gaute

Seeing those early DCs in high grade is a treat

I agree, I thought it was bit overrated. One recent film I greatly enjoyed though was "The Witch" - Great creepy atmosphere, particularly towards the end.

Howdy, partner. Hope everyone is doing great. Hey Sterling! Great to see you about! +1 Hope you're all good Sterling, and that goes for everyone else around here too!

For me, I start with issue 104. Not truly all horror but I like it because it's the start of the V shaped logo treatment and is a significant cover style change from the earlier sci-fi covers. The all horror/supernatural stories I believe start at around issue 108. (thumbs u

They've always been cool! HOM was the only title that started out as Precode and made it to the Bronze Age. It drifted into sci-fi and some quirky superhero tales (J'onn J'onnz, Dial H for Hero) before it settled on the horror/mystery format in issue 174. House of Secrets which came later, made a similar change at issue 81. These are the start of the early Adams and Wrightson issues. The ban on horror was not so much lifted (as the code was still in effect) but it eased up quite a bit and let vampires, werewolves, demons and such be reintroduced back into storytelling. This. In a nutshell; the DC Mystery line was revamped in 1968 under the editorship of Joe Orlando. House of Mystery became new at #174, House of Secrets at #81 (1969) - as for Unexpected, see my question above. Imagine being a young, unsuspecting HoM/Dial H for Hero fan in 1968, and then being greeted by #174 on the stands!

Question: When did Unexpected officially transition into the new horror format? IIRC it was #109? The title went from "Tales Of The Unexpected" to "the Unexpected" at #105, and then to "Have You The Nerve To Face The Unexpected" at #107. For me though, I'm starting the collection from #110, as that's when the logo changed, to a distinctly more horror-y one. (Screenshot from Comics.org)

Cardy at his finest, such great atmosphere!

They're still Barks. Yes they are. I have the entire story. haha, so genius. "Come one! Come all! Free milking lesson by professor Donald Duck!" The cow couldn't care less

love that story.. this is from the period Barks experimented with some funky panel lay-outs- that top half of that page is just exquisite. I remember one story in particular where he really went to town with this style - amazing that the editors let him! - "vacation time" from Vacation Parade 1: but at some point he stopped this lay-out style- maybe the editors told him "yeah umm this is getting abit too funky"?

that's a very sharp 7.5 thanks for showing us these great books!

that's quite a feat, congrats!

You got it for a great price too. (thumbs u (thumbs u I put in my bid on a whim, didn't really expect to win it.

recent Heritage win

great set of #1's

+1

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great work!

amazing how a copper-age Marvel book - and of a (relatively) mainstream title - should be so rare.. did it have a particularly low print run?

Thanks for showing us these, great stuff.. I mentioned in another thread that we needed a Star Comics thread; unfortunately I dont have any to show - I used to own a few but got rid of them ages ago. JiveTurkey, if you put up a sales thread I might have to pick up a few (thumbs u A piece of info from comics.org, I'm assuming this is correct: "January 1988 is the last cover date for the brand; all remaining titles in the line were then transitioned to the Marvel brand."

released nov10, retail $40

Great news!

btw, if there isn't one already - we do need a Star Comics collecting thread I did a search for "Star" going back four years in the Copper Forum...nada.... So, I guess that means we're free to start one. that's your cue, Gaute...

btw, if there isn't one already - we do need a Star Comics collecting thread