Larryw7 Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 This is not a recent purchase, but I just posted this in another thread so what the hey. This is my single favorite pre-code book in my collection. In fact, it's my favorite comic ever. It's probably the reason I still collect comics at all. As a kid I had a reprint edition of this book, and read it until the staples popped and it was the most dogeared thing you'd ever seen. This is also one book in which a I went through a long chain of upgrades to finally nab this beauty. It was fun questing for this one! That's an awesome book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 This is not a recent purchase, but I just posted this in another thread so what the hey. This is my single favorite pre-code book in my collection. In fact, it's my favorite comic ever. It's probably the reason I still collect comics at all. As a kid I had a reprint edition of this book, and read it until the staples popped and it was the most dogeared thing you'd ever seen. This is also one book in which a I went through a long chain of upgrades to finally nab this beauty. It was fun questing for this one! That's an awesome book! Beautiful Jack Davis cover! I WANT ONE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PovertyRow Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Well I been buying a lot of BA Horror but today hit Brain's LCS with him and just got a real pre-code high. So added four to my collection. Here's the first. I iwsh it would scan better because in person it is MUCH nicer. Really dripping inks and amazing gloss with ow-w pages to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Next was this early Strange Tales. All of these have gorgeous pages and cover inks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Another of the more grisly Atlas covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Lastly, a pretty EC. 'nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldust40 Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 I'd be happy with any of those four books. Apart from the Weird Terror, they all look in HG. What grades did you give each of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Nice books, POV, especially the last two. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArAich Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Well I been buying a lot of BA Horror but today hit Brain's LCS with him and just got a real pre-code high. So added four to my collection. Here's the first. I iwsh it would scan better because in person it is MUCH nicer. Really dripping inks and amazing gloss with ow-w pages to boot. Ghastly book Pov... I think that's the first time I've seen Don Heck doing a horror cover...was he prevelant in the horror genre???...I remember him mainly from his work on the Avengers ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precodekeith Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 I think that's the first time I've seen Don Heck doing a horror cover...was he prevelant in the horror genre???...I remember him mainly from his work on the Avengers ... Don Heck was the MAN at Comic Media.....awesome pre-code horror work! Weird Terror.... Horrific..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 I think that's the first time I've seen Don Heck doing a horror cover...was he prevelant in the horror genre???...I remember him mainly from his work on the Avengers ... Don Heck was the MAN at Comic Media.....awesome pre-code horror work! Weird Terror.... Horrific..... Yep, some of his best work was horror during the 50's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 What they said! Heck was a heck of a pre-code artist!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 I'd be happy with any of those four books. Apart from the Weird Terror, they all look in HG. What grades did you give each of them? Haven't really assigned them grades yet. The last three I would put in the VF range with the EC hitting a 9.0. Main prob with the EC is the top right corner crease. Aside from that it literally looks like one of the EC reprints. All of them have just gorgeous page quality - amoung the best I've seen in pre-code horror - and incredibly rich inks and cover gloss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Beautiful books! Love that kiss of death cover - a classic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supapimp Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 did you bring your glasses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 did you bring your glasses? Nope - forgot them. No need though. The books kind of jumped out at you. Joe Field made a remark to The Brain not to move towards me because of the puddle that just formed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stronguy Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Nice score POV. I'm sure they found a good home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Nice score POV. I'm sure they found a good home. Thanks SG - they are nicely entomb.....errrr........stored away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Well I been buying a lot of BA Horror but today hit Brain's LCS with him and just got a real pre-code high. So added four to my collection. Here's the first. I iwsh it would scan better because in person it is MUCH nicer. Really dripping inks and amazing gloss with ow-w pages to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
