bye-migration Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Got this today. I wasnt supposed to buy any books with school starting but I couldnt resist. - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 NICE pickup. Tommyfoxwood right? I got outbid on every book I tried to buy from him except for one. I will post it when I get home from work. I paid a bit too much probably, but it looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I got outbid on alot of Tommyfoxwood auctions - though some just because I was looking to upgrade cheap. Still, I won two - looking forward to getting them - it was a pleasure to be bidding on his stuff instead of against him. Nice score Ghastly - a must have for any pre-code horror fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I got outbid on alot of Tommyfoxwood auctions - though some just because I was looking to upgrade cheap. Still, I won two - looking forward to getting them - it was a pleasure to be bidding on his stuff instead of against him. Nice score Ghastly - a must have for any pre-code horror fan Here is the one I managed to win, though like I said, it wasn't cheap. Which two did you end up with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bye-migration Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Yeah its from Foxwood. The book has awesome color and really nice interior pages, off white! The cover has some wear like you would expect in that grade but its all attached and display nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Got my Tommyfoxwood books in today also. Will post them tonight. I saw I out-sniped you on one you wanted when I checked the bid history. Nice TT # 13 BTW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Got my Tommyfoxwood books in today also. Will post them tonight. I saw I out-sniped you on one you wanted when I checked the bid history. Nice TT # 13 BTW... The Ghostly Weird or the Terrifying Tales 11? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I was watching that TT #13 October - but I saw it going for more than I was willing to pay - (though still a solid value). Excellent choice - I may regret not chasing it. I picked up the Brenda Starr #14 and the Crimes by Women #3 The second was more of an impulse buy, the BS I had been wanting since I sold my old VG+ copy a few years back (for more than this one cost - so I don't regret it anymore). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I was watching that TT #13 October - but I saw it going for more than I was willing to pay - (though still a solid value). Yeah, I normally wouldn't have paid that much for the 13, but I was mad that everything else went so high and that I got outbid on a few things, so I splurged. Emotional bidding is never a good thing, though now that I have the book in hand I don't regret the price at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLBcomics-migration Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Oh, and thanks for the info BLB. I've always enjoyed reading Ellison. When I had the chance to own his first published work (though minor) I jumped at it. Harlan still buys comics from me - he is still filling in holes from the 1940s. I remember when LB Cole used to come every year to the San Diego comicon from at least 1975 thru 1981 - every year - it was great chatting with him. My first time i met him at his first SD Comicon in 1975 as he wandered thru the dealer's room at the El Cortez i proudly informed him i had some 400 comic book covers by him and thought i had them all, ot close to it, and asked him how many covers he had drawn. LB Cole replied he had drawn some 1500 covers - got me very depressed as i thought i would never be able to chase them all down, so i sold off my collection. later i learned he meant ALL his covers: comic books, PBs, digests, etc so, i happily went back to collecting him again. then the rest of fandom caught on............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 LB Cole replied he had drawn some 1500 covers - got me very depressed as i thought i would never be able to chase them all down, so i sold off my collection. later i learned he meant ALL his covers: comic books, PBs, digests, etc so, i happily went back to collecting him again. then the rest of fandom caught on............. Actually, that's been a little spot of contention over in the LB Cole thread. Thanks for clearing it up. I figured the 1500 figure included everything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLBcomics-migration Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 what is the URL for the LB Cole thread? I got the straight scoop from LB Cole himself - he was a huge comics fan - and i figure he only stopped coming to San Diego when his diabetes got too bad - he had a lot of fun matriculating at the comicon - one of my regrets was not buying a cover repro commission from him back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 what is the URL for the LB Cole thread? I got the straight scoop from LB Cole himself - he was a huge comics fan - and i figure he only stopped coming to San Diego when his diabetes got too bad - he had a lot of fun matriculating at the comicon - one of my regrets was not buying a cover repro commission from him back then It's currently the seventh thread from the top in this forum. http://boards.collectors-society.com/sho...e=0&fpart=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 LB Cole replied he had drawn some 1500 covers - got me very depressed as i thought i would never be able to chase them all down, so i sold off my collection. This is a common misconception about the amount of comic work that he did. He certainly did covers in the hundreds, but I really don't think he did near a thousand of them. I think that his best covers would number around 50 or so. I'd be thrilled to have all of those 50 or so books. I'm working on it.... Anyone have a Captain Flight 11? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Got my Tommyfoxwood books in today also. Will post them tonight. I saw I out-sniped you on one you wanted when I checked the bid history. Nice TT # 13 BTW... The Ghostly Weird or the Terrifying Tales 11? It was the Ghostly Weird but I'll post that in the LB thread. This book is a beauty, I'm a sucker for those green covers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I was watching that TT #13 October - but I saw it going for more than I was willing to pay - (though still a solid value). Excellent choice - I may regret not chasing it. I picked up the Brenda Starr #14 and the Crimes by Women #3 The second was more of an impulse buy, the BS I had been wanting since I sold my old VG+ copy a few years back (for more than this one cost - so I don't regret it anymore). I was watching the Brenda Starr # 14 just to see what it would go for. I think you did ok on a tough book. Glad it went to a board member! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Got this today. I wasnt supposed to buy any books with school starting but I couldnt resist. - Great book Ghastly! Nice to see it go to a board member, I was watching to see how high it would go and was a bit more than I'd like to spend at the moment. Still this book is on my list, love the expression on the girl's face almost as much as the explosion face! Again, nice pick-up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bye-migration Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I sent the TOT #15 back to Tommyfoxwood. After a thorough inspection I just didnt feel it was a VG/F. I would grade it more a VG/VG- just too much spine damage. I dont think Tommyfoxwood was trying to pull a fast one its just that vg-fine is tough to grade IMHO. Oh well I had it for 2 days . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I don't blame you for sending it back - It looks short of a 5.0 based on the scan. For the price you paid - the grade should be solid. Based on the VG/F graded book I won from him, I would second that he wasn't pulling a fast one - even CGC can blow the grading on an individual book. Another copy will come your way - it's not as if its rare - just in high demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 I agree. When I saw the closing price and the scan, I didn't think that the book justified that price. As rjpb said, this book shows up time to time on eBay. It's not scarce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
