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Very nice! I like seeing rare books here on the Boards. I prefer books to comics anyway

I wish I could have looked up and seen one of these massive ships in the air. It must have been some sight.

I'm still working on the first one, but I expect that any fan of dime novels/pulps would enjoy reading them.

Hi Pat, thanks for posting. I grew up in NJ and have driven past the Naval Air Station (it's possible to visit only one day a year for a tour and plan to do that sometime).

By the way, has anyone here read Robert Sampson's series on dime novels and pulps called Yesterday's Faces? I'm reading volume 1, Glory Days, right now and am really enjoying it. Sampson read a MEGATON of books for this research, I'm sure. He's providing details of decades worth of dime novels (Frank Merriweather, Nick Carter, Buffalo Bill, etc.). I read a terrific article of his in Dime Novel Round-Up in which he covered a series of western pulps... over 35 volumes of 200 pages each, in order to write this article. This guy was a researcher's researcher. Did anyone here know him?

Nope... I'll seek it out. I'm somewhat surprised that the pulps never mined that event. Maybe it was taboo to go there. Like fiction about 9-11 would be today. I think you're right.... along with the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder (another huge New Jersey event).

Nope... I'll seek it out. I'm somewhat surprised that the pulps never mined that event.

I don't remember ever seeing any such covers. Thanks for the info.... great looking Flying Aces, too!

Thanks, BZ! No disaster-related pulps, right?

I believe I the answer is "no" to this question, but I thought I'd ask anyway: Was there a pulp that had a cover referencing the Hindenburg disaster explicitly? I know there were a number of zeppelin-covered books, but I don't think I've seen one with a Hindenburg or Hindenburg disaster cover.

Jimmy Thomspon is new to me, but man... what a fine illustrator. I really like his work.

I've long been a fan of the cover to Thrilling Crime Cases #49. I think it's one of Cole's best. I love the narrative method he used on this cover. It's one of the few books I own that I felt compelled to upgrade.

Robert Lesser is the current owner of the painting. Shocker!

Easy transaction, quick payment! Thanks, Greggy.

Minor correction... I could see the #4 and #5 going for $1600 combined, for a maximum of maybe $2K for the lot. Still a huge reach.

The WM5 and WM4 combined may be around $1000, the other books maybe $100 each. $3000 + juice and tax is a huge reach.

That seems ridiculously low even for that time (post-Gerber). I don't think you could get a fair copy for $150 today.

What was the final price?

Those two books in FINE or better would be very tough. I've seen maybe one of each in the past ten years that graded that high.

Without singling anyone out, I'd say that all the major non-eBay dealers have their average (non-classic-cover) PCH issues priced at least 25% too high.

There's already a major divide between average PCH books and classic covers and I think it will grow, and not because the classic covers will be increasing, but because the average books will decline. I look at prices at shows and on comic retailer websites and just shake my head in disbelief. No one is paying those prices. I like comics a lot and don't use them as an investment, but if you were investing five years ago and chose PCH classic covers over Action 1-10, pre-Robin Tecs, and a couple dozen other sure-bet GA books, you'd be slapping yourself in the face!

or The Scourge of Mary Hane!

Here is a scan of my copy. First publication of Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu." Weird Tales (February 1928) Wow, beautiful copy... I know it's not for sale, but thanks for posting!

Since a bunch of Weird Tales are being posted, I wanted to mention again that I'm looking for a February 1928 issue. Anyone?

Learn the market... don't jump in right away. If there's stuff sitting on CAF or eBay now, for all you know it could have been there for years because it's overpriced. Look at Heritage history, talk to other collectors, and watch what sells on eBay and here.