TheWatcher Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Scott, Nice copy there and I agree the HG issues can be quite expensive. I myself have come to accept 6.5 and up as a grade quality (and price range) I can live with! My recent addition. Love the viewpoint of this cover though I wish it were issue #15 Wow! The colors on that cover are stricking, especially the purple. Beautiful! Angelo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightson fan Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Scott, Nice copy there and I agree the HG issues can be quite expensive. I myself have come to accept 6.5 and up as a grade quality (and price range) I can live with! My recent addition. Love the viewpoint of this cover though I wish it were issue #15 Thanks Jay...nice copy yourself. I totally agree about the grade/price acceptance issue. If it is a nice looking copy, 4.5-8.0 will do just fine to me in the pre-code horror genre. Cream pages are also acceptable. I picked up a 9.2 copy of a nice Harvey a few months ago that I plan to scan soon. It is just a small corner away from 9.4 and I got it for less than guide. Those are the books I like the most. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Thanks guys! Also regarding collecting pre-code runs: A ways back I decided to start collecting pre-code horror by going a run at a time. I was going to focus on Harvey's Chamber of Chills... Well 2 major points stopped me from doing that rather quickly. 1. Some of the covers were less than appealing to me. 2. Too many classic covers or issues with great stories out there to stick to one title! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I've always liked the Harvey horror covers because of the coloring. They tended to use alot of the cool rainbow color wash effect against black backgrounds. The subject matter was great, but always made more effective by the use of color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Oh, and their logos were the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comic_lot Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Nice book Jayman! Every time I see that cover I like it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I've always liked the Harvey horror covers because of the coloring. They tended to use alot of the cool rainbow color wash effect against black backgrounds. The subject matter was great, but always made more effective by the use of color. Fully agree regarding the use of color. Even this dark cover has every color of the rainbow in there if you look close enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Lee Elias knew how to draw a horror cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Lee Elias knew how to draw a horror cover. Damn straight! Too bad he's gone, it would've been nice to get a piece commissioned from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 to whomever outbid me on the Blue Bolt 105 and 115 in the last Heritage weekly, but I got these as consolation prizes, so I am not too sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatcher Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 I'd like to see Criss Angel top this Angelo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajaxfarrell Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Here is my contribution....probably my highest grading Pre-Code Horror comic. I'd call it a solid VF, probably better....Mysterious Adventures number 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Very nice, ajax! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Nice pick-ups Andy! That Weird Mysteries was a steal! That Ghosts issue is one of my favorites with that "knife to the head" cover! I will be getting my first ever Fiction House book in soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I will be getting my first ever Fiction House book in soon! Wow, I am surprised it took this long! Then again, I don't have any Atlas yet either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I will be getting my first ever Fiction House book in soon! Wow, I am surprised it took this long! Then again, I don't have any Atlas yet either. I wait till all the board members who collect 'em get their copies first then pounce on a nice copy when it comes along! Cuts out the competition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I will be getting my first ever Fiction House book in soon! Wow, I am surprised it took this long! Then again, I don't have any Atlas yet either. I wait till all the board members who collect 'em get their copies first then pounce on a nice copy when it comes along! Cuts out the competition! I could never wait that long for my fix. Need it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I will be getting my first ever Fiction House book in soon! Wow, I am surprised it took this long! Then again, I don't have any Atlas yet either. I wait till all the board members who collect 'em get their copies first then pounce on a nice copy when it comes along! Cuts out the competition! I could never wait that long for my fix. Need it now! I look at it this way: There's so much I like to collect, I zig when others zag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnenock Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 to whomever outbid me on the Blue Bolt 105 and 115 in the last Heritage weekly, but I got these as consolation prizes, so I am not too sad. Not me...promise. Great consolation prizes though Andy. Besides, there is a nice Clink auction ending in just 12 short days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 to whomever outbid me on the Blue Bolt 105 and 115 in the last Heritage weekly, but I got these as consolation prizes, so I am not too sad. Not me...promise. Great consolation prizes though Andy. Besides, there is a nice Clink auction ending in just 12 short days BTW: Not me either although I did recently aquire a BBW #115 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
