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Vibrant and busy was a good way to describe it. In the era of digital reading, always nice to see “page turners” of all ages. Glad to hear it was a worthwhile trip. Sorry to miss that “Love Hungry” one I’ve never seen before. I would have been on that like flies on you know what! I also missed a couple of pulps from the guy in the back by Terry. He had a nice selection at very fair pre-CGC prices. One of my buddies got a couple I’d have jumped if I got there first. I eyed Kayo’s “Marijuana” long and hard but in the end just couldn’t justify it. I got a lot of great deals and came home with a nice pile of a bit of everything for a tiny fraction of what I would have spent on GA comics. Fun show!

Happy first day of Spring. Boy, am I ready!

Same era as Toby Tyler but not one I remember. I’m a sucker for The Hardy Boys and Spin & Marty if super cheap…

Glad you got it Steve. One of my favorites. Even though I have one in my bound volume, I’m always tempted to buy another…

Love that book. Was one of my first LB Cole purchases from Mr. Redbeard.

A couple nice Thrilling Wonders from the LA Paperback show yesterday.

Picked up the two Planet Stories at the LA Paperback show yesterday. Both rather cheap. I have never seen a British copy like this #4.

Yeah, you are right. Moe’s is in Berkeley. Both great “old school” bookshops. Shops like that are disappearing fast, sadly.

So what was your assessment of the show? Sounds like you bought a lot. Good selection? Good prices? Any standouts? Worth a trip across country? Are you as “spine blind” as I am?…

I saw the Amazing Detective Tales drug cover pulp. Just wasn’t nice enough to warrant $300. For me that day. Also saw a very nice copy of the Marijuana Dell 10 cent book for $250. Terry had some nice pulps but they were at, well, Terry prices…

I dunno but I was “hooked” when I saw it…

Well, technically Berkeley is in San Francisco. Haven’t been up there since Covid though.

A cheap purchase at the LA Paperback show yesterday. I have never seen one of these subscription issues. I rarely buy these but for $3. I thought it was a no brainer.

I rarely buy many Four Colors but had to grab this for $3. yesterday. A real flood of memories from my childhood watching Disney’s Wonderful World of Color on TV. I believe I might have had this comic as a kid. @Tri-Color Brian

In addition to the Raging Passions digest, I also picked this up at the Paperback show. Man, the colors just scream out at you. Guy had a whole table of unbagged ‘50’s-‘60’s comics. Grabbed a smile pile. I don’t think anything was over $10. Funny how many books you can grab at a few bucks each that you might not ever seek out or pay up for.

Yeah, one of my favorite shows of the year. You never know what turns up there. Missed you brother! I also got Lupoff to sign my copy of that book a few years ago. Cool guy. I bet you bought those Humbugs from my friend Kookie. He sets up right next to Kayo Books. He is a local flea market prowler and former comic store owner. He turns up real cool stuff.

Kayo is the best dealer at the show. I always hit them first. I always get a stack from them. If you like their show stock, you really should visit their store in Berkeley. Place is packed.

You know what The Beach Boys say about “California Girls”…

It was a “crime of opportunity”. I’d never seen it before. PBs and Digests are SO much cheaper than the comics I usually buy. And, although I don’t have the patience to look through endless rows of spines, Digests usually pop out easier when you can find them.

Hey, I got it with the rest of the others I posted all from the same booth. I may be old, but I still have a good enough eye to snap up a gem from you young wippersnappers!

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Another cool LB Cole Digest cover turned up at the LA Paperback show today!

I made it there. Was fun as always. Good crowd with money exchanging hands the whole time. I did a little recap on the show in the GA section in my “50 Year Junk Obsecession” thread.

If anyone is interested, I posted a little thread with pictures over in the GA section in my “50 year junk Obsecession”..

Well, how about that! I didn’t even notice. I had a little “sticker shock” there. I will have to tell him to bring it to WonderCon…