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Should be easy to count them, then.

"Back then", bagging and boarding were unheard of. Inflation; I remember back about 1957 or so, going to a small used book stand and asking if he had any horror comics. He got out a small box, and sold me two or three PCH's, at I believe it was 50 cents each. When I got back into collecting PCH in 1973, there were a few used bookstores on Hollywood Blvd in Hollywood that I would drop into, since I was working in that area at the time. I would go to a rear counter at the largest one, and ask to see their "old comic books". The clerk would bring out a cardboard box, with maybe two-three dozen comics in it, mostly Atlas's, along with a few other publishers, at two dollars each. It was here that I got a Fair copy of Mister Mystery 12 (the flame toward the eye cover), and a near-mint copy of Black Cat Mystery 33 (electrocution cover), among others. If only I had had the coin to buy all of them! About 1982 or so, can't remember the exact year, I bought from a Recycler seller who was a comic book dealer, several books, and although I can't remember the others, one was Horrific 3 (bullet hole in the head cover) for the princely sum of 4 dollars. No bags, no boards, no excessive cost, no speculative purchasing; just a collector buying for the reading enjoyment. How times have changed, eh eh. I always imagined Hollywood Blvd to be a mecca for back-issue collectors, especially in the early 70s. Oh for a time machine...

Post counts should be banned. (thumbs u

Bloody hell. Is he okay? Yep - he survived How many stings?

That plus lack of interest in them - they may well have been bargain bin fodder until the 1990s, when their worth in the marketplace started to become reassessed.

Bloody hell. Is he okay?

Is there a story there? I've only heard information 2nd hand so whether it involves an erupting volcano, the Walking Dead or an alien abduction I couldn't say. Maybe someone else can chime in. Whatever the answer, it's certainly ironic. When did the Mystery Tales buyer drop out, I haven't really noticed a change in demand. Weren't there some strong HA auctions recently...there still seems to be nothing in the way of inventory. Did the Mystery Tales buyer drop out or did he achieve his goal and grab all available inventory? He certainly managed to attain most of the inventory that was out there, and has seemingly kept all of it.

Great books. That Uncanny is one of my favorite Atlas horror covers. Mine too, along with the Mystic. A case of hitting the ground running...

This thread is fab.

You don't love Blighty anymore?

Greetings, Liuetenant!

Evening droogies.

From one of the earliest Marvel ads I can remember back in the day. I may have to get one of those. (thumbs u

Feeling Arsey? A bit.

Great seller, great books - couldn't ask for more. (thumbs u