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[wpbooks01]

Actually it's much easier than the ways shown to identify the different versions of that Crumb covered copy of The Realist. The copy I own looks like this, and has the words "The Realist presents" at the top left of the cover, which the others pictured above do not!

 

 

Looks like the issues pictured in that other photo with the Zaps are duplicates of the same version.

Edited June 17, 2022 by wpbooks01

[Morganmi]

On 6/16/2022 at 5:31 PM, Qalyar said:

So, there's only the one printing of The Last Supplement (which is also issue #98 of The Realist, a mostly-not-comic underground tabloid magazine). But there are two versions of that one printing, one for normal sales, and one for subscribers. Check the box at the top-left on the back cover (not my copies, and ignore the difference in apparently background color between the two pics):

Normal sales:

Subscription copies are, anecdotally, much rarer:

They are both the same whole earth catalog version. Is this the more rare version?

[wpbooks01]

Actually that would be this one.......

 

[Morganmi]

On 6/17/2022 at 2:41 AM, wpbooks01 said:

Actually that would be this one.......

 

Does that one have the same contents as the other ones?

[OtherEric]

Found for $5 at my LCS today.  I didn't know Wonder Wart-Hog had actually made the cover of any issues of the series until just now.  I really need to find a copy of #33, apparently... WW has the whole cover on that one.

[Morganmi]

This high grade (minus the sticker) copy of White Lunch came in the mail from the boards today. So Shiney I'm  almost afraid to open it. 

[Qalyar]

On 6/16/2022 at 11:55 PM, Morganmi said:

They are both the same whole earth catalog version. Is this the more rare version?

I have certainly seen more of the general sales version than the subscription version. A lot of the sub copies are pretty grim, too. That one on the right looks quite nice 

Now, my experiences with this book are anecdata and could just be sampling bias. In any case, I'm not sure there's an established value distinction between them.

[OtherEric]

On 6/16/2022 at 11:41 PM, wpbooks01 said:

Actually that would be this one.......

 

Coincidentally, I got a copy of the book that shot is from yesterday.  (I assume it's this one, not the original, because of the facing page and I'm not in the mood to check my back issues right this moment.)

[wpbooks01]

On 6/18/2022 at 2:13 PM, OtherEric said:

Coincidentally, I got a copy of the book that shot is from yesterday.  (I assume it's this one, not the original, because of the facing page and I'm not in the mood to check my back issues right this moment.)

You are correct, Sir. Was too lazy to pull out the 1/72 Is Nothing Sacred? issue when BONL3 was easily accessible from the book shelf!!! All here should also note the Neal Adams front cover on that tasty specimen, as well!

[OtherEric]

On 6/18/2022 at 4:26 PM, wpbooks01 said:

You are correct, Sir. Was too lazy to pull out the 1/72 Is Nothing Sacred? issue when BONL3 was easily accessible from the book shelf!!! All here should also note the Neal Adams front cover on that tasty specimen, as well!

That's why I grabbed it, given that I have all the issues it takes from. Also couldn't remember what issue had the original.

[wpbooks01]

On 6/18/2022 at 4:34 PM, OtherEric said:

That's why I grabbed it, given that I have all the issues it takes from. Also couldn't remember what issue had the original.

Yeah...it's funny that the cover of 1/72 mentions the Crumb connection, but not the Realist or actual title!

[Morganmi]

On 6/18/2022 at 4:30 PM, Qalyar said:

I have certainly seen more of the general sales version than the subscription version. A lot of the sub copies are pretty grim, too. That one on the right looks quite nice 

Now, my experiences with this book are anecdata and could just be sampling bias. In any case, I'm not sure there's an established value distinction between them.

Thanks and yea one of them is defiantly better than the other. They were all down in a metal shop just stacked up in a drawer so grease and grime were prevalent for sure. Also a bunch of vintage mid 60's Girly Mags in there, that were in very nice shape, since they had their own box within the drawer.

[OtherEric]

A couple additions to the underground collection today:

[wpbooks01]

Those were my first Bijou's....bought from a Last Gasp catalog via mail order around 1972-73!

[wpbooks01]

RIP Simon Deitch

 

[OtherEric]

On 6/29/2022 at 2:33 PM, wpbooks01 said:

RIP Simon Deitch

 

I can't say I'm familiar with Simon's work, unlike his father and brother.  What did he work on?

Also, my apologies to anybody who saw my reaction to the previous post the first few minutes it was there.  I intended "sad" but the boards decided to put up the laughing face for some reason.

Edited June 29, 2022 by OtherEric

[wpbooks01]

On 6/29/2022 at 3:25 PM, OtherEric said:

I can't say I'm familiar with Simon's work, unlike his father and brother.  What did he work on?

 

https://www.tcj.com/simon-deitch-1947-2022/

 

 

 

[oldmilwaukee6er]

Was just looking through the results of the most recent Heritage underground comic auctions - Lots of graded and ungraded books. Crumb, Pekar, Shelton, & many more.

Overall there was strong results for the Haight Ashbury books, Crumb sold well, higher grade file copies performed.

Where they sold multiples of the same book, the undercopies may have had value. 

Buyer beware on QA/QC when it comes to some undergrounds as CGC can misidentify books.

Freak Brothers in high grade underperformed IMO, likely due to the underwhelming cartoon?

Finally, I missed a few opportunites to upgrade and I'm kinda bummed about that... most of my collecting funds are tied up by sneakers now  

 

Caveat emptor! Would be bummed to get this (missing classic cover tell and obv indent from overlap)...

When I could have had this... 

A good result...

It hurt me to miss this book... should have been more aware and brought this back to Wisconsin

Good result and a @#$%&! steal 

[oldmilwaukee6er]

[Morganmi]

Picked up this one from the recent Heritage Auction. First time I've ever bought anything from them.