This week in your Magazine collection. 27 27

[Axe Elf]

On 3/29/2023 at 2:17 AM, oakman29 said:

Obsurd that they wouldn't use proper judgment in differentiating you from a mass production printing process. 🙃

Fortunately, I was able to convince them of the absurdity of their position, and help them to use better judgment.

Thus, I am now the proud owner of THE ONLY 500-PIECE, ALL-CREEPY-COVER JIGSAW PUZZLE IN THE WORLD!!!

It's printed large enough and the resolution is good enough that you can read most of the writing on the covers, although some of the finer print is a little hard to see.

[oakman29]

On 4/10/2023 at 2:09 PM, Axe Elf said:

Fortunately, I was able to convince them of the absurdity of their position, and help them to use better judgment.

Thus, I am now the proud owner of THE ONLY 500-PIECE, ALL-CREEPY-COVER JIGSAW PUZZLE IN THE WORLD!!!

It's printed large enough and the resolution is good enough that you can read most of the writing on the covers, although some of the finer print is a little hard to see.

Awesome!

[OtherEric]

On 4/10/2023 at 3:02 PM, Hey Pal! said:

I got this for $7 on Whatnot. Did I do good?

The spine looks a bit banged up, but it's cheaper than you would normally find a reader copy, I think.  Definitely some nice Perez art in the book.

[OtherEric]

And this finishes off my 1984 run.  My 1994 run is still about 12 issues shy of complete, though

 

[Axe Elf]

On 4/10/2023 at 5:19 PM, OtherEric said:

And this finishes off my 1984 run.  My 1994 run is still about 12 issues shy of complete, though

 

I just noticed yesterday that this cover shares the art with Warren Presents #12 (the way I number them, anyway)--"Empire Encounters Comix"--except that on the 1984 cover, the pilot has a sunroof.

Edited to add comparison pic.

Edited April 11, 2023 by Axe Elf

[OtherEric]

On 4/10/2023 at 5:50 PM, Axe Elf said:

I just noticed yesterday that this cover shares the art with Warren Presents #12 (the way I number them, anyway)--"Empire Encounters Comix"--except that on this cover, the pilot has a sunroof.

Edited to add comparison pic.

You are absolutely correct, but neither of the online sources I use... the Grand Comics Database or the Warren Magazines Index... seem to be aware of the fact.  Although I just spent the 30 seconds needed to add the change to the GCD, so we'll see how long it takes to get approved.

[Axe Elf]

Omigawd, you'll never guess what I just noticed!  Recognize these guys?

A few months after this 1984 #8 cover was released in September 1979, the same artist (Jim Laurier) was also featured on the cover of CREEPY #119 in July of 1980.

I guess we lost the battle!

The art was recycled for Empire Encounters Comix in November of 1980.

[Artifiction]

On 4/10/2023 at 5:41 PM, oakman29 said:

Awesome!

X2

[dover]

A very sweet copy of this book. 

[FoggyNelson]

On 4/17/2023 at 12:48 PM, dover said:

A very sweet copy of this book. 

Great shape these are👍‼️

[FoggyNelson]

I read that CGC prices increase , but Mag prices went down a bit, they are trying to increase Mag submissions 

[OtherEric]

A nice batch of stuff in today:

 

[OtherEric]

This gives me all the Creepy Yearbook/ Annuals, and the three Monster Worlds with comic stories:

[OtherEric]

Today I learned finding an Eerie #51 with the posters intact will be a pain.  Keeping the posterless copy as a filler, since it was cheap, but not sharing it here.

[Axe Elf]

On 4/20/2023 at 12:26 PM, OtherEric said:

Today I learned finding an Eerie #51 with the posters intact will be a pain.

It took me a couple of tries too.  The first one I had even inquired about the poster being intact before I purchased it, and the seller assured me it was.  When I received it, the poster was included, but not "intact" (it was detached).  I wrote the seller and he said someone in the warehouse must have thought I was just asking if it was included, rather than intact, but he had no problems with me returning it.

And then the next one I found was intact.

[Jayman]

On 4/20/2023 at 1:26 PM, OtherEric said:

 

I remember as a kid, someone had this cover art airbrushed on the side of their van. It was totally bad @*$$!

Edited April 21, 2023 by Jayman

[chevalmeow]

A couple for the hoard.  I already have a nice copy of 32 but was able to get this one for a fair price given its condition.

The Alter Ego came from JimJum12's last sale in late March.  A truly beautiful copy!

[RayJr]

A pickup a couple weeks ago 

[Jayman]

So I have been filled with anticipation for way too long, but it has finally arrived after a long 9 month wait. As most of you may know, I'm a huge Skywald fan. I even helped with the Skywald!: The Complete Illustrated History of the Horror-Mood Paperback by contributing all the magazine covers for the publication. But my dream was to own a piece of original art from one of the early issues. On speaking with David Kerekes who interviewed Alan Hewetson for the book, I had asked (David) if he knew of any OA from the Skywald mags that still existed. David said that Hewetson claimed a flood in the office basement destroyed most of, if not all of the art that they had.

Fast forward to this past August and I become aware of an artist taking commissions via Facebook. When I learned who it was, my heart dropped! Could I get him to recreate a page from one of my favorite stories from Skywald that he himself did back in 1971? I will tell you all that this is my first time requesting a commission and I have @Stevemmg to thank for inspiring me to do so. I let Steve know through PMs that by his sharing of so many of his wonderful commissions in the Spanish Artist thread that he gave me the push to contact the artist who graciously accepted to create this piece for me. The artist is in his 70's and has had some health issues during this process that he has thankfully overcome, hence the long wait. But during that time, I was able to correspond with the artist which was as enjoyable as knowing he was doing this piece for me. Here is the issue that the original story was from:

The page is a recreation of the final page to the cover story "The Phantom of the Rock Era". This was my first exposure to the artist, and I immediately fell in love with his style. The artist, as you may have guessed, is Ralph Reese. It's been a joy corresponding with him and I've learned a bit of his history along the way. A memorable fact that he was an apprentice under Wally Wood. Here is what greeted me when I got home today.

And without further ado, here is the page. To say I'm over the moon with this is an understatement! So while not THE original art from 1971, it's the same page recreated by the original artist! I can't stop staring at it and it will be matted and framed asap. Thank you Ralph Reese! 

Edited April 22, 2023 by Jayman

[Randall Dowling]

Very nice, Jay!!!