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  1. One final small price reduction, then it goes back in the vault. cheers, gozer
  2. Now $1650. A GA Xela cover in 8.5 !! (cue crowd cheering noises)
  3. A bit of a curiosity item here. In 1994, the JC Penney Christmas Catalog offered a set of 15 Marvel comic reprints (for $14.99 plus shipping). They have the cover and the stories. AAF 13 has the original fan letter page. Most (all?) ads are replaced by modern ones. The back cover is usually an ad for Stridex acne pads. The indicia adds "Second Printing" or "SECOND PRINTING." Except AAF 13. It has no indicia anywhere. A bit strange. The color covers on these are great, they really pop. These are in nice shape, sharp cover corners and edges. Call them F+/VF. This lot of 7 issues reprints: Amazing Adult Fantasy 13 Avengers 88 Hulk 140 Sgt Fury and HHCs 13 Thor King Size Special 2 X-Men 62 & 63 $130 for the set, and I'll pay shipping. Will be boxed and well packed. Returns accepted. Payment by PayPal, check, or MO. Thanks for looking.
  4. Startling Comics #50 Better Publications 3/1948 NOW: $1600 - plus $20 shipping (boxed and insured). Payment by check or PayPal. CGC 8.5, OW pages CGC ID: 0107030017 Also noted: "Slightly rusted staples" I've included pictures of the staples. The staples are only really visible from the side. The pics make them look worse than they are (a little bit anyway). Pretty great Xela airbrush cover, the blonde is escaping from the clutches of the evil green guy by jumping into ... outer space? And naturally she's wearing high heels. While the valiant hero looks on (and does nothing). Thanks for looking.
  5. And by "slashed" I mean reduced by a very tiny amount, almost a trifle. Hardly worth mentioning. Anyway ... Two SSWS books, both with our brave lads fighting monsters (who sometimes, sorta/kinda look like dinosaurs. Payment is by PayPal or Check Shipping is $15 - will be boxed and shipped via USPS #120, 1965. Kubert cover. "The Tank Eater!" CGC 9.2, OW to W pages. CGC ID: 0715715003 $350 -- now $300 #137, 1968. "Fight to the Last!" CGC 9.0, OW pages. CGC ID: 0012364001 (those numbers are tiny!) $300 -- now $250 Better pictures on request. Thanks for looking.
  6. Captain Science 3 - Youthful Magazines, 4/1951 CGC 8.5 (ID number 0009339013) - tied for highest copy in census The Crippen ("D") copy Cream to off-white pages CGC notes: Classic bondage cover. $5000 - I'll pay postage & insurance to the 48 states. Elsewhere, buyer pays all that. Really outrageous bondage cover by Walter T. Johnson, with a comely lass tied to a burning airplane. Good grief. These wild bondage covers are getting harder to find, especially in high grade. Speaking of which, there aren't that many high-grade copies out there. The top 5 copies are two in 8.5 and three in 8.0. For an interesting data point, check out a recent auction of another copy of this book. BTW, this cover is a swipe of Wings Comics #94 (1948). I also have a copy of that book. Let me know if you'd like to make an offer for both CS 3 and W 94. Thanks for looking.
  7. Startling Comics #51 Better Publications, 5/48 CGC 8.5 with OW to W pages $2600 and I pay insurance and shipping to USA buyers. Other locations pay cost. Payment by MO or check only. No PayPal on this one. Toward the end of its run (the last 7 covers, #47 - #53), Startling Comics used Alex Schomburg airbrush covers. And jeepers, are they swell! One of the things I like about #51 is the vehicle. It's a car. A CAR. In space. It's got a steering wheel and (of all things) a door handle. And what looks like a back seat. Just like your dad's new 1948 Plymouth. Plymouths didn't have ray-gun turrets, but still. Thanks for looking.
  8. Book is sold to GreatCaesarsGhost. Thank you.
  9. Crimes by Women #3 Fox, 10/1948 CGC 6.0 Cream to Off-White pages SOLD Dr. Barbour) about the language of women in comics.
  10. One bump to see if there's any interest. If not, it's probably off to one of the auction sites. Hope you'all had a safe Thanksgiving. cheers, gozer
  11. I've got a few golden age books, in high grade (e.g. 9.4, 9.6), for which there's just no sales data. They only changed hands through private transactions, and it all happened many years ago. So trying to figure out an asking price is a challenge. But there IS some data for lower grade copies. And for copies from 15 or more years ago. I'm wondering, is it useful? For comic X (in CGC 9.4) does it help to know that a 6.0 copy sold in 2018 for $1600? Or that a 9.0 copy sold in 2004 for $1000? Is it relevant?
  12. OtherEric is correct. Asimov's first published story was "Marooned off Vesta," published in the March 1939 issue of Amazing Stories. From the Wikipedia entry: It was the third story he wrote, and the first to be published. Written in July 1938 when Asimov was 18, it was REJECTED (emphasis mine) by Astounding Science Fiction in August, then accepted in October by Amazing Stories Sheesh, he was 18! I wonder how many typewriters he wore out during his lifetime? The others: A. E. Van Vogt -- Black Destroyer -- July 1939 (even made the cover) Robert Heinlein -- Life-Line -- August 1939 Theodore Sturgeon -- Ether Breather -- Sept 1939 Opinion: Van Vogt's best work, Slan, was first serialized in the September to December 1940 issues of ASF.
  13. Thought this might be of some interest - some of the early history of the magazine. I can't guarantee the accuracy, but I think I've got most things right. Corrections welcome! 1930 - Jan First issue of Astounding Stories of Super-Science. The editor is Harry Bates. 1931 - Feb Name changes to Astounding Stories. 1933 - Jan Name changes BACK to Astounding Stories of Super-Science. 1933 - Oct Name changes BACK AGAIN to Astounding Stories. F. Orlin Tremaine takes over as editor. 1937 - Oct John W. Campbell, Jr. takes over as editor. 1938 - March Name changes to Astounding Science Fiction (and stays ASF for 22 years). 1960 - Feb Name changes to Astounding Science Fact & Fiction. In the 1960s and later, the title got confusing - they went a little bananas. JWC reportedly hated the word ASTOUNDING in the title. Several issues had both words ASTOUNDING and ANALOG on the cover. Later issues mostly had the word ANALOG in a giant font, with "SCIENCE FICTION" above it and "SCIENCE FACT" below. The spines had just: Analog Science Fiction - Science Fact (and the "dash" was an odd arrow symbol that JWC devised) 1971 - July 11 John Wood Campbell, Jr. died. 1972 - Jan Ben Bova becomes editor. Isaac Asimov, A. E. van Vogt, Robert Heinlein, Theodore Sturgeon -- all had their first published work in ASF.
  14. Listed this in the last VCC for $1200. Got a few nibbles. So here it is again for $1100. Price: $1100 CGC ID number: 0093463011 Pay with PayPal, check, gold coins, herds of bison, whatever works. I'll pay shipping/insurance. Shipped via USPS, boxed. Strong colors, the reds are really red. The huge robot is run by some guys in a control room in the abdomen! That's something you don't see every day. I'm not sure what it's holding in its hand - a railroad car? I love the heroine flying to the attack. Her hairstyle, her clothing, she's so ... normal. She's dressed like a housewife going to the store (except maybe for the weird boots). Thanks for looking.