comicjack Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/14/2022 at 1:28 PM, Robot Man said: Not easy to put together in today's world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/14/2022 at 11:18 AM, Robot Man said: The “CDL” below the issue number is the first giveaway. Poor printing is another. Ad on the back cover as well. That's good to know. I see that there are only 9 copies of this on the census. Did they have a lower print run than the US edition or are they just not slabbed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/14/2022 at 1:21 PM, WolverineX said: That's good to know. I see that there are only 9 copies of this on the census. Did they have a lower print run than the US edition or are they just not slabbed? Lower print run. Intended for Canada only. But often much lower quality and often different contents than the US originals. I have a few but have upgraded them all to a US copy as well. WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/14/2022 at 1:21 PM, WolverineX said: That's good to know. I see that there are only 9 copies of this on the census. Did they have a lower print run than the US edition or are they just not slabbed? Probably both, I believe Canadian EC print runs were in the 20 to 30,000 and US EC's were in the 300 to 400,000. WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) On 10/14/2022 at 8:52 AM, Paul © ® ™ said: I remember many years ago when I first got into EC, and was a bit of a rookie to the GA. I bought a copy of HOF 16 at what I thought was a good price. When I got it and started to read it, I was disgusted by the quality of the artwork and interior, and I thought, 'what's all this fuss about EC?' This really does suck. Eventually the penny dropped and I realised it was a canuck copy. Never bothered buying another CDL after that. It's strange when you consider that SUPERIOR are printed in Canada and yet there's nothing wrong with those books. I once read that the plates EC gave to Superior to use were cardboard, and thus didn't strike as well as metal plates would. Although IDK if that was true, I have copies of some American books re-published in Canada, that seemed to have interiors every bit as good as their American printed counterparts. Here's the FC and BC of a Canadian reprint of Mystic #1 Edited October 14, 2022 by fifties Mr. Lady Luck, Paul © ® ⚽️💙™, Larryw7 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fifties Posted October 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2022 Also want to be included in the full run of the Weird Mysteries series. Larryw7, comicjack, bronze johnny and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raze Posted October 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2022 This completes my Shock run!! 1950's war comics, fifties, comichut and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post ThatNerdyCanuck Posted October 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2022 Prolly the only guy under 35 in the world who collects Classics Illustrated (Canadian Editions too!) Picked these up at my local comic shop..collection walked in the door, and I've been waiting a few weeks for the owner to let me sort through it and pick out the goodies I wanted! Most of these are doubles, but I'm hoping some are in nice enough condition they'll be upgrades for my other copies! bronze johnny, Raze, comicjack and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted October 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 10/14/2022 at 4:56 PM, fifties said: I once read that the plates EC gave to Superior to use were cardboard, and thus didn't strike as well as metal plates would. Although IDK if that was true, I have copies of some American books re-published in Canada, that seemed to have interiors every bit as good as their American printed counterparts. Here's the FC and BC of a Canadian reprint of Mystic #1 The Superior plates were actually rubber. Flexography plates. Cardboard would never work due to the pressure of the press and the length of the run. Here is my Canada HOF 16. One of the few I still need a US upgrade. Pretty poor registration and very muddy saturation inside. Here are the Canada MAD 5 on left and my reader US version on the right. It is kind of cool to have a few Canada examples due to their scarcity but I much prefer the US versions. Point Five, Mr. Lady Luck, Sarg and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Inaflash Posted October 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2022 Treco, jayhawker, buttock and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 9:42 PM, Inaflash said: Oh man... just look at those rich inks. Superb! Inaflash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fifties Posted October 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2022 Coupla crime books followed me home today. vaultkeeper, Dr. Love, comicjack and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sartrexpress Posted October 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2022 Here are three newer additions ... Mr. Lady Luck, comicnoir, adamstrange and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sartrexpress Posted October 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2022 also recently added Raze, Treco, Point Five and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/20/2022 at 11:51 PM, sartrexpress said: Here are three newer additions ... Extremely nice books! Any info or link to the Black Cat Collection? I forget about where that came from and the origin of the stickers. Applied by OO or the auction house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 8:34 AM, Jayman said: Extremely nice books! Any info or link to the Black Cat Collection? I forget about where that came from and the origin of the stickers. Applied by OO or the auction house. Weren’t they Illmannered’s books? goldust40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 8:35 AM, bronze johnny said: Weren’t they Illmannered’s books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 8:35 AM, bronze johnny said: Weren’t they Illmannered’s books? Yes they were Jayman, vaultkeeper and bronze johnny 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hap Hazard Posted October 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2022 Finally found a copy of Baffling Mysteries # 7. goldust40, Paul © ® ⚽️💙™, Jayman and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
