Infinite Bronze Horror Thread 16 16

[shiverbones]

 

ok I'm done, i got excited.....

Edited August 28, 2004 by shiverbones

[shiverbones]

Hey pov, none carried over. Man i love "The Thing" and later "this mags" but hte post code, pre 70's charlton stuff is enough to kill a person with boredom!

[PovertyRow]

Man i love "The Thing" and later "this mags" but hte post code, pre 70's charlton stuff is enough to kill a person with boredom!

 

You hit the nail on the head with that one! Even the Charlton post-code pre-BA covers were often bland and defined "wishy-washy". But the BA? Just lends more credence to the impact opf horror on the BA genre itself!

[shiverbones]

if the DC crowd ever starts picking up Charltons in earnest, its going to be UGLY!

[PovertyRow]

if the DC crowd ever starts picking up Charltons in earnest, its going to be UGLY!

 

I agree - which is why I am allocating at least half of my BA Budget to Charlton.

 

::I didn't say that. Charlton will never have any value and only readers should be bought for the sole purpose of making jokes at Charlton's expense::

[Jayman]

Charlton's eh?

 

 

Beautiful cover! Love the way the candles flow around the scene, very surreal!

The Hunt is on!

[Jayman]

 

One of my top (?) list of favorite Charlton covers, the expression on that face is very chilling! The (?) is there 'cause I know I haven't seen all these gems yet and don't know how big my top list would be.

[PovertyRow]

 

One of my top (?) list of favorite Charlton covers, the expression on that face is very chilling! The (?) is there 'cause I know I haven't seen all these gems yet and don't know how big my top list would be.

 

Have to agree Jay! That is a HECK of a cover! Fully worthy of an excellent pre-code horror cover. Man this is just too strange.

 

Do most of us not even KNOW about these Charltons? I confess to ignoring them after their earlier pre-code days due to the poor quality. But BA really seems to have perked things up. How can these have lain fallow for so long?

 

::edit - originally said in last sentence "Are most of us...?" but changed "most" to "some" for a more even-headed thought.

 

::edit removed last sentence and replaced with the above sentiment. Too harsh of me last sentence even edited ::

Edited August 28, 2004 by povertyrow

[Jayman]

Have to agree Jay! That is a HECK of a cover! Fully worthy of an excellent pre-code horror cover. Man this is just too strange.

 

Are most of us actually publisher/genre collectors? How can these have lain fallow for so long?

 

Pov, 95% of my collection is Horror/Monster/SciFi. I dunno, I've always been drawn to it moreso than the superhero genre. As a kid, Charlton's were always on the rack along with Marvel and DC at my local 5&10 store so they were consumed along with the rest. Charlton's died out in the early/mid 90's and I remember a link awhile back about them having ties to the Mob! Anyone have clearer info on this as my memory is fuzzy.

Edited August 28, 2004 by Jayman

[Jayman]

Don't know too much about the pre-code Charlton's but sad to hear most were bland, would not have expected that!

[PovertyRow]

Don't know too much about the pre-code Charlton's but sad to hear most were bland, would not have expected that!

 

No Jay! The pre-code Charltons were often amazing. The post-code SAish were often bland. Hmmm - hope I did not mis-state myself.

 

One opf my favorite pre-codes of all is a warehouse find: THING 16 Charlton. Was CGCd a 9.2 a couple or more years ago. May well get better grade today but just love that book and will not swap it.

 

Repeat pic below. Palais cover - I know there are more "bloody" or "gory" THING covers but the composition etc. of this one is still my favorite:

 

[Jayman]

No Jay! The pre-code Charltons were often amazing. The post-code SAish were often bland. Hmmm - hope I did not mis-state myself.

 

Oops! My fault there, went back and reread the thread (heh, that rhymed)!

[PovertyRow]

No Jay! The pre-code Charltons were often amazing. The post-code SAish were often bland. Hmmm - hope I did not mis-state myself.

 

Oops! My fault there, went back and reread the thread (heh, that rhymed)!

 

Whoah! Jay's groovin'!!!!!!!!!

 

PS - thank gawd I spoke right!

[shiverbones]

Hey Jay, that Ghost manor #17 is one of the toughest SOB's in the run! I have tried to upgrade my VF for 2 years and haven't even been able to downgrade it! The cover was reused with different coloring on Beyond the Grave #15.

 

Whenever I post Charlton covers i get a lot of surprised reactions, so I would guess that they really did go unnoticed by most collectors for a long time!

[sterlingcomics]

very cool Charltons! I will definitely be collecting Charltons now, but reading copies only, to see if they appeal to me from a collector standpoint. I've got my hands full trying to complete a high grade HOM run anyway... (and you would have to be dead in a crypt not to know that )

[sterlingcomics]

btw, Rip THANK YOU for suggesting to add HOM and HOS in the CGC Registry. Folks, please, please, please---go and request your favorite bronze horror titles in there TODAY so we can get proper representation in the registry!!!!!

[Jayman]

Whenever I post Charlton covers i get a lot of surprised reactions, so I would guess that they really did go unnoticed by most collectors for a long time!

 

Check out this ultra cool art! Norinn Radd originally posted the Heritage link to, sold for 276 I believe good price!

 

[PovertyRow]

 

Nice art and especially nice to see the self-reference!

[shiverbones]

That was an absolute STEAL. What an incredible Don Newton page. Should have gone for $750+ in my opinion. Its a once in a lifetime piece. Just incredible!

[PovertyRow]

That was an absolute STEAL. What an incredible Don Newton page. Should have gone for $750+ in my opinion. Its a once in a lifetime piece. Just incredible!

 

OK - just noticed - $276? Is that right?