Point Five

Right? I can't even afford the green slime!

Kaanga #12 is great, but #15 is my favorite of the run. Incredible Whitman bondage cover, and those jade greens really pop!

I'm at a funny place with pulp collecting and grading, and would love to hear where you guys come out on this. I dove into pulps heavily years ago (2015-2016 or thereabouts), bought and sold lots of them and more or less moved on and went back to comics. In recent months I've slowly gotten pulled back in. It's been great fun exploring new-to-me covers, and it will be a major but potentially fun challenge to try to land some of the ones I want. I've bought a few and have more on the way. But at least at this stage, I don't care about slabbing pulps... at all. I'm happy with any decently presentable raw copy and I doubt I'd pay even $50 more for a graded Universal slab copy. I care minimally if they have minor restoration or maybe even fairly serious condition issues, as long as they present reasonably well and don't break the bank. And at least at this stage, I'm not worried about values or protecting my investments. (I dunno, maybe I'd feel differently if I had a major stash of them already?) It's weird, because I regularly get comics CGC graded and definitely see the value that CGC brings to the table, and slabbing has become part of my collecting process... maybe a small part compared to some folks here, but definitely not an 'insignificant' part. It almost literally feels like I'm using a different part of my brain when I collect pulps. Anyone else feel this way? How much slabbing or buying of slabbed copies do you foresee doing?

This isn't a shirt per se but seems to belong here. This guy's tie got more drawing love than some entire comic covers!

A round of all coverless books might be just the balm I need.

Agreed with all. I can get behind CGC’s grading philosophy the vast majority of the time, and even when I don’t quite sync up I can understand the underlying logic. But the pretend-it’s-not-there policy re foxing is puzzling, and IMO one of their biggest misses.

[dealer] But this makes no sense. You’re asking for… [customer] That’s right. That book on your site — I need to see a back cover scan before I’ll buy it. [dealer] You need a back cover scan? For a slabbed 9.6 book? It’s a friggin’ CGC 9.6 UNIVERSAL WITH WHITE PAGES!!! [customer] Dude. Just trust me on this.

#9 slot is somewhat disappointing, but this guy will come roaring back in the Top 10 LB Cole Men’s Footwear thread.

We now take you live to Book 3

TRUE LOVE PICTORIAL #6 CGC 3.0 Universal, OW/White Pages. Matt Baker cover with bold colors; nice eye appeal for the arguably strict grade. $325 SOLD Back:

SUZIE #56 CGC 2.5 Universal, OW Pages. Racy GGA cover that's seen some strong recent sales... check GPA. $250 SOLD Back:

SPOOK #27 CGC 2.5 Universal, OW Pages. Wild LB Cole horror/psychedelia cover. Really weird lurid colors and beasties. $300 Back:

This is one of my very favorites. Such a bright and snappy cover, and you've got Batman cheerfully knocking a thug clean off a building. (Look out below!)

Thanks for looking! More books tonight.

So it does! MY OWN ROMANCE #50 CGC 5.0 Universal, OW/White Pages. Uncommon Atlas romance book with strong eye appeal and composition; presents better. The cover gal is stylish and a real cutie. $350 Back:

JOURNEY INTO FEAR #20 CGC 5.0 Universal, OW/White Pages. Awesome horror cover from Superior; the ghoul has kind of a Mexican Day of the Dead look to him. Great zingy colors. $500 SOLD Back:

FIGHT COMICS #27 CGC 4.0 Qualified, OW Pages. Beautiful copy of one of the standout GGA bondage WWII covers in the run, qualified for a piece missing from the first page. Strong colors and eye appeal, and very respectable reds/oranges which are often a problem for Fiction House covers. A non-qualified 4.0 sold for $922 in 2021. $395 Back:

CRIME MYSTERIES #14 CGC 6.0 Universal, WHITE Pages. Very pretty midgrade of this disturbing horror/crime cover! White pages. Very tough in grade. $675 SOLD Back:

BATTLEFRONT #15 CGC 2.5 Universal, C/OW Pages. Gruesome Russ Heath cover. The nicest 2.5 on the planet; presents like a 4.5 with deep rich inks. Fairly discreet spine splits and tears bring the grade way down. $95 SOLD Back:

ACTION COMICS #61 CGC 3.0 Universal, OW/White Pages. Beautiful presenter of this classic Jack Burnley cover; great color strike! This issue's had strong sales and for good reason. $1000 SOLD Back:

The Jaws theme in my head is getting louder and louder.... I think it may be time to sell a few books. Onward! In the US, secure USPS Priority Mail is extra at cost, usually in the $20-25 range for a well-packed slab with sig confirm. International first class shipping available at cost, as long as you assume the risk. Please note, it may take me from a few days up to a week to pack & ship right now; feel free to reach out with any timing concerns. Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, checks all good. Thanks for looking! –Jon ______________________________________________

Looking at these books like

And this Finlay double-page splash was a nice bonus inside. Those textures!

OK, stuck my toe back in the pulp water... couldn't resist! This one was a spirited extended-bidding chase in the recent Mycomicshop auctions.

Great stuff, Paul. This one's on my list too.