sacentaur Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I've picked these up over the last month or so. Posted the first pic in another thread, but figured once is not enough! Lots of nice pre-codes coming out of the woodwork lately. Wow Andy - talk about a hit parade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Corgi Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I've picked these up over the last month or so. Posted the first pic in another thread, but figured once is not enough! Lots of nice pre-codes coming out of the woodwork lately. Wow Andy - talk about a hit parade! Indeed, a wonderful batch of books! Menace 1 has some truly spectacular art in it. The WM 5 and Venus ain't too shabby either. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I've picked these up over the last month or so. Posted the first pic in another thread, but figured once is not enough! Lots of nice pre-codes coming out of the woodwork lately. Wow Andy - talk about a hit parade! Hit parade, indeed! There's nothing so colorful as a precode horror group shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonds25 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I've picked these up over the last month or so. Posted the first pic in another thread, but figured once is not enough! Lots of nice pre-codes coming out of the woodwork lately. Great set of books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mio Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 That's a great set of books... some look pretty high grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaves Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Being new to the forums (but not to collecting) I'm interested in how most people come across their golden age gems: do you buy from eBay, local comic stores, trade/buy from others in these forums, or spend time looking for comics at estate sales. I rarely buy from other collectors and try to find "new" books at yard/estate sales, ungraded comics that have never been in the hands of collectors and become new to the marketplace. Of course, this is way slow but the payoff is great with often very low prices for great stuff. I've completed runs on my EC New Trend an filled in early STRANGE WORLDS for a few bucks by sifting through boxes at flea markets and auctions, though I'm not averse to dropping good money for a key issue that I've just gotta have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 River City.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Beautiful book! Love how the guy's head is frozen in terror while the women's look so peaceful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taro90 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 River City.... Great pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustedFlush Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 October's 3D Tales of the Crypt and Allana's Haunted Thrills (great title) knock me out. The thought of the creator of Sub-Mariner doing all these detailed horror covers makes me want them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I think I used to own this. The cover was very glossy and bright and it had nice pages -- cr/ow is too harsh. River City.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Was pretty glad when this book came up as a BIN on ebay ... been wanting a copy for a while, and this one was affordable with decent eye appeal and really nice pages. Could be my all time favorite Wolverton cover! Might eventually get it restored, or possibly hold out for an upgrade. But in the meantime, I'm pretty happy to have this tough-to-find book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 very sweet- kinda reminds me of the end of the world scenes in Basil's Bible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 very sweet- kinda reminds me of the end of the world scenes in Basil's Bible! Very much so... done around the same time I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Was pretty glad when this book came up as a BIN on ebay ... been wanting a copy for a while, and this one was affordable with decent eye appeal and really nice pages. Could be my all time favorite Wolverton cover! Might eventually get it restored, or possibly hold out for an upgrade. But in the meantime, I'm pretty happy to have this tough-to-find book. A classic, Ryan - welcome "back". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Was pretty glad when this book came up as a BIN on ebay ... been wanting a copy for a while, and this one was affordable with decent eye appeal and really nice pages. Could be my all time favorite Wolverton cover! Might eventually get it restored, or possibly hold out for an upgrade. But in the meantime, I'm pretty happy to have this tough-to-find book. WTOTF is one of the best pre-code runs out there, and that cover is spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Corgi Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 alanna: That Haunted Thrills is amazing! Congrats!! Are you keeping it in carbonite or will you be cracking it? Just curious. A book that high grade gives me the shakes if I try to read it. Ryan: Those Werid Tales Of The Future covers are fantastic! Great pick up. The stories I think are a nice blend of scifi and horror....... Plus it's always fun to play the guessing game of "How did they cut up and rearrange Wolverton's art this time!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 very sweet- kinda reminds me of the end of the world scenes in Basil's Bible! Thanks for mentioning this as I never heard of it before. Did a search and it looks AMAZING! Gonna have to order a copy! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Sweet book Ryan! I miss my copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Being new to the forums (but not to collecting) I'm interested in how most people come across their golden age gems: do you buy from eBay, local comic stores, trade/buy from others in these forums, or spend time looking for comics at estate sales. I rarely buy from other collectors and try to find "new" books at yard/estate sales, ungraded comics that have never been in the hands of collectors and become new to the marketplace. Of course, this is way slow but the payoff is great with often very low prices for great stuff. I've completed runs on my EC New Trend an filled in early STRANGE WORLDS for a few bucks by sifting through boxes at flea markets and auctions, though I'm not averse to dropping good money for a key issue that I've just gotta have! The short answer is: wherever I can find them. Focusing on one venue would result in a pretty small collection, so I buy from a variety of places. Of the dozen books I just posted in the pics, here is the breakdown: eBay: 6 These boards: 4 Dealer website: 1 Comiclink: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
