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Pulps are getting more popular because the value seems low on them and they have great painted covers, so definitely I think their popularity is going up. I think people are tired of paying the nosebleed prices for pre-code horror etc. You will certainly see an increase and steady growth in the pulp market with exposure. I’m happy to see a new collectors come into the market! However pulp prices in general will never come remotely close to the higher end prices of comics because there aren’t enough of them around, therefore you can’t have repeated sales over and over, driving them up as high as Comics. I think in the future you are going to see more pulps come to market, but not necessarily because of the price increase, but rather the demographics of the pulp collectors. Many serious pulp collectors are elderly and they’re starting to either thin out their collection, sell them off completely, or they are left in their estates for their families to sell. Most (but not all) comic collectors that come into the pulp market see pulps as cool and the value is fairly low, but the bottom line is they still like the Comics more. Dwight

A few late pick-ups.

Stunning!!!

Nice books, and good catch on the signature Todd.

Thanks Jimbo, Right back at you!

Unbelievable...Awesome!

I knew exactly what you were saying. I was the same way when Gerber's photo journal guides came out. My want just went from 20 comics to 500 comics...LOL!!

👍👍👍 I use the website all the time. It does frustrate me that when you enlarge the picture you can’t automatically go to the next one right beside it, you have to close it down and then re-enlarge the next one every time.

However remember, He has put thousands of hours into developing that website and all for free. Are there things that could be better like larger scans, or going to go from picture to picture once they are enlarged....absolutely, but he basically has created a photo journal guide for pulps without charging a cent!

Just re-acquired this one:

Another one of the final runners- up!

Only two more runners up after this one😳

Another runner up to the Satan’s Mistress!

Hi Randall, You can delete my above quote in your previous post ...LOL...as I just reworded some of my original post in order to try and explain it better. I guess it is it just comes down to personal preference and what a collector wants to put their collection.

This was another runner up of my top six Spicys. Of course this is just subjective and someone else might like different covers!

I think a few pages back there was a big discussion on this. Basically if you’re trimming a book it is a type of restoration. How much it affects price depends on the severity of the trimming. In some cases not very much if the book is extremely rare or the trimming is extremely light. In other cases the price is affected quite a bit if it’s a book is trimmed with a scissors, as I will mention below. Some pulps were factory trimmed while others have large overhangs. With the pulps that have factory overhangs that are smaller, if something is slightly trimmed it doesn’t affect the price as much as compared to a Street & Smith pulp like The Shadow, where the overhangs are large. If a Shadow is trimmed, it is blatantly obvious. I think the price depends on the individual book and how bad the trimming is. For example, if pulp is trimmed 1/16th of an inch, the trim looks professional and is hard to detect until close inspection, that is completely different than one that is cut zigzag with a scissors, The latter example will definitely affect the prices. Some Collectors might be hesitant to buy a book if it is trimmed (unless at a discount), while other collectors are just thankful that they can get nice books and are not so concerned about a real slight trim. If you come across the first Tarzan and it’s got some light trimming, I think people might just be thankful that they have gotten a chance to get one, where if you have a more common book that has trimming, people may just pass on it. Sometimes it just comes down to the individual collector, where the price variance will depend on that individual. In most cases a book would be worth less with trimming, than if that exact book had the overhang that was a little ragged. I think a few pages back there’s some in-depth discussion on what titles were trimmed, what companies factory trimmed certain titles at what years and the opinions of different collectors

One of about the 6 runners up..LOL!

The other night I was chatting with another collector and he asked me what my favourite spicy book that I have is. I really could only narrow it down to 7 of them, but this probably would come out on top!

Just picked these up from one website 2 days ago

Trying to figure out how to delete this post.... LOL

Not just Popular publications, but almost all the pulp companies. Red is certainly a color that stands out while catching the eye of people passing by and glancing at the many pulps and magazines on the newsstands. Hooded figures figures were certainly popular and used on the covers of many pulps from various publications.

That’s a beauty!

You’re not overthinking it. The reasons why Pulp covers were done so bright and colourful in order to capture the attention of buyers as they walked by the newsstands. Cover images were everything in the 1930’s and 40’s.

Nice Detective Tales pulp with a great cover Sagii! 👍

I need a copy of this Spicy in any grade, and will pay top dollar for it.