october Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 he's in ohio.....search him out and buy buy buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Biggins Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 My shop gets little batches(6-12 books) here and there of nice stuff. Some from the owner when he wants a new hot tub or something, some from the local mailman that drops a few books off occasionally from his personal stash and finally another guy that slowly sells books to help with medical bills. Anyway, about every 3 to 4 months something turns up. However, this last batch of books was already presented to 2 other shops first and both turned the books away! They were from an estate find. Yes, the prices are very attractive. Keep away as the shop is in a rough part of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 My shop gets little batches(6-12 books) here and there of nice stuff. Some from the owner when he wants a new hot tub or something, some from the local mailman that drops a few books off occasionally from his personal stash and finally another guy that slowly sells books to help with medical bills. Anyway, about every 3 to 4 months something turns up. However, this last batch of books was already presented to 2 other shops first and both turned the books away! They were from an estate find. Yes, the prices are very attractive. Keep away as the shop is in a rough part of town. I'll bring my gat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicdey Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 i'll bring october Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 i'll bring october Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Biggins Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 [quote Wish my shop had books like that! Very nice! You wouldn't believe the stories Andy has about that place. 1950s prices too. This is the place that I got my Superman 10, X-men 2 that graded cgc7.5 and some other stuff. You never know what may turn up. One time a nice collection showed up and it happened right after I left. Some guy had the DC Challengers of the Unknown 1-15 and issue 1 was vg+(that means it is more like fine as he always undergrades golden age) for $125 I believe. Also had a bunch of low to midgrade EC. The stuff was gone before I came back 3 days later. He prices stuff to move because he is afraid of someone breaking in and stealing the stuff. He once turned down a Showcase 4 because it was too valuable to have in the store! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Well it is 6/6/06 so it’s as good a day as any to show off my “Horror Grail” book! This book has been on kind of a “wish list”, meaning I thought I’d never find a decent copy to call my own. But alas, dreams do come true! The scan does not capture the gloss and deep color inks that this cover has, it is truly amazing in hand! The interior stories are very good but none are over the top with gore or violent scenes. The book is a “one shot” published by Avon that includes 5 stories with one being text. The first up is the cover story “City of the Living Dead!” Second is “The Glistening Death” which seems familiar (maybe it’s been reprinted?) Third story “The Witches Come at Midnight!” has great art in this splash! The fourth story is “Death Has Many Tongues” This story was neat as the Captain was a slave trader that was captured by the natives and cursed to have his murdered (slave) victims “sprout” from his arms. Here he is trying to cut them off. The poor fool; doesn’t he realize he’s in a horror story? Just an amazing book I thought I’d never own so I’m currently on . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 BEAUTIFUL! Thats the only Avon one shot I never owned (Well, didn't have the 1st eerie #1 either...) Thanks so much for the interior shots, I think I have to get one now, I love the hollingsworth & the witch splashes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Wow what a cool book and in nice condition too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 show off my “Horror Grail” book! Congrats. Interior shots - Signed stories - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Signed stories - No doubt! This is the exception for most pre-code horror stories, did Avon have a strict policy regarding signed work? BTW: One of the spot illos. from the text story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 That's just killer. Looks like an unbelievable copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird Paper Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I've got a question for the collective unconscious out there. Twenty years ago, I bought a collection that spanned from the 40s to the 80s, very incomplete, random stuff. There was one comic in it which I sold way back then, but that left an impression on me. It was a post-code "horror", possibly ACG. The cover featured a panic-stricken fellow who was out camping, and had dropped his medications in the river, and fished them out with all the labels washed off, causing him to freak. This seemed to me to be the height of post-code terror. Does it ring a bell for anyone? I know this thread focuses on pre-code, but I thought someone might know what is was anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 It was a post-code "horror", possibly ACG. The cover featured a panic-stricken fellow who was out camping, and had dropped his medications in the river, and fished them out with all the labels washed off, causing him to freak. This seemed to me to be the height of post-code terror. Not ACG, Charlton - Strange Suspense Stories # 27 - It was fun though going through all the ACG horror covers as I'd never seen most of their post-code stuff before. Not finding it there, my second hunch was Charlton and it paid off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird Paper Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 It was a post-code "horror", possibly ACG. The cover featured a panic-stricken fellow who was out camping, and had dropped his medications in the river, and fished them out with all the labels washed off, causing him to freak. This seemed to me to be the height of post-code terror. Not ACG, Charlton - Strange Suspense Stories # 27 - It was fun though going through all the ACG horror covers as I'd never seen most of their post-code stuff before. Not finding it there, my second hunch was Charlton and it paid off. That is sooo cool. That's the exact comic I was referring to, although I remembered the scene a little differently. Perhaps a whole 'nother thread can be started on astonishingly lame post-code horror covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Scrooge, that cover is an absolute riot. Who says post-code horror doesn't compare to pre-code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 (edited) hahahahaha! he most idiotic cover I've seen in ages, I love it!!! I would love to see a lame post code thread!!!!! Edited June 12, 2006 by shiverbones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 It was a post-code "horror", possibly ACG. The cover featured a panic-stricken fellow who was out camping, and had dropped his medications in the river, and fished them out with all the labels washed off, causing him to freak. This seemed to me to be the height of post-code terror. Not ACG, Charlton - Strange Suspense Stories # 27 - It was fun though going through all the ACG horror covers as I'd never seen most of their post-code stuff before. Not finding it there, my second hunch was Charlton and it paid off. Good job, Scrooge! I thought about going through GCD and then I thought about how many titles it would be and I started to lose interest very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin_Radd Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Perhaps a whole 'nother thread can be started on astonishingly lame post-code horror covers. There were also some lame pre-code horror covers. http://boards.collectors-society.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=gold&Number=863070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I thought about going through GCD and then I thought about how many titles it would be and I started to lose interest very quickly. I really enjoyed going through the covers and I was able to unearth a couple of Eiffel Tower covers at the same time. A nice bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
