Randall Dowling

What a great bunch of books!  For those that don't know John, he's an excellent guy to work with- buy with confidence! 

On 2/22/2023 at 3:09 AM, Flex Mentallo said:

I would happily sell my mags for 1k each, Randall! What is the record price, and for which mag? Any idea?

That's a great question, Flex.  Let me look at some of my records and see if I can put forth some candidates.  It's most likely one of the Man's Story issues or a copy of New Man that has reduced circulation/availability relative to the others.

On 2/10/2023 at 12:39 PM, Randall Dowling said:

This is an increasingly tough book as people figure out what's inside.  The one page is really some of the best Baker work from any book. 

It's also worth noting that there are 2 other pages with more Baker illustrations in this magazine.

This is an increasingly tough book as people figure out what's inside.  The one page is really some of the best Baker work from any book. 

I made the mistake of watching it again, just in case I was in the wrong state of mind when I watched the first time.

I was not.  The movie is objectively bad.

On 2/3/2023 at 7:18 AM, dover said:

We need a road trip to Randall's house. We could "help" him find treasures.

  You guys would definitely load up on the best stuff.  You both have a good eye for quality material!

I am going to close this down.  I'll most likely start another thread with some Men's magazines, duplicate digests, and other fun books.

Thanks for all that purchased and looked!  I'll send PMs for totals shortly.

On 2/2/2023 at 5:15 PM, JustJimN said:

Take

Eerie 10, X-men 110,116, and 132 are yours @ 20% off, Jim! 

Let's do 20% off for the remaining books now.

On 2/2/2023 at 2:56 PM, ArkhamCastle said:

Take per PM.

On 2/2/2023 at 2:55 PM, ArkhamCastle said:

Take per PM

On 2/2/2023 at 2:53 PM, ArkhamCastle said:

Take per PM.

On 2/2/2023 at 3:07 PM, ArkhamCastle said:

Take  Per PM.

Creepy 46, Eerie 9 and 39, and Comix International 4 are all yours per pm.  Nice stack of books, sir! 

On 2/2/2023 at 7:46 AM, ArkhamCastle said:

Guys does this Eerie # 1 look legitimate to you?

Caveat Emptor.  As I've posted before, I would be wary of purchasing any copy of that magazine without very strong provenance.  There are so many versions of that book from photocopies to copies printed at Warren to counterfeits that, without lots of experience with all versions in person, I won't pay for a copy.  Some of the most experienced dealers, that have been selling books for 40+ years, don't have confidence in identifying which is which. 

Also, I don't consider it a magazine. 

On 2/2/2023 at 12:46 PM, Jack Linguini said:

I will take :
Rampaging Hulk 9, NM- 9.2
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu 6, 9.0

Nice grabs, Jack.  Those are both nice books. 

On 2/2/2023 at 11:17 AM, Hamlet said:

Take

It's yours, pal!

Creepy 46, Eerie 9 and 39 are sold via pm.

Let's do 10% off the remaining books now. 

On 2/2/2023 at 6:11 AM, TupennyConan said:

Thanks, Tupenny.  The interiors of those Imaginative Tales have some additional illustrations by McCauley that are pretty cool also. 

On 2/1/2023 at 5:20 PM, batmiesta said:

Got it! Vintage collectables and the site is still up, thanks for nothing lads. 

Vintagecollectables.net

Wow, I forgot all about that site.  I purchased a lot of books from Bill Hughes back in the day.  Thanks for sharing!

On 2/1/2023 at 7:30 PM, JRBaxter said:

Take

Nice grab, Jeff!  It's yours. 

And that's all.  Thanks for looking, feel free to PM with any questions or reasonable offers.

Last but not least, I'll wrap this up with a nice selection of digests from the 1950s- Fantastic 1 and Imaginative Tales 1-3.  The cover art on these is some of the best by artists Barye Phillips and Harold McCauley.  Condition (using paperback grading, not comic grading) ranges from VG to AF and the Fantastic has minor paper loss at the bottom of the spine (common to that book and other square bound digests of the time).  All four books are $95  Sold to Tupenny Conan

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu 10, 9.0-9.2, Full length Iron Fist story with origin and all.  An excellent copy with great gloss and page quality.  A 5.5 just sold for $85.  This copy is $140.

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu 6, 9.0, A very fresh and clean copy with excellent gloss and color.  Early appearance of the Sons of the Tiger.  $30  Sold to Jack Linguini

Weird Vol. 2 No. 2, April 1967, 9.4, Incredibly rare book in this condition.  I've never seen a better copy and I've been looking at these for a very long time.  Colors and gloss are bright and fresh.  If TATs weren't what they are, I'd get this certified before selling.  The census shows a single 9.8, single 9.4, and a single 9.2 with only 7 copies graded total.   $440

Web of Horror 3, 8.0, nice bright copy with excellent gloss and colors.  Beautiful Wrightson painted cover (front and back).  Tough book in higher grades.  $85  Sold to JRBaxter

On 2/1/2023 at 8:58 AM, batmiesta said:

Such a tough book with an awesome cover!  That's about the same as my copy and I've been looking for a nice copy of that book for a very long time.  I love the colors on your copy!