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[adamstrange]

6 hours ago, Scrooge said:

I am not familiar with them either. I'll have to look them up.

Your post reminded me of this photo I snagged off the internet a long time ago with some FA Quarterlies in great shape -

 

You are my bestest friend ever

[Pat Calhoun]

Amazing 6/38

[Scrooge]

17 hours ago, adamstrange said:

You are my bestest friend ever

 

Here was the over picture posted -

 

[adamstrange]

Those are very cool.  I have (or had) the black cover.

[Pat Calhoun]

a warm and wonderful classic of the highest order

[OtherEric]

Two in today.  This one looks better in person- the scan really shows every flaw.  The book hits the classic Weird Tales triple- Brundage, Lovecraft, Howard.  Admittedly, the Lovecraft is a reprint and the Howard is a poem, but still fun

[OtherEric]

This one is really underrated, I think.  The Finlay covers don't get the attention the Brundage covers do; but I really do think Finlay is the better artist.  So when Finlay does a Brundage-esque cover, it's really something special.  (I really want to get the Sea-Witch cover sooner rather than later, for that matter.)

Inside, there are two Lovecraft stories- one first appearance anywhere, and one first pro publication, having first shown up in a fanzine.  And another Howard poem.

[Cobbledclam]

If this was a comic it would be $10,000.00

[OtherEric]

And in this week, a trio of Doc Savage digests.  The last one is the first of the brief run where they rebranded the book as "Doc Savage Science Detective".

Unlike the Shadow, where the Bruce Elliot Shadow stories are at best poorly regarded, I think the last 2-3 years of Doc Savage it was really an excellent magazine, with some of the best Doc Savage stories Lester Dent ever did.  And there's a lot of good backup stories, most notably a lot by John D. MacDonald, one of my favorite writers.

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Images added. Oops!

[RedFury]

Spicy Mystery Stories, Dec 1936

Brand recognition...

[Arkadin]

12 hours ago, OtherEric said:

And in this week, a trio of Doc Savage digests.  The last one is the first of the brief run where they rebranded the book as "Doc Savage Science Detective".

Unlike the Shadow, where the Bruce Elliot Shadow stories are at best poorly regarded, I think the last 2-3 years of Doc Savage it was really an excellent magazine, with some of the best Doc Savage stories Lester Dent ever did.  And there's a lot of good backup stories, most notably a lot by John D. MacDonald, one of my favorite writers.

Always like to see what you're adding to your pretty amazing collection. Where are you getting all these - eBay?

[OtherEric]

eBay is one source.  Abebooks is another, that’s where the Doc issues turned up.  KAYO books in San Francisco always has something when I get down to visit my sister.  Most comic cons have at least a few.  And some local bookstores get some in now and then.

[OtherEric]

Actually got this last month. I don't see this title in the wild that often; the connection to Marvel comics seems to mean people grab it quickly.

[Scrooge]

8 hours ago, OtherEric said:

the connection to Marvel comics seems to mean people grab it quickly.

Certainly the L. Ron Hubbard piece on Dianetics makes it fly fast as well, if not more than the Marvel connection. Great book.

[RedFury]

Speaking of pulp connections to Marvel Comics, I believe this is the first masked hero published by Martin Goodman.  He was obviously trying to capitalize on the popularity of the Lone Ranger radio program which had debuted in 1933.  Goodman is known for the myriad of companies he used to publish from...this one was called Ranger Publications. 

The Lone Ranger's own pulp title didn't come out until 1937.

Masked Rider #1 & #2, Apr & May 1934

Edited July 23, 2018 by RedFury

[OtherEric]

That's almost certainly why that issue seems to be scarcest of the revival run, at least.  Took me ages to find the Dianetics issue of Astounding at a price I was willing to pay, given my massive disinterest in the subject... but I did want the issue for my run of the Campbell Astoundings.

On a totally different subject, this one arrived today.  Key point of interest is a never-reprinted Harlan Ellison story, but now that it's in hand I discover that I really like the cover by Emsh as well:

[RedFury]

I'm headed to Pulpfest (outside of Pittsburgh) on Thursday.  I even decided to get a table and try to sell some pulps.  Anyone else here attending?

http://www.pulpfest.com/

[OtherEric]

Got a handful of pulps in today, some of the highlights.  Low grade, but dirt cheap:

Let's start with a Finlay cover.  And I've wanted to read "The Yellow Sign" for quite a while, just hadn't tracked it down before.

[OtherEric]

On 7/11/2018 at 5:27 PM, Pat Calhoun said:

a warm and wonderful classic of the highest order

I'm taking your advice on this one, Pat.  Looking forward to it:

[OtherEric]

The second issue, which I believe makes it only the second book from what became Marvel to actually use the name: