Hap Hazard

On 6/4/2024 at 7:49 PM, stock_rotation said:

It's not in Manhunt 1, 3, 10, or 11 either.

It might be an original cover. The story in Trail Colt 1 has a fire in a building. No whippin' beekeeper, though

I have both issues.

On 5/30/2024 at 9:49 PM, Hepcat said:

War, you say you want war? Here then, let me give you real hardcore war!

2

4

I can show two more to finish the run! great title.

I'm open to offers, I'm not sure how many books I have well over a thousand, not including digests. It seems all the paperback collectors are on the

east coast wish some lived in the Southern California area. Could be talked into some bulk deals.

On 5/22/2024 at 10:32 AM, jimjum12 said:

What sort of grades are they in? GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

Of course various grades, but most of the Bantam's I purchased from a collection that was mostly unread so in the Fine area.

On 5/20/2024 at 6:12 PM, OtherEric said:

People ask crazy money for that analog.  Not sure if they get it, but they definitely ask.

I could find them in the dollar boxes right after the Ender"s Game movie came out!

Planet of the Apes early reprint

Bizarre! Mystery Magazine 11/1965

pics of some digests

On 3/16/2024 at 6:03 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Thanks I got my set of Army Romances in other places. I NEED an upgrade of No. 3, mine has a sub crease but it's just rare as hell. One of the type things I flew to the LA show to look for. When no copies show up anywhere, for years, you know you gotta get what you can get when you can get it

LoTR sets are fairly plentiful, but they are very high demand. I consider them a bell-weather set for the hobby, kind of like AF15 for Silver Age comics. Plenty of them out there, but everyone needs a set and the higher the grade the price keeps inching up. The set pictured is my 4th set, always upgrading each individual book. I don't think a higher grade set could exist but I could be wrong, there's virtually no flaws and they are very thick books and were highly read so very difficult to get (and keep) nice. I sold my undercopies to these recently for $650 on the bay. They only lasted a couple of days on there. That's nothing $-wise in comic world but I remember when you could get a real nice set for $100. I probably shouldn't have sold them but I keep telling myself I can't keep everything and will use the money to fill other holes. The Hobbit is the Ballantine file copy. The centering is so tough on that book, my heir will have to sell that one

I will have to dig them out of a box but I have the Spring issue of Army Romances and it's companion book Navy Romances.

Doll Man # 39

On 5/11/2024 at 3:06 PM, Dr. Love said:

This.  Sure it's the whole run, but $100 each on this kind of raw?

And that's average VF according  to HA.  Here's a shot of 10 of them - how unbelievable near minty would the 8 not pictured be in order to average VF?

Yea, I was scratching my head on this final price, makes no sense. Auction fever? two bidders fighting it out till the end.

On 5/16/2024 at 3:48 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Please sir, I'd like another   That's gotta be a Driben

Changed slightly from the comic book cover.

On 5/16/2024 at 3:19 PM, Surfing Alien said:

M2041 in nice shape has gotten pretty tough. It took me about a year to find a really nice one at a decent price. For some reason, similar to Lancer books, the cover paper gets brittle if not stored well and the corners get stiff bends or chipped off.

Have this one

On 5/16/2024 at 2:39 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Great digests     Does this mean it's Atlas Time ?

The Best Detectives are in another box, will have to take some more pics.

Here's a odd-ball:

Prelude to Space has a double cover. The outer cover is loose the inner cover is bound/glued to the book like normal.