 at 10:18 PM, Drgoldage said:

    It will take me time to look but think I may have 10-20 books with the Stowe stamp . I did not keep them together and don’t have a list there were as I remember Quality / Fox Timely / Centaur all represented ,most were early but few keys in the ones I bought. The group had good color and solid pages without major defects 

    If it'll take you time to look they must be well stowed. (:

    CGC is now grading pulp magazines

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    On 2/12/2024 at 8:13 AM, Bookery said:

    A pretty good overview.  I would just quibble with a couple of things toward the end.  It really isn't correct to put Fitzgerald and Christie lumped in with pulp writers.  Christie's 1st publication was a full-blown hardback novel which introduced Hercule Poirot.  Her "Miss Marple" short stories did appear in pulps first in America, but presumably had already appeared in England (though I was unable to track down what sort of publication they first appeared in when I researched the guides).  Fitzgerald was never a pulp writer.  His first publication was in a university literary magazine, followed by appearances in the Saturday Evening Post, not considered a pulp by any means.  All sorts of authors were often reprinted much later in pulps, but that's not the same thing.

    Jack London is a bit of a stretch also, though a case might be made.  He appeared first (and somewhat frequently) in the literary magazine The Overland Monthly.  The magazine's origins precede anything we now consider to be officially pulp.  But London did publish some stories in the pulps afterward, so he's a bit of a crossover.  

     

    Yep, excellent quibbles. I think Nate should've mentioned a few of the more prominent pulp writers who graduated into television/film writing (etc.) who aren't familiar names. Examples like Robert Leslie Bellem and Hugh B. Cave come to mind. He teased John W. Campbell's "Who Goes There" written under the pseudonym Don A. Stuart ...the short story which became the basis for both Thing films (Carpenter's arguably much closer to the original story)... in the year before Campbell was given editorship of Street & Smith's Astounding, his direction advancing SF storytelling. 

    Overall, as an introduction, Mr. Price's video was much better than expected. 

    Matt Nelson's posts on pulps are also excellent, including reference sources to educate hobbyists on the history. While he understandably skirted over interior B&W art, Matt's focus on the magnificent cover paintings is dead-on and why pulps are ideally suited for encapsulation, difficulty notwithstanding. 

    CGC is now grading pulp magazines

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    Here's a short video that popped up on YouTube about the history of pulps for curious GA fans who aren't collecting 'em. While an oversimplification, it's a good fast paced primer on the relevance of pulps as an essential, underserved collector's market.  Nate Price has his facts straight and draws the correct conclusions about influences.

    Note: I would've linked this video in the pulp forum or in General, but that'd take too much thought after imbibing ale. lol

    :cheers:

    What else do you collect??

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    On 2/8/2024 at 6:39 PM, batman_fan said:

    My toy winnings arrived today.  One picture is to show the scale versus a CGC holder.  This toy is huge and pretty darn awesome.  Box is pretty rough but acceptable.

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    Hopefully, corroded batteries weren't included. :gossip:

    :cheers:

    Cat Covers

    in Comics General

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    Haven't posted in General for years, but with all the holder stuff going on had check inside the box to see if the liter had ever changed. 

    While in the neighborhood, here are a couple of vetted distemper shots of feline purr-suasion to a-mews... :grin:

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    Note: I left my Cat-Man comics out per thread guidelines, but only by a whisker; if I said it wasn't tempting, I'd be lion.

    :cheers: