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On 4/25/2024 at 1:59 PM, mstrange said:

Creatures on the Loose #21 CGC 9.6 white pgs Steranko Cover $130

 

On 4/28/2024 at 1:20 PM, mstrange said:

10% OFF on everything not already SOLD

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Wow!

It was a small group but it must have been amazing for readers of Weird Tales from the late 20’s thru the mid 30’s reading Lovecraft and Howard’s new stories as they were released… 

On 4/28/2024 at 5:57 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft       Bart House #12      1945        $90 

Lovecraft's second mass market paperback and very hard to find in any condition, this one is real nice.

Fine Plus.  Solid tight binding, pages tight and supple. White pages and inside covers. Unfaded spine with a bit of ripple from glue shrinkage. Faint reader crease on front, none on the back.

 

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On 4/28/2024 at 5:50 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Weird Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft  Bart House #4 1945    $90

One of the hobby's great classic covers. Lovecraft's first mass market paperback and becoming very hard to find in higher grade.

Fine Plus. Solid tight binding, pages tight and supple. Great page quality, bright white and the interior covers are bright white as well. Strong colors, they are usually faded. Front is uncreased, the back has a couple of light creases, light edgewear.

 

 

 

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On 4/27/2024 at 5:17 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Shadows Of Lust by Ralph Carter   Croydon Love Novel No. 14    1949     $45

L.B. Cole GGA cover.  A pretty stunner of a copy.

VF minus, square and solid with a near perfect spine. Has a little color rub to upper corner and a faint reader crease that doesn't break color, tiny dig on back.

 

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On 4/27/2024 at 5:06 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Terror At Night  Ed. by Herbert Williams    Avon No. 110    1947       $30

Great George Mayers cover art on this nice copy of Avon's first true horror anthology featuring Lovecraft and several other Weird Tales writers.

A much better than average copy with decent centering of the red frame that is usually totally cut off on more than one side.

Fine/Fine Plus. Solid square, bright and tight, has a fair bit of spine wear but very little to the covers

 

 

 

 

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On 4/27/2024 at 4:05 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Vampirella #4 Blood Wedding by Ron Goulart.     Warner Books No. 86-088     1976        $55

A killer copy. The first and best I've had to list.

VF/VF Plus - unread. Square and glossy. No reader crease on the tough black cover, just very minor edge wear on this otherwise fresh looking copy. Pages are lightly tanning. Small rubber stamped code to top of page edge.

 

 

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“Gay white way”????

Is that the scan or are there no nipples drawn on the boobs? Looks odd.

On 4/27/2024 at 2:05 PM, Darwination said:

I curse you both.

On 4/27/2024 at 2:00 PM, goldust40 said:

Mstrange took that book, not me, not that it matters. 

I think it’s just easier to blame you….

On 4/27/2024 at 1:55 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Vampirella #6 Snakegod by Ron Goulart   Warner Books No. 86-090   1976       $50

An outstanding copy of this tough book. I don't think I've sold a copy of this one before.  Complete with the insert ad for cigarettes. The classic cover from Vampirella 89 was used for this last book in the series. 

VF Minus. Square, glossy and tight. Has a hairline spine crease, small bend on cover and a few little touches of wear at the edges. Beautiful.

 

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On 4/21/2024 at 4:53 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Crack In Space by Philip K. Dirk      Ace F-377  1st Ed.  Paperback Original  February 1966   $35

Cover art by Jerome Podwil. 

Very Fine       Unread, Square and glossy, perfect spine, pages tight, creamy and supple. A slight bend to cover at lower right.  Off white pages. Looks like a new book

 

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On 4/21/2024 at 2:42 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow Ed. by Ray Bradbury    Bantam A944    PBO   1952    $20

Great collection selected by Bradbury, includes Bradbury, Jackson, Kuttner & more

The amazing wraparound cover art is uncredited but looks like Charles Binger to me

VF minus. No crease at all on the spine so it's an unread copy that has a few color flecks off the edges and a tiny crease on lower back left. It's a fat little violume.

 

 

On 4/21/2024 at 1:24 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Bar The Doors Selected by Alfred Hitchcock       Dell #143    1946    $20

Classic Gerald Gregg Horror cover. One of the best Dell Hitchcock Horror books. Stories by Wells, Crawford and Derleth, among others.

A square, tight fresh copy with great gloss. Some light lamination creasing that doesn't break color keeps it out of high grades but man, it feels and mostly looks like  one. Great pages.

 

 

 

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On 4/20/2024 at 4:09 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Liana by Martha Gellhorn  Popular Library NO. 1529  2nd print 1954    $15

Gorgeous colors on this Ray Johnson GGA painting with great vignettes on the back cover as well.  One of the many inter-racial genre from this time period.

Square, tight and glossy. Has a reader crease, light vertical crease on back and some edgewear. A real nice looking book.

 

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On 3/31/2024 at 2:27 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Gorgeous Devil George H.Smith, Newstand Library 503   PBO 1959     $20

Beautiful Pulp Sleaze with Robert Bonfils GGA

Fresh looking copy. Bold colors, glossy cover. Very light wear, virtually no cover creasing at all. Pages are off white and supple. Someone read it carefully once because a couple of pages had the corners folded back at one time but it appears very lightly read.

 

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On 3/30/2024 at 5:13 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Red Planet  by Robert A. Heinlein     Ace Books    True 1st Print of the 1st Paperback edition     Ace 71140    January 1971    $18

More classic  Steele Savage cover art. A glorious series.

VF minus. Square, glossy and new feeling.  Tiny scrape, edge wear

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On 3/30/2024 at 4:51 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Lot of folks with good taste around here 

On 3/30/2024 at 5:06 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The Star Beast  by Robert A. Heinlein     Ace Books    True 1st Print of the 1st Paperback    Ace 78000     October 1970    $20

Classic  Steele Savage  art on this amazing Heinlein 1st

VF minus. Square, glossy and new feeling.  Tiny edge wear

 

 

 

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On 3/30/2024 at 4:50 PM, Surfing Alien said:

I like it when the boards heat up and the lames start cackling 

On 3/30/2024 at 1:39 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Sanctuary in the Sky / The Secret Martians     John Brunner, Jack Sharkey     Ace Books     D-471  1st Ed.   1960  $5

Sweet  Ed Valigursky , Basil Gogos covers

VG. Looks Fine plus, cover separating slightly on Secret Martian side

 

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