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Terry - It's been said before, but I'll say it again... thank you for posting these old auction catalogs and results. One of the best threads I've ever had the pleasure or reading at this site. Man, that Doc Savage Baumhofer is sweet... didn't even know it still existed.

Some of those prices are mind-blowing. If I were to take my pick of five items, I'd go with: 1. Frankenstein graveyard plate - Wrightson 2. Flash Gordon/Jungle Jim Sunday from 1939 - Alex Raymond 3. Shock Suspenstories #6 -Wood 4. Swamp Thing #1 cover - Wrightson 5. Tales from the Crypt #40 - Davis (sold for $1,512 in 1983, sold for $47,800 in 2009) That Batman #229 cover by Adams is really sweet too, especially at $700.

Charlie Chan:The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and his Rendesvous with American History (Stoker award winner for best biographical/critical work) - Yunte Haung Nifft the Lean - Michael Shea (World Fantasy Award winner for best novel)

Looking for any pages by Luke Ross from 'Dark Horse Presents Annual 1998' (first comic appearance of Buffy the Vampire Slayer). I have 5 pages from the McGuffins short story and would like to pick up the remaining 5. Finders fee for locating any of these pages. Would also be interested in some of the covers from the first Buffy run - issues 2, 5, 9, 28.

The Terror - Dan Simmons Nine Horrors and a Dream - Joseph Payne Brennan

Wildlife Ecology and Management - Bolen, The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard, Deadman's Road - Joe R. Lansdale.

If I had the opportunity to own the original art to any one pulp cover, this would probably be the one. A magnificent and iconic piece! I looked this one up in the Heritage archives just a few weeks back. My grail would be the Jack Davis' "Tales from the Crypt" #40 cover art. Unfortunately, it's at the frame shop right now and I have no idea how to download an image of it from the Heritage site.

thehumantorch - Thank you!... it's one of my favorite pieces. Berni Wrightson gave it to his friend Jeff Jones shortly after he created it in 1969. Jones kept it for 32 years before finally selling it. Shortly after I bought it, I located a copy of the fanzine Gosh Wow! #3 to go along with the artwork. In it, there was an article covering Scarp Con 1968. Here's a little snippet that made me shake my head: "...it was a short trip to the Dealer's Room where one could look longingly at such wares as Marvel Comics #1 (priced at a whopping $225 which, incidentally, it finally sold for), Detective Comics #40 (marked "sold" at $40 from the first day), and others far to numerous to mention. If you were like us however, you settled for a $2.00 copy of Air Boy. You had the opportunity to meet dealers, or you could pin down another fan for a deal...like trading XXXXXX of Brigham City, Utah several E.C.s for a copy of Batman #2." There are also quite a few pictures of original art on display at the convention. One cover that jumped out at me was Steranko's Nick Fury Agent of Shield #6. I wonder what the price was for that masterpiece. Bill

Congrats... that's a gorgeous Frazetta piece! I like the frame too... it compliments the illustration nicely.

Thank you kindly!

Cover to Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season #8, issue #1 by Georges Jeanty. Hanging on the right side of the frame is the screen-used prop amulet from the series finale (Season #7, episode 22).

For a change of pace, how 'bout a Thimble Theater 'Popeye' dated 9-5-32. This daily predates the spinach eaters first epic encounter with Bluto (as well as the first theatrical Popeye cartoon by nearly a year). When I had it framed, I allowed space for the title "The Face in the Moonlight" written by Segar in blue pencil below the daily. For some reason, this was the only title that was left out when the dailies were reprinted by Nemo (Fantagraphics?) in the 80s. A creepy, moody black daily... when I look at it I can't help but be reminded of F. Marion Crawford's 'The Upper Berth.' Enjoy!

Thanks guys... it's one of my favorite pieces. Gotta say though, my wife just does not share the Wrightson love. -Bill

Cover to Gosh Wow! #3 by Berni Wrightson - Summer 1969. Sorry about the glare.