shiverbones Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 the back has several smaller creases, and many that parallel the spine, hence the grade, the front is not shabby at all though! I haven't owned a copy of this since 1997 see...the white eyes are FREAKY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Great catch, 'bones! Lordy, that cover is disturbing. Is she transformed into a harpy, or some beastie original to the story? Jack Best Single mail day I think I have had in years! 2 of my top 5 pre-code horror covers. 1st up, this book is always 2x guide, there are maybe 2 or 3 copies available at any given time, but never never cheap, Doesn't matter if it's a fair or a VFNM. I hesitated on this copy for a couple months before I finally bit the bullet & went for it. I am glad I did, it's such a deep flat even black copy. Some days this is my favorite cover of all time.... Other days I just stare in awe at just how depraved & sadistic it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Thanks Jack! it's actually a gorgon if you can believe it! Lots of artistic license... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Thanks Jack! it's actually a gorgon if you can believe it! Lots of artistic license... Well, they'll stone ya when you're trying to be so good, They'll stone ya just a-like they said they would. I suppose there's no unanimity on what the two besides Medusa looked like. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Two books come in the mail today for me. First EC purchase!!! Thanks Roy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Ajax/ Farrel books rule! That was the 1st EC I ever read, as a kid via the East Coast classics reprint. I was hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatrock02 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Picked this up today in a box of comics I bought at an auction. First one I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 I love the Adv. Into The Unknown #2 cover! Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Awesome pickups CoinAddict! Love that Adventures into the Unknown #2 (has that King Kong's Skull Island feel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 And super books Matthew! Both these books are on my hit list! I thought you had Thing #7, is this a new copy? And the WOF... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Biggins Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Thanks, Bonds25 and shiverbones. A few more arrived today. They aren't all horror though like the last batch I shared. First up is an Authentic Police Cases #2. Canadian Edition. When I saw this I really liked the cover. So of course I had to pick it up. I love that cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Thanks jay! I had a thing #7, but sold it about 2 years ago when times were tight. I never feel "comfortable" when I don't have one, & It's not an easy book to track down. I Was really happy to finally score this copy, and it's nicer too, my other was a cracked CGC 3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I never feel "comfortable" when I don't have one... Only you would think of Thing #7 as a "security blanket"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 It didn't sound so weird when I typed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I have two more personal grails on the way to me, and then that's it. One is a book I thought I'd never own... I am moving in 2 months so that ends my buying for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I almost forgot this one was coming. A big thanks to our own Buck Biggins for this one. Superior is my favorite pre code producer because their stories are INSANE and as surreal as you could hope. And almost every issue has someone deciding to commit suicide. Just crazy stuff. This is a SOTI issue, and has the absolute classic"Return of the Ghoul" which is one of my favorite pre-code stories. OH, and the gloss on this book is SICK, I have never seen a PCH like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 That's a beaut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Superior is my favorite pre code producer because their stories are INSANE and as surreal as you could hope. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Nice! I have yet to add any Superior to my collection and now you have me intrigued! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 WOW! You are in for a treat! Pick up a reader of Strange Mysteries #8 or 10, or this JIF as a perfect introduction to just how fun these are to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
