johnenock Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 L.B. Cole was one of the few at the time doing horror covers even when the book interiors were not horror-related (Thrilling Crime, Mask Comics, Suspense Comics). This is a Rico cover though, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 Right... Gus Ricca. Sorry I wasn't clear.... I should have said that L.B. Cole was one of the few other artists at the time doing horror covers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 My latest Atlas book - I have recently been adding to my paltry collection after ignoring it for a couple of years. The acid green background caught my eye on ebay, but I'm a fan of the more humorous pre-code horror covers. Is this by Harry Harrison? The interior includes art by the underrated Pete Tumlinson and some nicely detailed work signed S. Moskowitz. Though I've had the Gerber guides for over a decade, and have been collecting pre-code horror for as long, I only recently realized that the Gerber doesn't include many pre-code horror covers, mainly later issues in longer runs. Journey into Unknown Worlds #21-#33 are among the books with no cover images. Does anybody know what else is missing. I love finding out there are a number of pre-code covers I've yet to discover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldust40 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Nice cover, and one I've not seen before. Journey Into Unknown Worlds is often overlooked amongst the Atlas PCH line (although it was a very extended line) as it's mainly associated with sci-fi. Surely a master list of PCH covers not featured in Gerber is a must - even better would be a site containing all the covers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Nice cover, and one I've not seen before. Journey Into Unknown Worlds is often overlooked amongst the Atlas PCH line (although it was a very extended line) as it's mainly associated with sci-fi. Surely a master list of PCH covers not featured in Gerber is a must - even better would be a site containing all the covers... Nope. They're all pictured. Nothing to see here. Just move along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 My latest Atlas book - I have recently been adding to my paltry collection after ignoring it for a couple of years. The acid green background caught my eye on ebay, but I'm a fan of the more humorous pre-code horror covers. Is this by Harry Harrison? The interior includes art by the underrated Pete Tumlinson and some nicely detailed work signed S. Moskowitz. Though I've had the Gerber guides for over a decade, and have been collecting pre-code horror for as long, I only recently realized that the Gerber doesn't include many pre-code horror covers, mainly later issues in longer runs. Journey into Unknown Worlds #21-#33 are among the books with no cover images. Does anybody know what else is missing. I love finding out there are a number of pre-code covers I've yet to discover. The cover artist looks like Harry Anderson. I too look forward to stories by Tumlinson so you're not alone. The indispensable reference for precode horror fans is Tales Too Terrible to Tell which lists all Titles/Issues. It would be a little bit of work but we could probably put the list of missing Gerber photos together if we worked as team comparing different titles against our Gerbers. I'm more of an idea guy (coming up with this has left me exhausted), so when you get it done, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Thanks Adam - that's who I meant - Harry Anderson - I did a mix-up with the sci-fi writer Harry Harrison I find it odd that his work doesn't get much attention - he's up their with Everett, Maneely and Heath as an Atlas cover artist. Does he ever rate a mention in Overstreet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Thanks Adam - that's who I meant - Harry Anderson - I did a mix-up with the sci-fi writer Harry Harrison I find it odd that his work doesn't get much attention - he's up their with Everett, Maneely and Heath as an Atlas cover artist. Does he ever rate a mention in Overstreet? He wasn't around for as long as those other guys -- Doc V would provide the best info -- but I'm thinking he was mostly drawing for Atlas around 1954, and I don't believe he signed much or any of his work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Bizarre - the ebay seller who sold me the JIUW #28, has another copy up for sale (roughly the same condition), as well as second copies of a number of pre and post-code Atlas books he has just sold. The story is they've all been in a storage shed for 50 years. The selection seems too random for hoarding or a small warehouse find - I wonder what the story is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 I am super excited about these Atomic Age gems. The CoC 19 has just ridiculous colors. It looks and feels like it just fell off the newsstand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Wow! Great covers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comic_lot Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Great looking books Andy. That Chamber of Chills #19 is one of my favorite CoC covers. I have a beater copy that pales in comparison to your. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Great looking books Andy. That Chamber of Chills #19 is one of my favorite CoC covers. I have a beater copy that pales in comparison to your. You know, when I first saw that one it didn't do anything for me. The more I looked at it though (on here and eBay) the more I liked it. Finally, after seeing someone on Miami Ink get a tatoo of the image, I knew I had to pick up a copy. The scan of the slab wasn't great (it's a VF+ that I just cracked), so I was just thrilled when it came today and I saw that it had just perfect colors and gloss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Great looking books Andy. That Chamber of Chills #19 is one of my favorite CoC covers. I have a beater copy that pales in comparison to your. You know, when I first saw that one it didn't do anything for me. The more I looked at it though (on here and eBay) the more I liked it. Finally, after seeing someone on Miami Ink get a tatoo of the image, I knew I had to pick up a copy. The scan of the slab wasn't great (it's a VF+ that I just cracked), so I was just thrilled when it came today and I saw that it had just perfect colors and gloss. The sound of that case cracking open is music to my ears! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Great looking books Andy. That Chamber of Chills #19 is one of my favorite CoC covers. I have a beater copy that pales in comparison to your. You know, when I first saw that one it didn't do anything for me. The more I looked at it though (on here and eBay) the more I liked it. Finally, after seeing someone on Miami Ink get a tatoo of the image, I knew I had to pick up a copy. The scan of the slab wasn't great (it's a VF+ that I just cracked), so I was just thrilled when it came today and I saw that it had just perfect colors and gloss. The sound of that case cracking open is music to my ears! I ALWAYS crack em! They look nicer in mylar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 I am super excited about these Atomic Age gems. I think I've pointed this out before but you really like "pulpish" covers but it's too funny you've come up with 2 at once - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Next, you should chase after the Giant Paper Cutter Covers Take a close look at the expression on the victim's face on the Pulp version! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 October: Great books, especially the CoC (I hope you get tired of that one soon!) Scrooge: Gotta love those paper cutter covers! That Super-Mystery goes right on my want list! A recent purchase of my own, my first Menace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I do like the pulpish covers, but I my interest hasn't translated into the Pulps themselves yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 A recent purchase of my own, my first Menace! Those few Colan Atlas covers are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
