fifties Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Tomb of Terror 16 is my favorite cover as well, from the Harvey lineup of horror comics, with Chamber of Chills 23 as second. Their later output went from somewhat goofy cover illustrations to very good; too bad the code cut them short, or we may have seen late '54 and '55 issues with really popping cover themes! I never considered only going after a near mint copy of any PCH book. I would grab what I could, and later upgrade as availability and reasonable pricing offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 This is one of the 9.0 comics I picked up recently. This one is in my top 5 for Harvey horror, and each copy this year has been better than the last. This was after trying all year last year to find ANY decent copy (feast or famine, right?). The other is Chamber of Chills 13, another one of my favorite Harveys. I haven't gotten a decent pic yet but will post as soon as it arrives. Both of these are underrated IMHO. The ToT 16 gets overshadowed by the 15, but I actually prefer it. For the Harvey horror runs it seems like there were a few flashes of incredible creativity on covers, and great interiors consistently, but the majority of their covers are pretty tame. I'm a fan myself! I think it has to do with the unique perspective. The girl holding her face in horror can only see the back and head of the corpse and her boyfriend's arm ( not so scary a sight). But we see it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperiorSpiderMan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Very nice ToT #16, congrats! Just wondering what the graders notes show because that front cover looks like an EASY 9.2 to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngelsFan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Grader's notes? I have to pay for those, correct? I've never done that but after your post I looked on the CGC website and it looks like there is a fee? Now I'm curious too. It looks stunning in person. I was thinking they might have graded it lower because it isn't a pedigree. The fact that it isn't from a pedigree collection or a file copy makes it even cooler to me, because it means that someone took very good care of it for 62 years. I find that simply amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperiorSpiderMan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Grader's notes? I have to pay for those, correct? I don't keep up with all that because I don't sub books. I think now the submitter has access to the notes free of charge. Somebody here will know. I was thinking they might have graded it lower because it isn't a pedigree. That would be an abomination! The fact that it isn't from a pedigree collection or a file copy makes it even cooler to me, because it means that someone took very good care of it for 62 years. I find that simply amazing. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyboy Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 My experience has been that when the book is graded the notes are available online on your own submissions page. Only problem I've seen is that submissions drop off of that page after 6 months. Def anyone can pay for grader's notes (like $10 a pop) at any time if you have the CGC number. Think that's right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaultkeeper Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 My experience has been that when the book is graded the notes are available online on your own submissions page. Only problem I've seen is that submissions drop off of that page after 6 months. Def anyone can pay for grader's notes (like $10 a pop) at any time if you have the CGC number. Think that's right. For submissions that are older than 6 months and do not appear on the "Order Status" page, just type in the invoice number and hit "GO" and the invoice will come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaultkeeper Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Here's a Chamber of Chills I just picked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperiorSpiderMan Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Very pretty book indeed. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fashion PB and J Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Man, some nice HG books! I believe I was a bidder on the 23. I have bid on quite a few Harveys recently. But no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngelsFan Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 That CoC23 is sharp! I love the details Avison used-the pile of skulls in the background, one ghoul stealing her watch. His style is loose, but it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 I like this one a lot too. I am partial to green covers but this alien rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Another one off the bucket list, received today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Another one off the bucket list, received today. Very nice my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaultkeeper Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 (edited) This one has been on my "Want list" for a long time. I finally acquired a nice copy. Edited April 22, 2016 by vaultkeeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Sweet! Ditto that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperiorSpiderMan Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Sweet! Ditto that! Another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny545 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 This one has been on my "Want list" for a long time. I finally acquired a nice copy. Highest graded copy right? Awesome book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Nice!My copy has a coupon cut.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
