*paull* Posted November 1, 2004 Author Share Posted November 1, 2004 Yeah, that Scarface is a double-crosser! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garthgantu Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 and a dude cutting the hand off of a corpse! Doctor's thinking, "note to self: when the corpse's hand looks markedly healthier than your own flesh, it's time for some one-a-day vitamins and a check-up!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precodekeith Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Oh, you gotta tell us what that FAC graded at!!! "Nice book" is putting it mildly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Not my purchase, but I was wondering what you precode fans thought of this price. If it's truely a fine, I'm guessing it's not too bad - not a deal, but considering WM#5 is a horror grail for many, it could have gone higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrunkenhead Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Not a bad price, but, as you say, no super deal either....I had emailed the seller, asking him about restoration on the book, and the response was a little inconclusive, so I held back on bidding. The seller did say he'd be willing to refund money if CGC spotted resto on it, though. I'm sure it'll be a gem in somebody's collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted November 4, 2004 Author Share Posted November 4, 2004 (edited) If I didn't already purchase a VG copy, I would have bid more. WM #5 often has restoration, so I was a bit wary. If it was being auctioned by a reputable dealer, I would have bid much higher. I'm no expert in detecting restoration. I feared spending something like $800 on the book and finding out later if the book was CGCed that it had color touch. I figured the guaranteed resto-free VG copy that I have is better. Edited November 4, 2004 by paull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precodekeith Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Not my purchase, but I was wondering what you precode fans thought of this price. If it's truely a fine, I'm guessing it's not too bad - not a deal, but considering WM#5 is a horror grail for many, it could have gone higher. Give me a beater-reader any day over that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comichut Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 (edited) F/VF (Fight Against Crime #20) Edited November 5, 2004 by comichut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted November 5, 2004 Author Share Posted November 5, 2004 Wow! Holy cr@p.... that's a great Suspense Comics #8. I don't need to tell you how hard that book is to find in nice shape. The covers are usually brittle, detached, or missing pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precodekeith Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Very nice book! Are their two versions of this one? One with a red background? Or am I thinking of another Cole spider cover that can be found in both black and red variations? Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted November 5, 2004 Author Share Posted November 5, 2004 That's Startling Terror Tales #11 which has two versions: a black background or a blue background behind the logo. The black one is a little bit rarer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precodekeith Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Thank you! I knew it was something like that, but frankly I really don't pursue the L.B. Cole stuff very much. Great covers, but bland horror stories or off-genre reprints inside most of the time. That doesn't appeal to a reader like myself. (please don't pelt me with rocks and garbage! ) If one of you Cole collectors could recommend a list of books with his cover art/but decent non-reprint horror interiors, I would be much obliged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfilosa Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 If one of you Cole collectors could recommend a list of books with his cover art/but decent non-reprint horror interiors, I would be much obliged! I'll crack some of my slabs tonight, to see if the stories are good. Who needs a good story with a Cole cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precodekeith Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 I'll crack some of my slabs tonight, to see if the stories are good. Who needs a good story with a Cole cover. Sfilosa, surely ya got some readers tucked away somewhere, don't ya?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted November 5, 2004 Author Share Posted November 5, 2004 Keith, the Star material with Disbrow interior art is pretty good. The reprint material is pretty lame, but Disbrow interiors are a selling point for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Just arrived today - completing my collection of pre-code crime/horror electric chair covers ( I think). As a bonus it has some pretty gruesome panels inside. I got it from Neatstuff - and thanks to these boards I was unsurprised that it took over a month - and of course shipped media mail for $8. It was slightly overgraded as a vg/f - (it's more like a vg or vg+), but I think Neatstuff's reputation has hurt them enough that if you are patient you can still get some good deals - as even with the shipping charges this copy cost less than 3.0 guide. I would buy from them again, but only if the price is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Very nice! I'm assuming you have Strange Suspense Stories # 19 which is one of my favorite E. chair covers, (not that I have one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Yes, I've got a Strange Suspense Stories 19 as well as copies of: Amazing Detective 13, Black Cat Mystery 33, Crime Does Not Pay 42 & 47. Law-Crime 1, All-True Crime 27, Justice 41, Suspense 25, Fight against Crime 14, Manhunt 2, and now, Mysterious Adventures 20 - I am missing an original Shock Suspenstories 1, but will make do with the reprint, unless I come across a ridiculously cheap VG copy. I know Hand of Fate 24 has a small electric chair on the cover - but I don't really think of it as an electric chair cover - I think there might also be an Atlas book with an electric chair in one of the sidebar panels, but that's not enough for me either. I am thinking of branching out into superhero covers with the chair - like Captain Marvel Jr. 119, and I know I've seen a few others from the early 40s, but can't recall exactly what. Anybody with info on Superhero electric chair covers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted November 9, 2004 Author Share Posted November 9, 2004 (edited) Does this book resonate with anyone here? I recently bought a copy of Voodoo Annual #1 (Farrell) which is a Gerber 7. Due to some mistakes by my local USPS office, this book nearly became a Gerber 8. I thought it was completely lost, but tried one last time to get someone with a brain at the post office to find it. Anyway, this is probably the rarest Farrell horror book, a 100 pager filled with over a dozen stories. This particular copy is about a VG-. It's complete with all the pages attached. Pages are good but has a bit of spine damage. They are often found with detached pages because of the square binding. Here's the cover and a bunch of splash pages from the stories... Edited November 9, 2004 by paull Ivan Ivanstein 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted November 9, 2004 Author Share Posted November 9, 2004 (edited) Edited November 9, 2004 by paull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
