Redbeard

The find was in the either in the late 1970s or the early 1980s. It was books from the late 1940s into the 1950s. It was all their titles. I don't remember seeing too many Space Actions. Very desirable title. But, all the horror, humor, western, war, funny animal and romance was found in plentiful supply. As usual with warehouse finds, page quality ranged from off white down.

I thought the Sup 1 was appropriate since most have heard of me from the MH Sup 1 I used to own and sold in 1998.

Retelling this story makes me want to get up and go through my stacks of coverless books to see what is there. I remember seeing years ago a Lou Fine story on a coverless book.

Johnny was a poker pro then and still is today. No one in a cash game takes bad beats as well as Johnny. He doesn't react to the bad beat. He just reaches behind him to his wallet, pulls it out and lays more money on the table. He doesn't even wince when the bad bet is shown. Now me is a different story, I have a temper on those bad beats. Many dealers hated dealing to me, including my wife before she retired. She knew when she put up one on the river. She pretty much knew by then where I was and what that card meant. In the heat of the moment it is tough to take a 10-1/2 to 1 beat in a 15-30 game let alone a 30-60 game with lots of bets and raises, but the 11th hand will be dealt. Johnny likes to play Omaha hi-lo now.

Great! Good hearing from you again.

Only correction is that those Sunday shows were done by Bruce Schwartz. I think Bruce is still running that show. The show started at the women's club in Hollywood. From there it moved to the Hyatt on Sunset for quite awhile, from there it went to the downtown Hilton Hotel a few times and then moved to where I believe it is still held today, at the Shrine Hall near USC.

I like the cover, but I don't believe this is from the SF collection. The only letter I've ever seen on SF copies is the letter "G".

Another warehouse find I failed to mention was the Famous Funnies find. Multiple copies of these, but not the very early issues. The Frazetta cover issues had already been pulled and sold to another. I have a feeling it may have been sold to Leonard Brown at Collector's Book Store at the corner of Highland and Hollywood Blvd. He always had file copies of those. I remember that John Knight and myself traded a copy of If the Devil Would Talk for all of the copies file copies of Amazing Willie Mays that were in brown manilla envelopes along with an introductory letter about the book intended for sportswriters. The Mays issue is the toughest baseball issue to find, and still is today.

No, I get busy with actual work. I own income properties and we have an eBay store. Yesterday, I talked with another old times for quite awhile, Bob Nastasi. Bob, Barrett, Bob Nastasi, R C Holland, Carl Masek and myself were the nut cases that were driven to identify all those SOTI books, a task that took many years.

It did, and as you enter the bedroom a L B Cole Cole cover. The Science 1 was at the top of the stairs as you go down to the Book Den level (3 story home). The Seven Seas 5 cover was over my computer desk. Behind me in my office was a Johnny Craig Crime Patrol cover. To my right as I sat at my desk was an S Clay Wilson painting used for the cover of Snatch Sampler. Just to the left of the Seven Seas cover was the original art work for an Avalon poster by Rick Griffin. Next to my other desk was a pre-code Russ Heath war cover. As you came into the hallway to go downstairs, there was an L B Cole recreation of a Suspense cover. As you went down the stairs you went past 6 different Ace horror covers. When you got to the bottom floor there was the Military 12 cover, turning right, was the classic Hit bear cover, and then you saw an an original Crumb one page story from a Zap issue. Heading down the hallway, there were many King and Blondie covers, one featuring Popeye. In the kitchen were two Tom and Jerry covers, one called bacon and egg. I never got around to matting and framing the Crandall covers and the Seven Seas 6. Like I said earlier on a post here, my wife a few years ago asked me why I sold those? She said she liked them. I said to her, why the heck didn't you say that when I started to sell them!?!

I have never seen a Nedor SF copy. Fox, DC, Timely and others yes, but no Nedor in my experience.

Thx.

Give me some time on that one. I'll check around, but I'm not sure I'll turn anything up. Wish I do, there was some Lou Fine art on the Swordsman Hit cover that was not on the book.

Thx.

I am responsible for naming the SF collection. I showed Bob (Overstreet) copies from that collection. I referred to it as collection of books from the San Francisco area. The name took hold. Actually, as Bob (Beerbohm) has pointed out the collection did not come from SF, but another bay area city. Bob Beerbohm knows the actual history of this collection. Sal (Dichiera) and I are good friends and talk frequently. I could ask Sal. He sold me the SF Subbies. I remember Sal also owned the Red Raven 1. I got the SF Actions, Detectives and Supes from Dave Belmont. How Dave ended up with those I do not know. The letter coding on the front cover on SF books is a "G" and usually has a stamp on the back cover that has the name "Reilly"

Still have with no plans to sell the SF Subbys Rick. did you ever get copies in grade for your collection?

Nope, but I did handle a few other issues of Suspense.

None of which I wanted posted anywhere on these boards!

Didn't own either of the MH on those books. When I went to sell the Mask 1, I found it had a tiny amount of color touch. I thought the number 2 was on a VG at best.

I like to eat dinner first. Tonight is home made tacos. I have to take so many pills now that I don't want anything else. I want less not more. I think you know what I mean...

Of course you handled the Sup 1. You did the photos dude of many of the stuff for me.

There was a FH find, but that was before I started dealing, so I can offer no details. No on the cover art. I only know of the Jungle Comics 1 and the Planet Comics 1. They were hanging on the wall in the FH office.

Thx.

Clayton, good to hear from you. I started buying GA books again now that I am past having the transplant. The liver problems took the wind out of my sails for many years. Tough to buy books when you are so unsure of your future. When I saw how little interest I was getting on all my savings accounts, I said this is ridiculous and started by books again. BTW, I well remember your dad and your brother. The book case is still not for sale, lol.

Bob, what did you get me into. I love it. But, I try and answer all questions so that leaves very little time to do much else, such as play with my GA books.