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On 6/30/2022 at 10:59 AM, wpbooks01 said:
They were reprinted in some cases many times, but there are 66 original Pussycat tales that were published between 1965 and August 1972, mostly in the titles Male, Men and Stag Annual. Anything after that date is for sure a reprint.
Chronological Listing Of Pussycat Stories:
The Mirthful Misadventures Of A Merry, Mixed-Up Miss!
-Male Annual 3 (1965)
The Mirthful Misadventures Of A Naughty Nonsensical Nymphet!
-Stag Annual 3 (1966)
The Madly Mirthful Misadventures Of A Lively Little Lass!
-Male Annual 4 (1966)
The Cool and Carefree Capers Of A Curvy Cuddly Chick!
-Stag Annual 4 (1967)
The Madly Mirthful Misadventures Of A Most Generously-Endowed Modern Miss!
-Men Annual 1 (1967)
The Cavortin' Case Of The Booby-Trapped Bra!
-Male Annual 5 (1967)
The Mischievous Memoirs Of A Merry Little Miss!
-Male (March 1968)
The Capricious Capers Of A Curvy Cutie-Pie!
-Male (April 1968)
The Sizzlin' Saga Of A Secret Agent Swinger!
-Male (May 1968)
The Pin-Up Calendar Caper
-Male (June 1968)
America's Favorite Dynamite Blonde
-Male (July 1968)
Another Capricious Caper Of The Country's Most Cataclysmically Cuddlesome
Curvaceous Cutie!
-Men Annual 2 (1968)
Damsel In Disguise
-Stag Annual 5 (1968)
The Crazy Case Of The Crazy Cases!
-Male (Aug 1968)
The Bombshell And The Bank!
-Male Annual 6 (1968)
The Computer And The Cutie
-Male (Sept 1968)
The Mixed-Up Model
-Male (Oct 1968)
The Hidden Hippie Caper (and Everett centerfold)
-The Adventures of Pussycat (Oct 1968)
A Peach On The Beach
-Male (Nov 1968)
Frenzy In France!
-Male (Dec 1968)
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The Spaceman And The Sweetie!
-Male (Feb 1969)
The Castaway Cutie
-Male (Mar 1969)
The Lady On The Late Show!
-Men (Apr 1969)
My Album
-Men (May 1969)
How Groovy Is My Movie
-Men (June 1969)
The Kid Flips Her Id!
-Men (July 1969)
Look Ma... I'm Flyin'!
-Stag Annual 6 (1969)
The Newest Merry Mis-Adventure Of Our Cuddly Little Cutie!
-Male Annual 7 (1969)
The Swingin' Statue!
-Men Annual 3 (1969)
It's A Gas, Lass!
-Men (Aug 1969)
The Lady Is A Star
-Men (Sept 1969)
The Gal Gets Her Goal!
-Men (Oct 1969)
For Better Or For Nurse
-Men (Nov 1969)
The Joke's On Her
-Men (Dec 1969)
"Twas The Night Before Xmas..."
-Men (Jan 1970)
Her Wild, Wild Wheels!
-Men (Feb 1970)
Two Weeks With Play
-Men (Mar 1970)
Pandemonium At The Company Picnic
-Men (Apr 1970)
Why The West Was Wild
-Men (May 1970)
- none in June -
But Don't Go Near the Water!
-Men (July 1970)
It Happened In Paris (The Crazy Capers Of Our Curviest Chick)
-Men Annual 4 (1970)
She Makes It With The Mafia!
-Men (Aug 1970)
The Hostess with the Mostest!
-Men (Sept 1970)
She's Out In Front!
-Men (Oct 1970)
No News Is Good Nudes!
-Men (Nov 1970)
Temptress In A Taxi! or, Caught With Her Flag Down!
-Men (Dec 1970)*
Sex And The Single Spy!
-Men (Jan 1971)
Circus Siren or, The Biggest Top Of Them All!
-Men (Feb 1971)
Bust Out At The Big House!
-Men (Mar 1971)
A Racy Tale
-Men (Apr 1971)
Hijack Havoc! Or, Foiled In The Fuselage!
-Men (May 1971)
Scandinavian Sexplot
-Men (June 1971)
Maid In Paris! or, The Hottest Jewels In Town!
-Men (July 1971)
Venus and Venice
-Men (Aug 1971)
My Fair Fraulein!
-Men (Sept 1971)
High Voltage! or, I Get a Charge Out of You!
-Men (Oct 1971)
I, A Spy!
-Men (Nov 1971)
Crime and Lusciousment!
-Men (Dec 1971)
A Two Round-Knockout! or, Saved by the Belle!
-Men (Jan 1972)
Cycle Siren, or, Hand Me That Wench!
-Men (Feb 1972)
The Sexpot and the Sultan
-Men (Mar 1972)
Bullets, Boodles, and Broads!
-Men (Apr 1972)
Vegas Vixen! or, The Gal With The Winning Pair!
-Men (May 1972)
The Phantom Of The Uproar!
