This week in your Magazine collection. 27 27

[Stevemmg]

Spectacular pick-ups!  All beauties, but maybe the most amazing is the Skywald local find. Congratulations!

[Rip]

Amazing stuff. Never saw that Creepy 16 for sale. I knew the 29 would sell quick.

[Stevemmg]

Happy to see one of our own snagged those. I thought those were good value and great looking copies. Nice work!

[This is Who We Are]

I got something really special to share-  the magnitude of the book is only exceeded by the generosity of my friend Dave In Detroit—a long Long time collector of top shelf horror magazines and books—like right off the rack in the sixties/seventies collector to give you an idea.  
Well, he sent this to me out of the blue and it arrived yesterday.  I’m still processing his extremely kind gesture.  Even if a beater, I’d have treasured what would’ve been a kind gift from a friend, but this copy  isn’t that—  A conservative grade range would be 9.2-9.6 as you would’ve found it on the store shelf back in 1965.  Please pardon the glare! The images don’t do it justice but I couldn’t bring myself to remove this from the Mylar 

 A random act of generosity you just seldom see.  

To those maybe not familiar with this book, it’s an original painted cover by the master himself - Frank Frazetta - pre-Warren work if I have my facts straight

Im humbled by Dave’s generosity.  This hobby holds some incredible people- many on these threads— …well enough already,  I excitedly post  what I hope will be to your enjoyment 👍🏻
 

 

Edited July 9, 2022 by This is Who We Are

[Artifiction]

On 7/9/2022 at 1:24 PM, This is Who We Are said:

I got something really special to share-  the magnitude of the book is only exceeded by the generosity of my friend Dave out of Detroit—a long Long time collector of top shelf horror magazines and books—like right off the rack in the sixties/seventies collector to give you an idea.  
Well, he sent this to me out of the blue and it arrived yesterday.  I’m still processing his extremely kind gesture.  Even if a beater, I’d have treasured what is a kind gift from a friend, but this copy  isn’t that—  A conservative grade range would be 9.2-9.6 as you would’ve found it on the store shelf back in 1965.  

I did nothing to deserve it or earn it.  A random act of generosity you just seldom see.  

To those maybe not familiar with this book, it’s an original painted cover by the master himself - Frank Frazetta - pre-Warren work if I have my facts straight

Im humbled by Dave’s generosity.  This hobby holds some incredible people- many on these threads— …well enough already,  I excitedly post  what I hope will be to your enjoyment 👍🏻
 

 

That is so cool super sweet. Thanks for sharing it. 

Edited July 9, 2022 by Artifiction

[Randall Dowling]

On 7/9/2022 at 12:24 PM, This is Who We Are said:

I got something really special to share-  the magnitude of the book is only exceeded by the generosity of my friend Dave In Detroit—a long Long time collector of top shelf horror magazines and books—like right off the rack in the sixties/seventies collector to give you an idea.  
Well, he sent this to me out of the blue and it arrived yesterday.  I’m still processing his extremely kind gesture.  Even if a beater, I’d have treasured what is a kind gift from a friend, but this copy  isn’t that—  A conservative grade range would be 9.2-9.6 as you would’ve found it on the store shelf back in 1965.  Please pardon the glare! The images don’t do it justice but I couldn’t bring myself to remove this from the Mylar 

I did nothing to deserve it or earn it.  A random act of generosity you just seldom see.  

To those maybe not familiar with this book, it’s an original painted cover by the master himself - Frank Frazetta - pre-Warren work if I have my facts straight

Im humbled by Dave’s generosity.  This hobby holds some incredible people- many on these threads— …well enough already,  I excitedly post  what I hope will be to your enjoyment 👍🏻
 

 

That's a great looking copy of a book that's getting pretty tough in high grade.  Nice pickup!  

[Rip]

Managed to snag these 2 Skywalds.

I've never seen Nightmare 16 in decent shape for sale, like EVER!

So I had to grab it.

Nightmare 17 is another one I've needed as well.

 

(Edit yep, just checked the CGC census. Nightmare 16 has 1 in 9.0 and 2 in 8.0, that's it)

Edited July 9, 2022 by Rip

[Rip]

I've often wondered why these mid to late issue Nightmare's are so dang hard to find relative to most anything else during the same time period.

[This is Who We Are]

On 7/9/2022 at 12:36 PM, Rip said:

Managed to snag these 2 Skywalds.

I've never seen Nightmare 16 in decent shape for sale, like EVER!

So I had to grab it.

Nightmare 17 is another one I've needed as well.

