fifties Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 On 9/29/2023 at 7:38 PM, plady69 said: Great book, though! These DC books of that era have great art and stories. That book is nice. DC's always had good cover and interior artwork, but the stories, AFA PCH, are rather tame. No graphic blood 'n guts, and the endings usually explain away anything supernatural. It wasn't too much of a leap for them to conform to CCA requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telegan Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 On 9/27/2023 at 6:00 PM, KSod1935 said: Witches Tales #6 & #15 Witches Tales has some pretty underrated covers. Well, maybe "underrated" isn't the term since I've been getting outbid on them, but ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post C. Spaulding Posted October 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2023 Cross post with GA connections. I’ve been on the hunt for a copy of this one for a while. Definitely one of my favorite skeleton covers. Weird, Robot Man, vaultkeeper and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post C. Spaulding Posted October 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2023 Couple more recent pickups vaultkeeper, buttock, Mr. Lady Luck and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 On 10/7/2023 at 9:03 AM, C. Spaulding said: Cross post with GA connections. I’ve been on the hunt for a copy of this one for a while. Definitely one of my favorite skeleton covers. She’s gorgeous! Congrats on that pickup! C. Spaulding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ Posted October 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2023 Delivered today. I've coveted this book for some time. I love the EC homage with the obvious Old Witch & Cryptkeeper characters. It's also obvious that the depicted comic book artist is meant to be Bill Gaines as he looked then in 1954. The irony being of course that Gaines was not an artist, at least in terms of actual drawing. This book is only a 4.0 but beautiful for its grade. I guess that's why pedigrees are pedigrees. You gets what you pays for. Raze, Larryw7, Jayman and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 10/7/2023 at 8:03 AM, C. Spaulding said: Cross post with GA connections. I’ve been on the hunt for a copy of this one for a while. Definitely one of my favorite skeleton covers. Congrats! One of the few PCH books that has deluded me. At this point, unless I find a real low grade copy or get extremely lucky, it will still remain a big hole in my collection. mtlevy1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 12:03 PM, Paul (GG) © ® ™⚽️💙 said: It's also obvious that the depicted comic book artist is meant to be Bill Gaines as he looked then in 1954. Sorry, but that is Myron Fass. He famously drew himself on this cover which makes it very cool! Paul © ® ⚽️💙™, MrBedrock, buttock and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) On 10/8/2023 at 9:18 PM, Jayman said: Sorry, but that is Myron Fass. He famously drew himself on this cover which makes it very cool! I bow to your knowledge meister and don't doubt it, but you have to admit it's not much of a leap to think it was supposed to be Gaines. It was a bit cheeky of him to pinch two of the Ghoulunatics with the inference being he created them. I do like the fact that the artist looks like Gaines...adds a sort of symmetry to the work....perhaps it was deliberate on Fass' part? Edited October 8, 2023 by Paul (GG) © ® ™⚽️💙 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted October 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 1:22 PM, Paul (GG) © ® ™⚽️💙 said: I bow to your knowledge meister and don't doubt it, but you have to admit it's not much of a leap to think it was supposed to be Gaines. It was a bit cheeky of him to pinch two of the Ghoulunatics with the inference being he created them. I do like the fact that the artist looks like Gaines...adds a sort of symmetry to the work....perhaps it was deliberate on his part? I would have to side with @Jayman on Myron Fass being a self portrait. The Ghoulantics are an interesting point though. Here is a great Bill Everett reference to Gaines & Feldstein from 1956. The train going off the track is supposedly a reference to what Bill & Al did to the comics industry. Mr. Lady Luck, Jayman, Raze and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 4:22 PM, Paul (GG) © ® ™⚽️💙 said: I bow to your knowledge meister and don't doubt it, but you have to admit it's not much of a leap to think it was supposed to be Gaines. It was a bit cheeky of him to pinch two of the Ghoulunatics with the inference being he created them. I do like the fact that the artist looks like Gaines...adds a sort of symmetry to the work....perhaps it was deliberate on Fass' part? Not sure. And I really don’t know for certain but this is the only Gaines (and Feldstein) homage cover that I know of. Mr. Lady Luck, Paul © ® ⚽️💙™, Larryw7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 4:43 PM, Robot Man said: I would have to side with @Jayman on Myron Fass being a self portrait. The Ghoulantics are an interesting point though. Here is a great Bill Everett reference to Gaines & Feldstein from 1956. The train going off the track is supposedly a reference to what Bill & Al did to the comics industry. Ha! Beat me to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted October 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 9/27/2023 at 3:48 AM, Mr. Lady Luck said: Recent acquisition... and the highest graded copy. A great 2 book run! I lucked into both of them at once from an OO collection at a show. So pretty, I just had to buy both and keep them together. The gloss on these is blinding! adamstrange, vaultkeeper, fifties and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plady69 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 2:00 PM, Robot Man said: A great 2 book run! I lucked into both of them at once from an OO collection at a show. So pretty, I just had to buy both and keep them together. The gloss on these is blinding! That is one bad women! In a red dress to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSod1935 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 On 9/30/2023 at 9:29 PM, Telegan said: Witches Tales has some pretty underrated covers. Well, maybe "underrated" isn't the term since I've been getting outbid on them, but ... Definitely. Witches Tales seems fly under the radar somewhat. Besides the more well-known issue 25, there are some excellent covers such as issue 2, 9, 12 and of course 6 and 15 pictured here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fifties Posted October 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 9, 2023 A 2.0 Witches Tales 25 sold yesterday at HA, for $1680. Another coming up in a few weeks. Here's mine. Mr. Lady Luck, comicjack, vaultkeeper and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jayman Posted October 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 9, 2023 Not one of the more sought after covers, but I just love the colors on this book! goldust40, badback83, Raze and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Telegan Posted October 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 9, 2023 On 10/9/2023 at 1:30 PM, KSod1935 said: Definitely. Witches Tales seems fly under the radar somewhat. Besides the more well-known issue 25, there are some excellent covers such as issue 2, 9, 12 and of course 6 and 15 pictured here. I always loved this one, and finally won a copy not too long ago. One of Lee Elias' more light-hearted horror covers. Raze, C. Spaulding, Mr. Lady Luck and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vaultkeeper Posted October 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2023 Here's one of my favorite Witches Tales Covers. Nothing says pre-code like brains in jars. johnenock, comicjack, MrBedrock and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Balls Posted October 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) Picked this up from a boardie here - I don't have a lot of 1940's Hero books, but I am starting to get into them. I thought this was a neat cover by Arturo Cazeneuve - great gal in distress, aliens or monsters of some kind, and great typography. Lots of cool stuff going on. Edited October 10, 2023 by Dr. Balls C. Spaulding, Point Five, johnenock and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
