miraclemet

Consoling my loss of a few different auctions on HA, CLINK and eBay I found solace in the forums. In a coincidence, this undercopy was available because the seller had out bid me on a sweet 7.0 copy a few weeks ago. Space Squadron #2 Another of the short run Atlas Sci-Fi titles. Five issues in this short run. A George Tuska cover (who actually did all of the covers for the series and a ton of the interior art along with Sol Brodsky). Apparently this title is something of a Tom Corbett, Space Cadet-rip off.

Had a Golden Age Sci-Fi lot arrive from HA today. While the books were all as described, I do so wish that HA would provide scans of all the books in the lot... but all the same Im happy to have a batch of fun Sci-Fi books. Seems like lots are usually more affordable than single books on HA. Flying Saucers #nn Just realized that what I thought were paper tears (on the S and the C in Saucer in the title) is really nothing more than dirt that seems to be easily coming off. Atomic Age Combat #6 Love the colors on this one, though dont love the couple of little stains. There's also a small tear at the main character's neck that goes all the way through. Strange Journey 4 Again nice colors Speed Carter Spaceman 5 Hard to find, but well beat. Wish HA would have noted the cover writing. Now for the two books I was really interested in when I bought the lot... Captain Rocket #nn Always love a nice "bubble helmet" cover. Just a great rocket ship cover. and the piece de resistance Speed Carter Spaceman #6 nice colors, no major creases across the image, nice OW pages... Love this Joe Maneely cover.

thanks! the good news, what I thought was originally paper loss on the title of the cover (on the S and the C in saucers) is really just dirt that I'm currently removing! though

Had a Golden Age Sci-Fi lot arrive from HA today. While the books were all as described, I do so wish that HA would provide scans of all the books in the lot... but all the same Im happy to have a batch of fun Sci-Fi books. Flying Saucers #nn Atomic Age Combat #6 Love the colors on this one, though dont love the couple of stains. Strange Journey 4 Again nice colors Speed Carter Spaceman 5 Now for the two books I was really interested in when I bought the lot... Captain Rocket #nn Always love a nice "bubble helmet" cover. and the piece de resistance Speed Carter Spaceman #6 nice colors, no major creases across the image, nice OW pages...

Had a Golden Age Sci-Fi lot arrive from HA today. While the books were all as described, I do so wish that HA would provide scans of all the books in the lot... but all the same Im happy to have a batch of fun Sci-Fi books. Flying Saucers #nn Atomic Age Combat #6 Love the colors on this one, though dont love the couple of stains. Strange Journey 4 Again nice colors Speed Carter Spaceman 5 Now for the two books I was really interested in when I bought the lot... Captain Rocket #nn Always love a nice "bubble helmet" cover. and the piece de resistance Speed Carter Spaceman #6 nice colors, no major creases across the image, nice OW pages...

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One of my favorite titles from the 50s.

Say you're Charlton, and you have a Western title that's losing steam, while your Sci-Fi line is doing well... what do you do? You do this: Beat but complete. With some tape and some tears. But it's mine. My favorite cover from the short lived (6 issues) revamping of the Western Comics line into SPACE WESTERN COMICS!

Thats a beautiful Lantern! (and if anyone is looking for a Milestone's Green Goblin statue I'm selling one over on eBay right now... started the aution at $0.99 Id certainly rather see it go to a CGC message boardie!

Got caught up in some bidding on HA tonight... and now I (happily) have these headed to me Atom Age Combat #5 (not pictured); Captain Rocket #1; Flying Saucers #1 (1950); Speed Carter Spaceman #4 and 6 (not pictured), and Strange Journey #4 I missed on a mid-grade Captain Rocket a few months back, and I love the Speed Carter books... so I cant wait to see them in hand.

Has anyone interacted with Flash105 since his sales thread in January? I bought from him and have been trying to consummate the deal ever since. PMs have gone unread. He's not a new member, just one that comes and goes with some gaps in time... Anyone?

Not high grade by any means but finally got one. My favorite cover of the short lived Space Western line.

Super excited that this book is on the way... It's a beater, but so hard to find I had to jump on the one that popped onto eBay. A strange 6 issue mash-up of two genres. Issue #40 is my favorite due to the extreme prominence of both the western and space/sci-fi theme. Before issue #40 it was just the western title Cowboy Western Comics by Charlton, and after issue #45, it returned to its original title.

Time for another cover. This is Planet #71 with a Maurice Whitman cover. It is the best. Planet Comics in general are awesome, but #71? It looks like some combination of Steranko, Dave Stevens and Heaven. I don't even understand everything that's going on with that space suit, but it's awesome. Like best space suit from the 50s awesome. The mix of colors on the suit, that contrast with the colors of space. Knee pads, Self Propulsion, a ray gun. Air tanks, some sort of hand held rocket to throw/aim at people. There's great detail in the spacecraft below (see the guy in restraints on the examining table? Is that New York City being towed into space off on the right? It looks like someone wrapped the Statue of Liberty for transport! I wish my work scanner was better... After buying a few CGC 2s and a few 4s, I definitely think 4s are my threshold. Less than that and the condition is distracting from the book/cover image. Lesson learned.

