Comics, Pulps, and Paperbacks: Why such a discrepancy in values? 25 25

[Surfing Alien]

Other Worlds Science Stories. May 1951.

Test tube space babe cover art by Hannes Bok 💕

These thick little digest sized pulps are pretty awesome in the early years with Bok covers.

 

[OtherEric]

On 5/28/2023 at 4:09 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Other Worlds Science Stories. May 1951.

Test tube space babe cover art by Hannes Bok 💕

These thick little digest sized pulps are pretty awesome in the early years with Bok covers.

 

Bok was awesome.  I’ve been looking for that one for a while now.

 

[TupennyConan]

On 5/27/2023 at 3:02 PM, TupennyConan said:

I'm in a bookstore right now. Y'all have any comments on these or their prices?

For those interested ~~

facebook.com/BackintheDayBooks

backinthedaybooks@yahoo.com

[Surfing Alien]

I don't often get chances to take home Enoch Bolles cover mags. But when I can, I do 😍 🔥

 

[OtherEric]

Mail call today:

 

[OtherEric]

Like I said, @Warlord posting the Signet 1149 was enough to send me looking quickly for my own copy:

[Surfing Alien]

On 6/2/2023 at 5:09 PM, OtherEric said:

Mail call today:

Sweet work on that Ace run... and nice Maguire!   I have some Friday fun but will have to post it later as I've got a few errands to run

[Surfing Alien]

My Friday fun, just under the wire.

Trying to collect Harlequins may be the most thankless task in paperbacking. Aside from the low print runs and foreign distribution, there's the crappy ink and cover paper that's almost  always heavily creased and rubbed.

I lucked into a couple of nice ones this week including this 1953 Harry Whittington classic, reprinted from the Phantom Digest original. A rare book in about the best shape possible for a Harlequin.

Here's the Phantom Digest for reference. The beautiful George Gross cover was obviously repainted by a Harlequin artist.

[Surfing Alien]

Another nice Harlequin, the 1st Pb edition of this Weinbaum favorite. I never thought I'd see one like this.

 

Edited June 3, 2023 by Surfing Alien

[OtherEric]

I thought I had just posted, but it doesn't seem to have gone through.  So starting at the end, then waiting to see if my other posts show up.  Two books with Frazetta covers, I think the 2 is the first publication of the Death Dealer image:

[OtherEric]

And my earlier posts seem to be lost.  Anyway, all of today's books are courtesy of @Surfing Alien.  A couple Avons:

 

[OtherEric]

Today's aces:

[OtherEric]

What an incredible cover on the Pyramid, and the Weird Show seems to be Skip Williamson's only paperback cover:

[Sarg]

On 6/3/2023 at 4:28 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Another nice Harlequin, the 1st Pb edition of this Weinbaum favorite. I never thought I'd see one like this.

 

 

Do you have the Harlequin version of the infamous "Twelve Asian Men and a Woman"? 

[Surfing Alien]

On 6/3/2023 at 9:40 PM, Sarg said:

 

Do you have the Harlequin version of the infamous "Twelve Asian Men and a Woman"? 

No, but I do have the much rarer and crazier first edition, Avon Monthly Novel digest #7.

One of the craziest photo covers ever printed imho.

James Hadley Chase was as hardboiled as a 12 minute egg.

I consider all of these unfortunately titled books to be cultural artifacts, well worth preservation in their entirety 

Edited June 4, 2023 by Surfing Alien

[Sarg]

On 6/3/2023 at 9:15 PM, Surfing Alien said:

No, but I do have the much rarer and crazier first edition, Avon Monthly Novel digest #7.

One of the craziest photo covers ever printed imho.

James Hadley Chase was as hardboiled as a 12 minute egg.

I consider all of these unfortunately titled books to be cultural artifacts, well worth preservation in their entirety 

The guy's facial expression ... 

How many early Avons have photo covers? These must not have sold much, explaining why they soon went to all painted covers.

[Pat Calhoun]

[Pat Calhoun]

[Book Guy]

Pound for Pound I think the Ace D-Series Mysteries are harder to get than their Sci Fi. I'm always excited when I turn them up out in the wild.

[Surfing Alien]

On 6/4/2023 at 6:53 PM, Book Guy said:

Pound for Pound I think the Ace D-Series Mysteries are harder to get than their Sci Fi. I'm always excited when I turn them up out in the wild.

100%. Way harder. Sci-Fi collectors have hoarded everything compared to other genre collectors. OtherEric and I have discussed this and the Westerns are even tougher to find, although usually cheaper, since they are less collected.