HouseofComics.Com Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Great cover - one of the best of the run. Looks very HG. I agree, that's really great. Thanks for sharing--it's nice to see it large size instead of Gerber size. Btw, I believe Mark got his Wonder Woman 20 back. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st-and-keys Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Btw, I believe Mark got his Wonder Woman 20 back. Marc I hope so, good for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrunkenhead Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Obviously this one hasn't arrived yet, but Heritage charged my credit card so this sucker's on its way! http://www.heritagecomics.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=15062&Lot_No=17448 Hardly the greatest cover in the run, but I'm a sucker for Story comics in highgrade. I find them to be one of toughest pre-code publishers to find in HG...even tougher than Ajax IMO. Anybody else notice this as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Well Done - nice price as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLRoberts5 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I purchased this a few years ago. I am not sure about the rarity of the book, even in low grade. Would someone please tell me what they know about this pre-code horror book. It is a genre I don't collect, but it had a great cover so I bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonds25 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Very cool cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 That is a very nice Eerie #2. Looks like Wally Wood cover to me. Published by Avon, which had overall very nice covers and some darned good stories. Avon published Eerie as a one-shot in 1947. It is considered to be the first all-horror comic. The title began again with a different #1 in 1951 and ran for 17 issues. Your #2 is from this run. Avon had another continuing pre-code horror series, Witchcraft, which ran from issue #1 through #6 (1952 - 1953) Avon is well know for a series of one-shots covering a few genres. Their pre-code 1-shots were City Of The Living Dead, Diary Of Horror; Night Of Mystery, Phantom Witch Doctor and The Dead Who Walk. I consider Avon's pre-code output, while small in comparison to many other publishers, to be of a very high quality. They are amoung my favorites of the pre-codes. Hope this is of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 I posted this a few weeks ago when I won the auction, and also posted it in the General Forum, but this just arrived today. Nice 7.0 Blue label(of course, it will be out of that slab and in a Mylar by the weekend!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 It IS a nice looking copy, DD. And I envy your reaction when it comes out of the plastic and really glows!!!!!!! I have been re-perusing these pre-code horror threads and will be looking for some bargains in San Diego. But if prices are still too high I won't shell out. Here's hoping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLRoberts5 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Thanks for the information. I'm amazed at the knowledge of so many comic collectors. Yes, it is a Wally Wood cover. Is he still around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldust40 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Thanks for the information. I'm amazed at the knowledge of so many comic collectors. Yes, it is a Wally Wood cover. Is he still around? Sadly he died over two decades ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNYHUMAN Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Thanks for the information. I'm amazed at the knowledge of so many comic collectors. Yes, it is a Wally Wood cover. Is he still around? Sadly he died over two decades ago. There will never be another like him!!! One of the alll time true Greats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 How about this for a _mind blowing_ sale? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6543772545&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT 4 different bidders bid $200 or more for this VG copy of Black Cat Mystery #50. The final sale was $481 to Al Stoltz. I bought a copy in about VG- for around $150 earlier this year. This book is highly sought after, but I didn't expect a VG copy to go for so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin_Radd Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 "When bidding wars go bad!" Love that cover, but 2X guide is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldust40 Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 "When bidding wars go bad!" Love that cover, but 2X guide is That book went for way more than 2 X guide........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 I had that one on my watchlist. I was hoping it would slip under the radar and go fairly cheap, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 "under the radar" and Black Cat 50 is a pretty unlikely combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precodekeith Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 "When bidding wars go bad!" Nicely stated! $ for a vg Harvey..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted July 11, 2005 Author Share Posted July 11, 2005 (edited) I don't see this book that often. However, if I thought $480 was a good deal for a VG copy, I would strongly consider buying the 9.4 copy that I saw at Motor City earlier this year for something like $1200. Makes that one look like a steal. However, when I bought my VG- copies of TOT #15 and BCM #50, I went for low grade because Harvey's (and any other books as part of a warehouse find) scare me off. It's a risky investment, I think. Edited July 11, 2005 by paull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Well I finally got this bad boy. Paid a lot.... but the colors look just Frighteningly Fantastic!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6543987787&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
