DR.X Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 yet to repeat these are not high grade copies - That sure don't look like a low-grade copy either. Nice looking book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 yet to repeat these are not high grade copies - That sure don't look like a low-grade copy either. Nice looking book. Steve...HG for Pre-Heros starts at FNVF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Steve...HG for Pre-Heros starts at FNVF! I know - but some moisture damage, rusty staples, and/or a few other minor defects bring them down to mid-grade. I actually don't mind because I can read/handle them at ease and didn't have to pay nosebleed prices. All day long, baby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I got a pair of high grade 9's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenTO Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I got a pair of high grade 9's! Those are gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 ..and a pair of 10s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 ...then it follows that you should get... (worship) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 ...then it follows that you should get... (worship) No kiddin' ... those are great early books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Sweet stuff guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bronze age fan* Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I got a pair of high grade 9's! Nice! I won both these books on Ebay last week from the same seller, Still waiting for this package. Your copies look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Many thanks! This era 7-25 of both TOS and TTA were, IMHO, the golden age of the monster comics. Fantastic covers and super fun stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK STARR Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I agree, but would also add JIM 56-74 and ST 72-89. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Last night, I stumbled across the Droom! story by accident (it's reprinted in Fantasy Masterpieces 8), and while I very much liked the first half of the story (it reminded of a classic B-movie '50's plot), the second half scripting (and ending) was just awful - one of the worst I've ever read in comics. I'm starting to see that these pre-hero monster stories are hit-and-miss, if that initial assessment is correct. Still cool books, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Last night, I stumbled across the Droom! story by accident (it's reprinted in Fantasy Masterpieces 8), and while I very much liked the first half of the story (it reminded of a classic B-movie '50's plot), the second half scripting (and ending) was just awful - one of the worst I've ever read in comics. I'm starting to see that these pre-hero monster stories are hit-and-miss, if that initial assessment is correct. Still cool books, though. I think that this could be said of any comic title or character. You'll get a clunker if you read anything long enough, pre-hero included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 The pre-hero books get a lot of mileage out of being quaint. Part of the fun is guessing how they're going to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 The pre-hero books get a lot of mileage out of being quaint. Part of the fun is guessing how they're going to end. That's an excellent description, KJ - some endings are obvious, and a few are like jokes where no one laughs at the punch line. But for the most part (in my limited reading so far), they indeed have that quaint feel. Really glad I got into these books - more on the way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) There are definitely some real dogs in the genre, but there are also quite a few that are as fresh as when they were first penned....almost timeless. ST 89 with Fin Fang Foom never ceases to entertain me.....kind of like Grimm's Fairy Tales for the Atomic Age. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Edited May 8, 2012 by jimjum12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bronze age fan* Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I got a pair of high grade 9's! Nice! I won both these books on Ebay last week from the same seller, Still waiting for this package. Your copies look great. Here are my copies I just got them in today. [/img] [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Very nice books with rich colors and great covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Two new mail arrivals today: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
