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Love Harry Parkhurst covers, very much in same style as St. John.

On 4/20/2024 at 5:27 PM, OtherEric said:

It is the same publisher, Goodman.  But it may have a different indicia publisher.  It also has Al Williamson's only illustration for the Pulps that I'm aware of.

Thank you! I was not aware of that, I did check my Bookery's though and you are absolutely correct.

Not related to Marvel Science Stories (different publisher), but a "marvel" just the same.

Just to add some variety to the thread...

On 4/18/2024 at 8:30 PM, Robot Man said:

Amazing how cheap Planet Stories are compared to Planet Comics. Now, due to the great equalizer, graded, slabbed copies, I expect that gap to slowly start coming closer together. At the end of the day when all you have is the cover anyway…

Agree completely, and the PS covers are arguably the superior of the two.

I had this one for a short time but sold it due to it being incomplete, still in search of a replacement.

Spicy=Pricey

On 4/6/2024 at 10:29 PM, Tombofdracula50 said:

Super-Mystery Comics V4 #5 Scarce Golden Age Vintage Ace Comic 1945 GD+ 2.0 140.00 shipped 

I'll take it

Judging by recent HA results, Weird Tales is certainly hot. Here is a nice Maggie cover.

While we are certainly in the pulp fever rush with so many newbies coming into the genre, the demand is VERY quickly outpacing supply. I will also add that it is almost totally driven by cover art with only minor exceptions for content. The All Story above being the best example, but no one is collecting any of the Spicy/Saucy titles for their literary value. Weird Tales with Conan enjoy al least a 2-4x bump over their non REH Brundage counterparts. The Shadow and The Spider values are 100% driven by the cover art except for their 1st issues. No one should be surprised at any of this as it has been true in the comic community for decades now, just look at Tec or Action covers with or without Batman or Superman, that list is nearly endless.

For comic collectors looking for cool covers to collect, the pulps offer significantly better art for pennies on the dollar of their comic counterparts. Considering what I paid for my Fox collection, the pulps I buy are still a bargain but going up fast, 10/33 is a classic example, and I still need a copy I just submitted my first batch of pulps for grading while they are still under the $400 standard value threshold, that is not going to last very long and yes, I know I am probably only making the costs go up but as I see it right now, you can either get on board or be left behind. Time will tell.

On 2/18/2024 at 4:35 PM, Rick Hall said:

This all depends on what you are collecting.
If you are looking for the "Batwoman" issue of Weird Tales in order to read the stories, you will find solid readable copies that are overpriced.
If you are looking for the "Batwoman" issue of Weird Tales just to own the pulp and look at the cover, you will not find many "High Grade" copies. Those lower grade copies will be "overpriced for its grade". A "High Grade" copy will be priced even higher. No "Exceptionally High Grade" copies will be there. They will pass hands-to-hand, the transaction having already been completed. Or those copies will be put up for auction.

After all, it is just another Brundage pastel in an issue of WeirdTales. This one just has been tagged as "Iconic".

Funny that you are responding to a 6 month old post about an event that has long since passed. I would also say that any copies "overpriced for its grade" would now be considered a steal.

On 11/29/2023 at 10:44 PM, Professor K said:

I don't know about that. Working it out as I write this I first ask how much would a complete unrestored coverless copy in say average condition with C/OW to OW/White sell for at the moment? I don't have any way to figure that. If anyone does please do tell.

Let's say for the sake of this topic 500,000 clams, by clams I mean smackeroos, for a nice one. Add to that 235K for this cover. Would a mid grade qualified with covers from two different books sell for at least 700k? There is only one green label out there and I see no sales for it. I could be wrong but I just don't see how putting these covers from different books on a coverless copy and creating a detached cover green label copy and paying just about 240K for it could be that profitable. 

The last 4.5 to sell was about 1.2m so a green label 4.5 would likely bring at least half I would think. It could also be restored and potentially get an EP purple label, and given that cover probably get to a 7.5 with work. It will bring all the money.