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The Pedigree 12c Run continues

 

Seeing those early DCs in high grade is a treat

I wasn't a fan of the Babadook. I had high hopes but in the end I thought the acting was overdone and the story was a depressing let down.

 

On a positive note I loved the production value of the book and the bad guy was done well.

The ending was solid.

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.

Nice books.

 

Love the Unexpected 121. It's a beast to find in 9.0+ and above.

 

Great HOS #107 as well. Wrightson cover's are terrific.

 

 

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!

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)

 

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

Thanks man! I was a little too young when this one came out to get it off the rack (I didn't start collecting until 1973) But I love these seventies horror books! I just wonder when Unexpected, House of Mystery, and House of Secrets became this cool!

 

They've always been cool!

 

I've heard the earlier ones, from the sixties, weren't quite as great, probably due to the comics code. The ban against horror was lifted in 1970, wasn't it?

 

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)

How's everyone doing? Looks like you've just seen a ghost!

I found issue 127, rather damaged, in a box at a shop in the Orlando area. I 'd never seen it before and immediately was captivated by that great cover!

Cardy at his finest, such great atmosphere!

 

Hey you, come off of that cloud. Those are printer proofs. They are comic size in black and white.

 

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"?

The ad on the back cover has got to be the creepiest I've ever seen on a funny animal book. Things were different back in 1935...

 

that's a very sharp 7.5

thanks for showing us these great books!

Finished my Monsters on the Prowl run.

 

 

Monsters on the Prowl 9 9.4

Monsters on the Prowl 10 9.4

Monsters on the Prowl 11 9.4

Monsters on the Prowl 12 9.6

Monsters on the Prowl 13 9.6

Monsters on the Prowl 14 9.4

Monsters on the Prowl 15 9.6

Monsters on the Prowl 16 9.8

Monsters on the Prowl 17 9.4

Monsters on the Prowl 18 9.4

Monsters on the Prowl 19 9.4

Monsters on the Prowl 20 9.4

Monsters on the Prowl 21 9.4

Monsters on the Prowl 22 9.4

Monsters on the Prowl 23 9.6

Monsters on the Prowl 24 9.6

Monsters on the Prowl 25 9.4

Monsters on the Prowl 26 9.6

Monsters on the Prowl 27 9.8

Monsters on the Prowl 28 9.6

Monsters on the Prowl 29 9.4

Monsters on the Prowl 30 9.6

that's quite a feat, congrats!

recent Heritage win

 

 

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

Did someone say Bronze Horror? I love Bronze Horror!

great set of #1's

I have decided to start buying some books again. I sold almost all of my BA Horror...and I want it back.

+1

I guess bronze horror madness is back in town!

:headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

From my daughter for father's day. Acrylic on canvas and awaiting matting and framing. I'll try to get a better photo - this one is a bit washed out, but the colours in real life look great.

 

great work!

I wanted to congratulate our own Tom (topnotchman) for what should be a nice score after the dust is settled and he's sold this little gem.

 

Any guesses to the final price? I'd say it should break $500, however, I just about crapped my pants when I first saw the listing last night. I rumaged through the longbox of stuff I picked up at Earl Shaw's booth, only to find I did score a copy of this book, although I doubt its any better then 9.2/9.4.

 

Copper age books are doing just fine, thank you.

 

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!

Okay, so since the idea has been floated that none of the Star Comics line deserves to be even mentioned in this thread, who has a high grade run of all the Star titles?

 

I was going my Star books this weekend, finally sorting and itemizing everything I've picked up over the last year or so, I realized how quite a few were really the only copies I've run across in the several years I've been collecting (and getting a true "NM" copy was a true exception to the rule).

 

 

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...

Okay, so since the idea has been floated that none of the Star Comics line deserves to be even mentioned in this thread, who has a high grade run of all the Star titles?

 

I was going my Star books this weekend, finally sorting and itemizing everything I've picked up over the last year or so, I realized how quite a few were really the only copies I've run across in the several years I've been collecting (and getting a true "NM" copy was a true exception to the rule).

 

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