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Mysterious Adventures #11

A nice cover I think. Used in Seduction of the Innocent. The first issue of this title I ever bought. I was trying at the time to collect all the SOTI books I could find. I really enjoyed it and seeked out the rest.

17 hours ago, Jayman said:

Nice Williamson story in that issue. One of the first pre-code horror books I ever got.

Mysterious Adventures #10

Just something about a red dress. Those skeletons just can't keep their bony fingers off...

21 minutes ago, Dr. Love said:

2K was a righteous initial ask for the CDNP 24 1.8.  This book went for $1345 six months ago.  Did the dealer say it was a firm firm firm 2K?  no counters wanted needed or accepted?  If not, he broke the unwritten 10% law.  A better deal will come your way.  Which dealer was it playing hard ball on a 1.8 for gds sake?

After looking at that one again, you might have been OK passing. I'm pretty surprised he didn't take 1800 cash. Very fair offer on your part. 

7 hours ago, n2wdw said:

Looks like Carbo made the show in his new purple coat.

Mysterious Adventures #9

Soooo creepy! I have seen this motif used on several other pch comics over the years.

Thanks for the photos and nice report Mike. Did you come away with any prizes?

4 hours ago, n2wdw said:

Basement Comics had a great selection for fair prices.  I bought a lot of comics there.

Always a must stop for me. Fair prices and stuff that nobody else has.

4 hours ago, n2wdw said:

I find some dealer setups hard to shop at.  Here the price is prominently displayed but you can't see the cover.  I think it would be better to reduce the sticker to just the price, so you could see both the price and the cover art.  Just my .

 

This setup was even worse.  You weren't allowed to touch anything.  So, if you wanted to see something, you had to bring over the dealer.  Of course that's common for wall books, but this applied to much more for this dealer.  It wasn't worth the time to shop there.

Wow, I've been showing off a gold mine on those Mysterious Adventures I'm running in my junk thread!

I just realized I wave a war cover camp copy. Kind of weird it has no other markings other than her name. It is earlier though from 1943 I believe.

Mysterious Adventures #8

On 10/3/2017 at 2:24 PM, MrBedrock said:

This one goes well with this!

2 hours ago, sagii said:

This weeks post, Cookie #19. Teen Humor is all the rage now. Lesser known titles like this one have some cool covers too. Love the 'fright hair' and Skulls 

Cookie is a great title and cheap. Nice cover, never seen that one!

Another recent board purchase. Was so glad to find a copy at last. These Crowns are tough to get!

A recent board purchase. Glad to add another scarce motorcycle cover to the junk pile! Thanks Corey!

Mysterious Adventures #7

Such a tough short run. Several of those I have never seen before. There were a few I really wanted and picked those up. Looks like a ke I now have to add a couple more...

Dang, my favorite Centaur! Too bad my transmission just went out yesterday.   

Mysterious Adventures #6

Another big skeleton cover. Really lady "shoot it"???

10 hours ago, Jayman said:

One of my favorites! Great color. And, a "Paul" copy to boot!

4 hours ago, n2wdw said:

NY Comicon Report 5 - Things I Want But Can't Afford

Well, the first day of the con is in the books.  I got to the con at about 1pm Thursday and stayed until about 430pm (I had to do some work).  It is very crowded here, stifling so at times.  They also have the con spread across 4 venues.  Artist alley, while in the Javits Center, is a long walk from the dealer's room (the walk made even longer by the crowds). 

Still though, yesterday was productive.  I managed to see the 2 artists I most wanted to see, Terry Moore and Joe Benitez.  Also, I set up a few commissions.  I'm debating whether to get a commission by Tim Sale.  He's pricey, so we'll see.

 

Here are a few things I saw that I won't be buying, unfortunately.  Anthony has this Steranko on sale.  I very much want it.  It's perfect for an empty space I have in my wall.  But at $12,000 it's way outside what I have budgeted for this show.

 

This Terrific Comics is high on my want list.  The dealer has it at $4500.  Honestly I'm not sure if that's a good price, but it's outside my budget so doesn't really matter.

 

Crimes Does Not Pay 24 is also high on my want list.  I'm actually tempted by this.  It's in rough shape but the cover art presents well.   The dealer has it at $2000 and he is firm.  Seems high to me but it's hard to tell because they are rarely offered.   If you think $2000 is a fair price I'd be very interested to know.

I like Tim Sales sign. He spells it right out to you. I also love it that he will sign 2 books for free (for real fans!). The CDNP is a great book. It's hard for me to sale if it is a "great deal". It is one that everybody wants so the price reflects this. What is it worth to you? I doubt you would lose money if you needed to sell it in a couple years. I would consider it...

Mysterious Adventures #5

Now, we are getting somewhere. Torn red dress blonde in bondage, another skull guy with a pile of bones, and what's with the little talking shrunken heads? I know where my dime would have gone in Dec 1951!

3 hours ago, G.A.tor said:

Issue 14

A sentimental favorite for me. The MLJ that popped my cherry on these. Still love the little grey guy so tough.