-Men (June 1972)
Mobster Mayhem! or, The Most Chased Girl In Town!
-Men (July 1972)
Maid On A Mountain, or, Dig Those Peaks!
-Men (Aug 1972)
Yes, that looks like my list (I think you and another board member compiled it and I just copied and pasted it into a document).
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On 6/30/2022 at 9:42 AM, wpbooks01 said:
That would entail 65 issues of sweat mags, plus the compilation, as it contains an original tale,Hidden Hippie Caper! Congrats!
I have hundreds of those bad boys. The issues with Pussycat in them are after most of the Nazi torture books which makes them a little easier to find. Still tough though, took me 4 or 5 years and I'm sure I'm still missing a few. Just haven't had a chance to go back through and check things off.
As I'm sure you know, there are several of the later issues that are actually reprints of earlier issues.
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On 6/30/2022 at 1:33 AM, wpbooks01 said:
1st Pussycat (art by W. Wood - 1965)
Sort of reprinted though retouched in this more 'famous' collection circa 1968
I don't have the reprint collection but I think I have almost all the originals at this point (at least the ones from my checklist). I want the collection as well because (as you mentioned) they are reportedly "cleaned up" and it would be nice to read in that format. I finally found my Male Annual about a year after you posted yours.
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On 6/29/2022 at 2:22 PM, Ryan. said:
Woah.
On 6/29/2022 at 8:16 PM, Readcomix said:Beast of a book, Douglas! GLWTS!
Thanks, guys! I think this book is sold but I'm just waiting on confirmation from the buyer. Until I receive a firm claim, it's still available.
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On 6/28/2022 at 9:48 AM, Douglas Sulipa said:
My Box was Opened from Bottom, 3 items stolen from my 25 CGC comic shipment.
Both CGC and Fed-Ex have higher secure facilities, so not sure how they did it.
It was done in a big rush, 12 comics out of the Plastic Bags,badly repacked with 50% of Cardboard removed, Outer Box Crushed.
4 CGC Holders were Cracked, with a 5th Holder badly Scratched.
CGC is paying Reholder costs and shipping both ways for the 5 Damaged items, so Kudos for the Top-Notch service.
Sadly, I do not insure my parcels, as this is my ever such issue with CGC or Fed-Ex since they opened for business;
These are the Stolen items;
Super Mario Bros. Special Edition #1 Valiant 1990 CGC 8.0 CGC Registration #4011460010
Super Mario Bros. #1 Valiant 2/1991 CGC 9.8 CGC Registration #4011460014 (GPA Value $900)
Super Mario Bros. #1 Valiant 2/1991 CGC 9.6 CGC Registration #4011460015 (GPA Value $450)
If anyone sees these 3 CGC Registration numbers, let me know;
I'm sorry to hear this, Doug. Hope it gets sorted out. I'll keep an eye out for those books.
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On 6/29/2022 at 3:53 PM, OtherEric said:
Today's book. Has the classic Wrightson adaptation of Lovecraft's "Cool Air". It surprises me that Warren only did two Lovecraft adaptations. (And one Derleth/ Lovecraft "collaboration", but those don't count.)
That's a sweet looking copy, OE! Great cover by the Spanish master!
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Here's another fun Dave Stevens item that I picked up some time ago.
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If anyone is interested, I just posted my copy of Back Issues for sale here on the boards.
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That's it. Feel free to PM with either questions or reasonable offers. Thanks for looking!
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This is my copy of Back Issues that I spent 12 years searching for a copy. It has a classic Dave Stevens cover that is rarely available. Since I discovered this hidden gem, I've only ever seen 5 or 6 copies either here on the boards or available for sale, of which this is one. There are only 2 copies on the census. A copy just sold on eBay for $2,728. This copy is very solid and clean with only a few minor issues so I'm asking a bit less than the recent sale. I have not made any attempt to improve this book via either cleaning or pressing. Price $2100 shipped.
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Just one book I'm making available today.
The usual rules for this thread apply:
-No HoS or Probation list buyers
-No buyers that I have on ignore (you probably know who you are but if you're not sure, I'll let you know)
-I will ship to Canada but will have to quote shipping options.
-Payment via Paypal or Zelle. Zelle preferred.
-Shipping via USPS Priority for $13 for the continental United States. Shipping for Canada will be quoted.
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in the thread wins and prevails over pm offers
-Returns accepted for 14 days after delivery
Feel free to pm with offer or questions. I'm always open to reasonable package offers.
My Kudos thread is here for those that don't know me:
Thanks for looking!
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On 6/27/2022 at 7:54 PM, frozentundraguy said:
Great cover, but the octupus on the back of the man's shirt really sells it.
My copy of the March 10 1934 issue of Argosy arrived today. A check on the ISFDB shows that the "Jungle Girl" story was never reprinted and it's a 4 part story. If only they didn't have the covers overhang the pages.
These Argosy issues have always been very cool to me. Thanks for sharing, sir!
