Popular Post Robot Man Posted August 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2022 On 8/23/2022 at 11:55 AM, manetteska said: Male bondage. MANY years ago when I used to sell in The Buyer’s Guide and term “bondage” was just starting, I had a regular customer for them when I mentioned it in the listing. There was a catch though. He didn’t want what I was calling bondage covers. He specifically wanted MALE bondage covers. I was young and didn’t understand why. But I was overjoyed to get full Overstreet for all those Tonto and Tarzan books that nobody else wanted… manetteska, fifties, Larryw7 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted August 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2022 On 8/21/2022 at 7:58 AM, vaultkeeper said: I just could not resist this one. I cannot. ever resist that one. One of my favorite Friction House books. I just keep upgrading and upgrading... vaultkeeper, Point Five, Sarg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post manetteska Posted August 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2022 Last two in this lot. More Baker. And an alternate cover. vaultkeeper, Point Five, bronze johnny and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/26/2022 at 12:42 PM, Robot Man said: I cannot. ever resist that one. One of my favorite Friction House books. I just keep upgrading and upgrading... A striking demonstration of Fiction House's ink schizophrenia. Perhaps all those orange covers started out red... Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Balls Posted August 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2022 Just unboxed this one. I really like the cover, but it's got some compositional problems First, the make-up mirror is kind of floating in space the light bulbs don't align or are the same size, second, is the girlie dodging the bullet, or is the guy such a bad aim that he can't hit a woman standing there posing in the mirror with her eyes closed? Third, does the girl know she is being shot at? She seems either have been dramatically shot, or completely unaware of the guy in her dressing room. I know, I know, I'm picking nits, but I still dig this yellow cover. adamstrange, Larryw7, Kevin.J and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/28/2022 at 10:58 AM, Sarg said: A striking demonstration of Fiction House's ink schizophrenia. Perhaps all those orange covers started out red... Other than the one on the far right, probably not. FH was cheap and skimped on ink. At the beginning of the run the fountains on the press were full. As the run continued, they watered down the inks instead of adding more. The color that suffered the most was magenta. My photo shows the progression of the run in reverse order from the end to the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raze Posted August 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2022 Got this on Sunday at a Toy Show! Now to get it out…I think this is the best way right? Mr. Lady Luck, comicjack, Galen130 and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/28/2022 at 3:55 PM, Dr. Balls said: Just unboxed this one. I really like the cover, but it's got some compositional problems First, the make-up mirror is kind of floating in space the light bulbs don't align or are the same size, second, is the girlie dodging the bullet, or is the guy such a bad aim that he can't hit a woman standing there posing in the mirror with her eyes closed? Third, does the girl know she is being shot at? She seems either have been dramatically shot, or completely unaware of the guy in her dressing room. I know, I know, I'm picking nits, but I still dig this yellow cover. Oh, there is a mirror or guy shooting? I just noticed… Dr. Balls and Galen130 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 8:35 AM, Raze said: Got this on Sunday at a Toy Show! Now to get it out…I think this is the best way right? Easy to remove. I do it all the time. @MrBedrock has posted a couple of helpful videos. Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 There are a lot of bondage covers being shown the past week or so. I'm jealous....all tied up with emotion. I'm working on paying for my next bondage cover slab myself. I'll have pics when it arrives later next month. Dr. Balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted August 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2022 I remember when the “bondage cover” term was coined. Terry Stroud, David T Alexander and Carl Macek of The American Comic Book Company in LA were responsible. They had a lot of dead stock in the mid 1970’s and being the smart marketing people they were, started using therms like that as well as mentioning “Good Girl art” and other more sinister terms in their mail order listings. The books flew out of their boxes and we as collectors continued using the terminology. Just another lesson of Comic Collecting 101 for you younger collectors… Jayman, MrBedrock, Larryw7 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 10:02 AM, Robot Man said: Oh, there is a mirror or guy shooting? I just noticed… comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mysterio Posted September 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2022 buttock, Larryw7, adamstrange and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 On 9/2/2022 at 10:57 AM, mysterio said: Great looking copy mysterio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fifties Posted September 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2022 vaultkeeper, Raze, Point Five and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post sartrexpress Posted September 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2022 my favorite Ditko cover. fifties, badback83, Inaflash and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr. Lady Luck Posted September 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2022 On 9/3/2022 at 11:23 PM, sartrexpress said: my favorite Ditko cover. WOW! Nicer than mine. Jasonmorris1000000, Paul © ® ⚽️💙™, Galen130 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fifties Posted September 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2022 And certainly nicer than mine. djzombi, comicjack, Mr. Lady Luck and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 A classic Ditko cover and there’s nothing existential about it! djzombi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...