 

(Edit yep, just checked the CGC census. Nightmare 16 has 1 in 9.0 and 2 in 8.0, that's it)

Man RIp,

That 16 is What I would consider the best of the most overlooked Skywald mags…and I’m sure it’s only overlooked because you just don’t see them come up like the one you got there. Amazing find!

You had to have dug deep to find that 16…you could go a lifetime or two without finding one near as nice -bravo Guy👍🏻

 

[Rip]

On 7/9/2022 at 12:52 PM, This is Who We Are said:

Man RIp,

That 16 is What I would consider the best of the most overlooked Skywald mags…and I’m sure it’s only overlooked because you just don’t see them come up like the one you got there. Amazing find!

You had to have dug deep to find that 16…you could go a lifetime or two without finding one near as nice -bravo Guy👍🏻

 

Thanks man! 16 was one of the most wanted on my Skywald list 9.0 or better.

I can't remember but I think Jay or Oakman has a really nice one of these as well. 

You've had some great Nightmare snags yourself lately as well. (And Darkstar grabbed that 19, Amazing!)

Souring the earth for Skywalds is no easy task!!!

Edited July 9, 2022 by Rip

[This is Who We Are]

On 7/9/2022 at 1:20 PM, Midcall said:

You earned it by sticking up for his Creepy #32 9.2 auction that "sold" for $5

Well thanks but that was nothin- I would’ve done that for you and anybody else on here.   👍🏻

[Jayman]

On 7/9/2022 at 3:47 PM, Rip said:

I've often wondered why these mid to late issue Nightmare's are so dang hard to find relative to most anything else during the same time period.

Call me crazy, but I’ve really come to believe that the main buyers of Skywald mags back when they were being published were not collectors per se. 15 - 20 something yr olds that bought them to read, threw them in the back of their room/van or trashed them. This smaller publisher just didn’t generate the collectibility that Warren or Marvel did. Similar to a lot of the Eerie Pub titles. 

[batmiesta]

Don't rise gadgies.

[Gregd]

On 7/9/2022 at 5:26 PM, Midcall said:

That wasn't a compliment

So you admit you're helping him cover up his shenanigans? 

Actually, perhaps in another post, I will write about the shenanigans regarding the seller and this book that occurred with me. Still fuming and received another email from this seller last night so I will wait til my blood pressure drops and post. Any suggestions where to write it so I can get feedback as to whether I am overreacting?

[Randall Dowling]

On 7/10/2022 at 10:20 AM, Gregd said:

Actually, perhaps in another post, I will write about the shenanigans regarding the seller and this book that occurred with me. Still fuming and received another email from this seller last night so I will wait til my blood pressure drops and post. Any suggestions where to write it so I can get feedback as to whether I am overreacting?

Send it to me.  Glad to be a sounding board if it helps. 

[OtherEric]

Find at my local store today; this one is unsurprisingly getting posted a couple places.  Third print:

[darkstar]

Additions from Fan Expo Chicago today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Randall Dowling]

On 7/10/2022 at 8:39 PM, darkstar said:

Additions from Fan Expo Chicago today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another great batch of books!  That Nightmare 20 was a smart buy.  

[darkstar]

Randall asked about the prices I paid for some of the books I posted in order to get some discussion going. Everything I post in this thread goes into my collection and there is no timeline to sell anything so I don't really have any issue disclosing such info. Anyway, the Vampirella 11 was $50, the Psycho 1 was $25, it has a spine split, and the Nightmare 20 was $400. Everything else was $20 or less. Regarding the Nightmare 20, it's a lot for that book, a good percentage of people probably think that falls somewhere between ridiculous or you simply overpaid. Originally I passed on the book, but I decided to buy it later for a few reasons. The census numbers are extremely low. It presents extremely well for the grade - the front looks NM+, the grade hit is due to fingerprints on the back. And I also found an extremely cheap run of the Resident Evil magazine that I will sell to help defray the cost. 

[Gregd]

On 7/10/2022 at 10:20 PM, darkstar said:

Randall asked about the prices I paid for some of the books I posted in order to get some discussion going. Everything I post in this thread goes into my collection and there is no timeline to sell anything so I don't really have any issue disclosing such info. Anyway, the Vampirella 11 was $50, the Psycho 1 was $25, it has a spine split, and the Nightmare 20 was $400. Everything else was $20 or less. Regarding the Nightmare 20, it's a lot for that book, a good percentage of people probably think that falls somewhere between ridiculous or you simply overpaid. Originally I passed on the book, but I decided to buy it later for a few reasons. The census numbers are extremely low. It presents extremely well for the grade - the front looks NM+, the grade hit is due to fingerprints on the back. And I also found an extremely cheap run of the Resident Evil magazine that I will sell to help defray the cost. 

Thanks for sharing!