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On 6/27/2022 at 3:40 PM, OtherEric said:
And it finally arrived. I wanted to get, if not a super high grade copy, a better than average by my standards copy of this issue, given that it's such an iconic cover. I think this one qualifies.
Also: Warren Vampirella run, issues 1-112, Annual, Special, and the Harris #113: DONE!
Nice work, OE! It's a great run to nail down.
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I just watched it last night. It was better than a lot of the latest offerings but still pretty mediocre. The stories they're telling are really, really thin lately. I wish they'd spend more time working on the -script and less time on clever easter eggs and try to one up the CGI effects with each film. Until that, I'm afraid that the films are going the same way as the comics- all flash and not much substance.
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On 6/24/2022 at 9:25 AM, camera73 said:
I'm currently in my hotel room getting ready to take my GF for her first time...the excitement is building!
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On 6/24/2022 at 12:44 PM, Surfing Alien said:
Croydon 9K, the second numbered Croydon digest. Cover art by L.B. Cole.
These L.B. Cole Croydon mysterys are the kind of thing I'd pay the freight to complete but they just never turn up anymore, anywhere
so I'll just plod along filling the holes once a year or so and sharing with you, my friends. The black covers are in great shape for these and the pages are blazing white 
Nice find, SA! Likewise, I've been working on those for a long time. Very tough to find in decent shape and yours looks pretty sweet!
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I don't know where but I thought I saw some people post their copies of this book. Here's my copy. For the record, the caption for the cover story seems unnecessarily unkind to the redheaded lady.
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On 12/11/2021 at 6:13 PM, wombat said:I feel like we had this discussion before.
It's happening again.
I'm beginning to think @Jayman and @OtherEric know I'm getting older and they're giving me periodic dementia tests.
Quoting the previous conversation along with relevant posts for explanation.
On 12/7/2021 at 10:46 AM, chevalmeow said:I have a signed HC with a dust jacket. When I got it, I thought the seller had it made for his own use but now I guess it could be that it was original. I did not know about it being issued with a dust jacket. I also have a regular Spanish HC copy and a misprinted Spanish HC copy. Neither Spanish copies have a dust jacket.
The misprint has the same cover as the US version. It says "A Warren Publication" under the printed "Jose Gonzales" signature on the cover when it should not. Only the US HC will have it.
I got the 3 as a set from a collector in Australia (?) a few years back off of ebay.
On 12/7/2021 at 11:48 AM, chevalmeow said:I found a notation on the seller's sale listing that the HC had a dust jacket that was "done professionally", so maybe it was not part of the original shipping. I failed to save the seller information so I can't contact for further questions.
According to David Horne, author of "A Gathering Horror", the regular Spanish HC had a printing of 1000 copies. The misprinted copies are more scarce.
The dust jacket is heavy stock paper and very nicely done. The second scan is the regular Spanish HC and the last scan is the Spanish HC with the misprint on cover.
On 12/7/2021 at 12:31 PM, Randall Dowling said:Wow! Thanks for sharing this. Very helpful to see the dust jacket. Here's my Spanish copy.
On 12/21/2021 at 7:11 PM, Stevemmg said:It is in fact speculated that the print run for the hardcover was set at 500 pieces. When these were delivered to Warren, they were dismayed to find that a large percentage ended up being unsalable. The ink used was very tacky, and the books were stuck together. You will notice on many of the copies that they did ship have small color pulls at various spots, most often in the logo. I’ve never heard an accurate number on how many copies they salvaged, but rumor had been about half. These were shipped in a cardboard mailer via direct order. They did not have a dust jacket, and yes, that’s something fan made shown earlier. I posted pictures of my box and copy earlier in this thread (pages 32-33).
On 10/29/2018 at 5:11 PM, Stevemmg said:Not in hand yet, but this should be showing up by the end of the week.
You're going to have to wake up earlier than that to pull one over on me, you little rascals!!
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On 6/22/2022 at 8:11 PM, Jayman said:
There is apparently a Spanish language version of the Hardcover. I say apparently because the only one I ever saw on eBay was listed as such. IIRC, the pics did show Spanish in the word balloons. I wonder if there were 500 S&N copies of that version also or a combined English/Spanish run of 500 total?
I have a copy of the Spanish Vampirella HC Special. But it's neither signed nor numbered, IIRC.
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On 6/21/2022 at 7:44 PM, This is Who We Are said:
Recently acquired this Skywald. Definitely a top 5 cover for me for all horror mags—tells a story for sure and the more you study the artwork, the more the cover gets under your skin
That's a pretty looking copy! Looks better than mine!!
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Croydon 9K, the second numbered Croydon digest. Cover art by L.B. Cole.
so I'll just plod along filling the holes once a year or so and sharing with you, my friends. The black covers are in great shape for these and the pages are blazing white 
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Having tracked both of these for a long time, I think the difference you're seeing is popularity. There is considerably more demand for the Vampirella Special. The Spirit gets very little love despite the incredible quality of the material (both the series issues and the Special). I anticipate this changing in the years to come. Will Eisner is one of the absolute greats.