EC Fanatic Appreciation Weird Thread of Terror

[originalisbest]

Amazing precode books being shared all over the place! Thanks for posting your GFC's Richard - they're stunning! Things are a little bit crazed this month for me, but hopefully in the near future I can make fresh scans of my comparitively meager books, and post them.

[ComicConnoisseur]

Two of my favorites...

Isn`t Weird Science 16 the comic book that inspired the Topps trading card

Mars Attack series?

 

oh btw those are some great comic books

[BitterOldMan]

Two of my favorites...

Isn`t Weird Science 16 the comic book that inspired the Topps trading card

Mars Attack series?

 

oh btw those are some great comic books

 

ComicConnoisseur,

 

You are correct. Topps requested original sketches from Wally Wood. Bob Powell penciled the cards and pulp artist Norm Saunders did the final paintings.

 

Here is my 1962 Mars Attacks wrapper. I remember buying the cards from the local grocery store in my youth.

 

[originalisbest]

Tough-tough-tough wrapper to find -- so awesome! Thanks for posting it!

[MrBedrock]

That is so very cool (thumbs u

[Sqeggs]

Two of my favorites...

Isn`t Weird Science 16 the comic book that inspired the Topps trading card

Mars Attack series?

 

oh btw those are some great comic books

 

ComicConnoisseur,

 

You are correct. Topps requested original sketches from Wally Wood. Bob Powell penciled the cards and pulp artist Norm Saunders did the final paintings.

 

Here is my 1962 Mars Attacks wrapper. I remember buying the cards from the local grocery store in my youth.

 

 

There is a recent book on the Mars Attacks set that makes interesting reading: Amazon listing

[ARWilson-migration]

[29dukedog]

At the risk of duplicating some of the awesome books posted here, I'll share some of my own favorites...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Badger]

 

Russ Cochran E.C. cover prints.All of these are a great 9 and a half by 13.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very cool. I've seen some of these but I have never seen the envelopes they came in. (thumbs u

[MrBedrock]

A friend has the original art to this cover. It is pretty darn mind-blowing to look at.

[Foxtrot70]

At the risk of duplicating some of the awesome books posted here, I'll share some of my own favorites...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I see great covers from Mr Wood w all the high tech gadgetry details, I can't help but think they helped inspire Kirby on his FF material.

[ARWilson-migration]

Original mailer envelope that contained an Aces High #3 (still does).

 

[dgarthwaite-migration]

Impact #1 (White Logo. 1st Printing)

 

DG

[Duffman_Comics]

Original mailer envelope that contained an Aces High #3 (still does).

 

 

Now THAT is something one does not see every day.

 

Is this a subscription copy, and therefore EC mailed them flat or is there some other reason for the mailer?

[Awax]

Original mailer envelope that contained an Aces High #3 (still does).

 

 

Now THAT is something one does not see every day.

 

Is this a subscription copy, and therefore EC mailed them flat or is there some other reason for the mailer?

 

Before zip codes.

 

Very, very cool piece of EC History.

[FlyingDonut]

First three Crypt of Terror issues before the title change. I have a full run, if I have time I'll scan them all.

 

[Sqeggs]

Impact #1 (White Logo. 1st Printing)

 

DG

 

Interesting. Neither GPA nor the CGC census seems to distinguish between the two printings.

[MrBedrock]

[Larryw7]

First three Crypt of Terror issues before the title change. I have a full run, if I have time I'll scan them all.

 

 

That's a beautiful copy.

[AJD]

The Civil War trilogy. Pity they never finished the planned seven issues.