I do enjoy the art on the covers, But something about the layout, the oversized Title taking up the top 1/3 of the book, the fact that they border it all out (rather than just having the title overlay the larger cover art it all seems repetitive to me. And thus a bit monotonus. The art INSIDE the space on the cover is beautiful, some of the most amazing rendered Sci-Fi images around, but the design of the covers leave me lacking.

It went for $200, which was a premium over non-pedigree copies in the same grade, about a 2x multiplier... It'll be interesting going forward if the market treats the camp books consistently different than the non-camp books. (remember the Boy camp book went for what 10x a non-pedigree copy?) How has CGC been treating the writing on the camp books? Have they been downgrading much for it? original owner markings dont get downgraded (for the writing) as far as I know. Hmmm...if that's the case, I'll have to part company with CGC on the issue. The camp books are very cool, but writing on the cover is writing on the cover. (I guess I'm old school...I started collecting before "pedigree" was common in comic book parlance, and back then, writing on the cover--with the possible exception of a penciled arrival date--took a grade WAY down.) why would the penciled arrival date be an exception? if your stance is "non production marks on the cover are considered downgrades in condition" then any mark, pencil arrival date, a Larson "L", arrival date stamp should all be considered as part of a downgrade, the bigger the mark, the bigger the downgrade.

It went for $200, which was a premium over non-pedigree copies in the same grade, about a 2x multiplier... It'll be interesting going forward if the market treats the camp books consistently different than the non-camp books. (remember the Boy camp book went for what 10x a non-pedigree copy?) How has CGC been treating the writing on the camp books? Have they been downgrading much for it? original owner markings dont get downgraded (for the writing) as far as I know.

Rocket to the Moon #nn Joe Orlando cover This comic is an uncredited adaptation of the novel "Maza of the Moon" by Otis Adelbert Kline. Gary Watson disputes the art credits on the main story, saying it looks like a combination of Wally Wood and Joe Orlando with no Charles Nicholas

Apparently starting a journal is good USPS mojo. Had two books arrive. Attack On Planet Mars #nn With a Gene Fawcette cover, and interiors including Carmine Infantino & Wally Wood (noted as "Wallace") In the year 2430, Tarrano, an Earthman, has seized control of both the planet Venus and its outpost on Earth, Venia. To that outpost, the tyrant has kidnapped Elza and Georg, children of the recently-murdered scientist, Dr Brende, along with reporter Jac Hallen. While Tarrano plots his upcoming conquest of Earth and Mars, Georg and the captive Venusian princess Maida escape, and then aid Earth's government in planning a pre-emptive attack on Venia.

Oddly enough, I've been thinking about doing the same thing. I love the covers. The old paperback book covers are amazing too. Good luck with the new focus. Thanks! (thumbs u I too LOVE the pulp covers, they are beautiful. I dont understand their market or how they are graded at all, and the fact they arent slabbed/graded is about the only reason I don't pick them up.

It went for $200, which was a premium over non-pedigree copies in the same grade, about a 2x multiplier... It'll be interesting going forward if the market treats the camp books consistently different than the non-camp books. (remember the Boy camp book went for what 10x a non-pedigree copy?)

Here's my first book. Journey into Unknown Worlds #37 (#2 in the series) I have such a soft spot for misconceptions of the effects of space on bare skin. Bill Everett's cover (amazing) has a scantily clad blond in a short skirt present it what appears to be a spacecraft with an open air cockpit. And our hero, also apparently got warm out in space, and opted for the short sleeve version of the spacesuit.

...when all we had was our imaginations So I've recently embarked on a new collecting area, that of Golden Age Sci-Fi. When I first re-started collecting a few years ago I had a few GA Sci-Fi books, but then turned my attention elsewhere. But now I'm back. I'm going to use this journal to 1) show books I've added to my collection and 2) document books I might be targeting. My end goal is to have an example from each Sci-Fi themed title from the Golden Age, and some examples of non-Sci-Fi GA titles that happen to have a particularly Sci-fi themed cover. As heretical as it may sound, I'm not all that interested in EC books. I think the art on the covers is amazing, and the stories are too (I've read most of them in reprints over the years), but for some reason the book cover layout (with the big title taking up the top 1/4 of the book) just feels boring to me when I see them (compared to non-EC counterparts). Im sure I'll get around to owning some of them, but right now they aren't tickling my fancy. What I am interested in is pre-spacerace images of space. I love the idea that before 1966 we had not seen photos taken from "deep space" (beyond our earth orbit), and that our ideas of "outer space" were still fantastical. Artists and writers created alien landscapes, creatures, and amazing starships to fill this void of information, and I love them. By the time we reached the 60s space was far more realistic, and we knew the nuts and bolts of how to travel there, even if we hadn't done it yet (FF #1 from 1962 had a relatively realistic rocket takeoff to space). But before the 60s it was still a place of wonder, and that's what I've decided to focus on, pre 1960 Sci-Fi comics. See more journals by miraclemet

again, incorrect. 18 to have an account and post. anyone with a computer/internet access can view the forum. thus anyone of any age can see BBum's sales thread.

Sold over the weekend in HA's weekly auction Jungle 88 Okajima ('48 I think) Not on the current Okajima master list.