Forbush-Man Posted September 24, 2004 Author Share Posted September 24, 2004 The first Shadow Pulp, April 1931, does not have the Shadow on the cover either. It's VG value in Ultimate Guide to the Pulps is $5,000.00 That value, all though probably a little low, is still a bargain IMHO. It is as important a book in the Pulp world as a Detective Comics # 27 or Captain America # 1 is in the Comic world. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArAich Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Here is a nice pulp. A Marvel Science Stories # 1 Sweet pulp...that's on my "got to have" list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArAich Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I love having a reason to display my favorite pulp...not because it is a key but more because it is my favorite cover and it is about as close to mint as a pulp this age can get... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted September 24, 2004 Author Share Posted September 24, 2004 Nice Pulp ArAich! I really enjoy the early issues of Amazing Stories, lots of Frank Paul covers. Amazing Stories, from April 1926 to August 1933, are Bed-Sheet format, similar to square bound magazines. They are cut clean with the pages and don't have the over-hang associated with Pulp format. The Amazing Stories from October 1933 on are Pulp size issues and do have the over-hang, makes them a little more diffucult to find in high grade. Just FYI for anyone interested. Buck Rogers makes his first apperance in the August 1928 issue, vol. 3 # 5. The cover is not Buck Rogers but is a scene from the Skylark of space by E.E. Smith (his first published work). First Buck Rogers cover apperance is March 1929, vol.3 # 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I purchased about 15 western pulps at a small flea market in my town over the summer. Most are in pretty decent condition with the most common flaw being chipping to the front and back covers on the right edge. These are from about 1946-1948. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted September 24, 2004 Author Share Posted September 24, 2004 I purchased about 15 western pulps at a small flea market in my town over the summer. Most are in pretty decent condition with the most common flaw being chipping to the front and back covers on the right edge. These are from about 1946-1948. Nice find Paull. It's the over-hang, typical for pulps to have the small edge-tears because of it. Still a nice haul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Thanks... You're right... all the books have an overhang with a bit of chipping. The pages are in excellent condition otherwise. I'm no pulp expert, but I couldn't pass them up when I saw this stack of books. I can't remember what I paid for them... it might have been $20 for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precodekeith Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Nice lot. Does anyone else find humor in the fact that DIME WESTERN costs 15 cents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Hahaha... I noticed that, too. Dime Western had been around for quite a while... this copy is from 1946. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precodekeith Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Dayton is about 45 minutes away from me, and they have hosted the big Pulp Con the last couple years. Sadly, I have never made it, and I think this year they have moved the location. My friend told me though that it is just entirely different from a comic con. "Old dudes" sitting around smoking, dealers who get up and leave tables unattended for long periods of time without a care in the world, lots of library-type silence in the air, and a very cool attitude about letting potential buyers take a pulp out and leaf through it. Sounds great to me! Anybody out there been to this? Are the rumors based in reality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Sounds like fun... The thing I worry about is getting hooked into buying pulps I have enough stupid collecting habits already, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 The first Shadow Pulp, April 1931, does not have the Shadow on the cover either. It's VG value in Ultimate Guide to the Pulps is $5,000.00 That value, all though probably a little low, is still a bargain IMHO. It is as important a book in the Pulp world as a Detective Comics # 27 or Captain America # 1 is in the Comic world. What do you think? That's interesting that you think that a non-cover first appearance does not affect the potential value. I was always under the impression that it does. Look at some of the secondary comic characters and their first appearances. Personally, I find a comic like Iron Fist 14 more appealing than something like Iron Man 55 or Jimmy Olsen 134. I don't think I am alone in feeling that way. Then again maybe I am just weird I would be curious to hear if other people care or if they think it figures into value in a meaningful way. BTW, how much is that pulp guide and where can I get one? (off to check Amazon...) I do think 5 K for the first Shadow is cheap.....dirt cheap in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 From the same series, here's the April-May 1939 issue. Nice Saunders cover. Scrooge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 The thing I worry about is getting hooked into buying pulps I have enough stupid collecting habits already, thanks! I felt the same way, but once you go thru all the GA listings on Ebay and can't find anything to bid on, the temptation to browse thru pulp listings becomes irresistable, and before you know it, you have a box full of them (especially when you realize that many have covers that you would have to have if they showed up on a pre-code comic). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoImSpartacus Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Here is a nice Planet Stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted September 24, 2004 Author Share Posted September 24, 2004 The first Shadow Pulp, April 1931, does not have the Shadow on the cover either. It's VG value in Ultimate Guide to the Pulps is $5,000.00 That value, all though probably a little low, is still a bargain IMHO. It is as important a book in the Pulp world as a Detective Comics # 27 or Captain America # 1 is in the Comic world. What do you think? That's interesting that you think that a non-cover first appearance does not affect the potential value. I was always under the impression that it does. Look at some of the secondary comic characters and their first appearances. Personally, I find a comic like Iron Fist 14 more appealing than something like Iron Man 55 or Jimmy Olsen 134. I don't think I am alone in feeling that way. Then again maybe I am just weird I would be curious to hear if other people care or if they think it figures into value in a meaningful way. BTW, how much is that pulp guide and where can I get one? (off to check Amazon...) I do think 5 K for the first Shadow is cheap.....dirt cheap in fact. I guess the best way to put it is that you are buying a first edition. Cover appearance is less impostant. It's NICE, but not necassary. The Amazing Stories I mentioned previously with the first apperance of Buck Rogers is another example (even though many believe the cover to be Buck, when in fact it is for the Skylark of Space story). VG value is $400.00 without Buck cover apperance. It would be nicer, for sure, if it had a cover apperance, but not necassary. That make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoImSpartacus Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Another Planet Stories. Not sure of the year cause I have it packed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted September 24, 2004 Author Share Posted September 24, 2004 Dayton is about 45 minutes away from me, and they have hosted the big Pulp Con the last couple years. Sadly, I have never made it, and I think this year they have moved the location. My friend told me though that it is just entirely different from a comic con. "Old dudes" sitting around smoking, dealers who get up and leave tables unattended for long periods of time without a care in the world, lots of library-type silence in the air, and a very cool attitude about letting potential buyers take a pulp out and leaf through it. Sounds great to me! Anybody out there been to this? Are the rumors based in reality? Yep, it's more of a social event. Much more laid back than comic cons. Not like the last hour on the last day of a comic con where guys are just approaching boths, announcing what they're looking for, and rushing to the next both if you don't have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoImSpartacus Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Another nice book. Planet Stories 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoImSpartacus Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 How does one get the picture to come right up when loading. I notice it just leaves a download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
