TheWatcher

Super huge kudos to Rhino (Steve) for giving me a great deal on to gorgeous pre-hero Marvels. You're the best, Steve

 

Angelo

 

BIG Kudos to theWatcher for contributing to the Angelopoulos Wing of Casa Rhino!

Thanks alot Angelo....I appreciate your kind words....and i know you love the King too.

 

Got this one today too from a friend of mine. One of my favorite Bronze horror covers and the highest graded copy. Unexpected 117 in 9.4 with white pages.

 

Scott

 

 

Sweeeeet

Angelo

One of the toughest Warrens around, only about 1,000 of these made it to the public. I missed one in the marketplace and Shin (who bought it) was nice enough to hook me up with his undercopy. Other than this, I have never seen one for sale.

 

Brad told me you had gotten one. Nice job, Andy

Angelo

Got this one in today....just added it to my thread and thought "what the heck". So here it is again.

 

New Gods 9 in 9.6, white pages and the highest graded copy.

 

Scott

 

HG Kirby, you gotta love it. Nice book, Scott.

Angelo

Super huge kudos to Rhino (Steve) for giving me a great deal on to gorgeous pre-hero Marvels. You're the best, Steve

Angelo

"Look! Behind us! We're doomed! It's Diablo!"

 

What can you say to that??!!! Classic!

 

You just have to "marvel" at how this odd horror stuff somehow turned into Fantastic Four and Spiderman.

 

Absolutely!

 

The pre-here genre was a breeding and testing ground for a lot of ideas that Stan and the others ended up fleshing out later in Marvel's super-hero period.

 

Tales of Suspense 6 has a great story about "mutants" -- defined in that story as people who have mutated to develop extra powers beyond the scope of normal humans -- and is clearly the prototypical theory for the entire X-Men and mutant mythos of the Marvel Universe!!!! And the main characater who poo-poo's the idea ends being a person with the power to phase through soild objects (hello Kitty Pryde prototype??)

 

I also loved how many of these monsters were resurrected in the Bronze Age and beyond (Hulk fought the Glob, Zzutak, and others; Xemnu (the Hulk protoype) was a Defenders villain; Fin Fang Foom and Colossus were used in Astonishing Tales; and FFF returned again in Iron Man in the late 200s).

 

PS: Angelo, that's a nice pickup from Ebay!

I really hope Marvel decides to reprint the rest of the pre-hero titles in the Masterwork series. I'd love to read all those prototype stories....and look at the great art, of course.

Angelo

Thanks, adamstrange. I really enjoy collecting pre-hero comics. The chase is what makes it so fun.

 

Angelo

 

Agreed -- your post reminded me that it's time to scan a book or two. I'll try to get to that this weekend.

Feel free to post as many of your gorgeous White Mountains as you want

Angelo

Thanks, adamstrange. I really enjoy collecting pre-hero comics. The chase is what makes it so fun.

Angelo

Thanks, MK

a few upgrades.....

 

 

 

Man, those are some upgrades. Wish I could upgrade like that.

Angelo

 

 

 

 

 

Angelo

 

Love that cover ,

 

here is the reprint edition

 

And that's why you shouldn't watch too much TV, kiddies

Just a few more Thor's for the collection:

Gorgeous Thors, SS

Thanks, Steve. I worked on this deal for about a month, and they arrived today. Probably it for me for a little while, anyway.

OK, maybe not. I think I keep buying pre-heroes just to bump this thread. Anyway, on the way from Rhino

And one I got off ebay a little while ago

Angelo

On the way from Rhino

Won this off ebay a little while back

Angelo

[quote}And my favorite of the bunch for, what I think is, obvious. Awesome cover

Sweet copy If you ever decide to upgrade and sell your undercopy, let me know.

Angelo

Posted this one in my thread too. Hope you guys will check out the link if you have never read it before.

 

 

This next book is truly special to me. It contains my all-time favorite story. It is "Master Race" by Bernie Krigstein. This was the start of EC's New Direction books and this one was issued without Code approval. Below I have added a link to a website that has posted the story. Simply click on the page once you are done and it will take you to the next. Comics can be a work of high art and this story proves it. Krigstein was a master and a cinematic storyteller of such talent that it would be hard to find a work of comic art that tops this in my opinion.

 

Scott

 

Link to the story: http://es.geocities.com/thegweb/berniekrigstein1.html

 

If you have never read it before, let me know what you think.

 

 

 

Scott

 

Great story! Really liked Krigstein's art. Good storyteller. Congrats on the book, Scott

Angelo

Thanks alot Angelo.....here are a couple more too.

 

I posted these in my thread but wanted to post them here too.

 

 

Adventures into the Unknown 27 and the second copy I have purchased this year after looking for one for years. This copy presents much nicer than the previous one I posted but I would only grade it about a point and a half higher due to wear on the back. A sharp looking copy nevertheless and once again has the really nice Al Williamson/Roy Krenkel story that the GCDB credits to Frank Frazetta on the pencils. I have to say I agree and think Fritz did the pencils, Al the inks and Roy the backgrounds. I love this pre-code horror cover alot.

 

Scott

 

Really sweet AITU, Scott. You can't go wrong with a comic that has a cadre of artists like that.

Angelo

Here's a couple of OA pages I received from Albert Moy today:

 

Jae Lee's Dark Tower

That's a stunningly beautiful page. I've been a fan of Jae Lee's art for a while, and seeing that piece really makes want to pick up some pages. Must resist, must resist....

Angelo

Love Harvey Pre-Code Horror. Tomb of Terror 2.

 

Scott

 

Nice pre-code, Scott

Angelo

Nice books Griz - pre-code crime doesn't get enough love.

 

Here's one that would fit on your list - I just sold it.

 

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Not to take this thread off topic, but I just came across this today http://budplant.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_ITRH Wanted to make everyone aware it was reprinted.

Angelo

Sweet book, Nik!

Angelo

 

The colors are amazing! You printing these in your basement, Andy?

 

Angelo

 

That cover kicks !

A high grade Cole is now on my must have list.

 

Thanks guys. Here is one I got last week that I forgot to post. You don't see this one too often either...

 

Sweet cover. Man,you're in a zone, Andy.

Angelo

The colors are amazing! You printing these in your basement, Andy?

Angelo

A nice upgrade.

That is such an awesome looking copy. Congrats!!

Angelo

Nice pick up, Andy

Angelo