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

[OtherEric]

On 9/1/2023 at 6:35 PM, alecholland said:

Geez. Thank you for the information. I wasn't aware these were unauthorized. That's terrible.

I wondered what other board members thought about this and I completely agree with the comments.

Agreed, nothing at all wrong with you or what you said, and glad the subject came up here so now I know about it.

This is one of the best sub-forums here and I love how much I've learned here, even if some of the specific knowledge is unhappy I'm glad I'm now aware.  You guys are all awesome.

[OtherEric]

On 9/1/2023 at 7:00 PM, Randall Dowling said:

Also, people here accept me, despite my affection for nurse-themed novels.

Just for you, my friend, a few re-runs from my collection.

I actually didn't realize I had so many already...

[Randall Dowling]

On 9/1/2023 at 9:15 PM, OtherEric said:

Just for you, my friend, a few re-runs from my collection.

I actually didn't realize I had so many already...

That's just a bunch of great material, pal!  Airport Nurse is one of my favorites.

[OtherEric]

Thought some people here might like hearing this today.  Not a lot of songs I know of that name check John D. MacDonald in the opening line:

 

 

[OtherEric]

A stray question for this group, since I just grabbed several of them over on @Surfing Alien's sale thread:  Does anybody know exactly which Tarzan books had Ace editions with (or even without) the Frazetta covers?

[lpsunburst]

Are you looking for just the Frazetta Ace paperbacks? There are a few by other authors that I am aware of like Maza of the Moon, which has a killer rarely seen Frazetta painting. The Krenkel covers are also very nice.

[lpsunburst]

I meant to put in the link but for a good way to spend an hour or so start here. https://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/ace-books

[Surfing Alien]

On 9/2/2023 at 7:27 PM, OtherEric said:

A stray question for this group, since I just grabbed several of them over on @Surfing Alien's sale thread:  Does anybody know exactly which Tarzan books had Ace editions with (or even without) the Frazetta covers?

This is where the Warren Guide still comes in so handy, all Frazetta except "Triumphant". Later in 1963 they moved all the Tarzan books over to Ballantine, with pretty uninspired covers imho:

F-169 Tarzan and the Lost Empire
F-180 Tarzan at the Earth's Core
F-189 Tarzan the Invincible
F-193  The Son of Tarzan
F-194 Tarzan Triumphant  - Krenkel
F-203 The Beasts of Tarzan
F-204 Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
F-205 Tarzan and the City of Gold
F-206 Jungle Tales of Tarzan
F-212 Tarzan and the Lion Man

 

[OtherEric]

On 9/4/2023 at 6:59 AM, lpsunburst said:

Are you looking for just the Frazetta Ace paperbacks? There are a few by other authors that I am aware of like Maza of the Moon, which has a killer rarely seen Frazetta painting. The Krenkel covers are also very nice.

Ultimately I think I want all of the Burroughs F-series Aces, and I know I want all the Frazetta F-series books.  But for the moment I was just wondering how many Tarzans they had done, since it was such a random selection of the series. 

I do like the Krenkel covers as well; I've still got the Krenkel Barsoom books as well as the SFBC hardcovers with the Frazetta covers.

[themagicrobot]

Now for something completely different. I have been binge-watching old Monty Python episodes and was ready for something more serious. So on to the TV adaption of Defoe's Moll Flanders featuring Alexandra Kingston. There was also a Movie in 1965 that starred Kim Novak. I own a Pan paperback from 1965. For reasons unknown that paperback was re-issued in 1966 with a different number. Out of idle curiosity in the last 5 minutes of looking I have found 32 different covers for this classic. I am sure there will be more but here are a few of them. Amazingly this book has remained in print for 301 years and is still readable today.

Edited September 4, 2023 by themagicrobot

[OtherEric]

On 9/4/2023 at 11:25 AM, themagicrobot said:

Now for something completely different. I have been binge-watching old Monty Python episodes and was ready for something more serious. So on to the TV adaption of Defoe's Moll Flanders featuring Alexandra Kingston. There was also a Movie in 1965 that starred Kim Novak. I own a Pan paperback from 1965. For reasons unknown that paperback was re-issued in 1966 with a different number. Out of idle curiosity in the last 5 minutes of looking I have found 32 different covers for this classic. I am sure there will be more but here are a few of them. Amazingly this book has remained in print for 301 years and is still readable today.

The public domain is a beautiful thing.

[Surfing Alien]

On 9/4/2023 at 2:25 PM, themagicrobot said:

Now for something completely different. I have been binge-watching old Monty Python episodes and was ready for something more serious. So on to the TV adaption of Defoe's Moll Flanders featuring Alexandra Kingston. There was also a Movie in 1965 that starred Kim Novak. I own a Pan paperback from 1965. For reasons unknown that paperback was re-issued in 1966 with a different number. Out of idle curiosity in the last 5 minutes of looking I have found 32 different covers for this classic. I am sure there will be more but here are a few of them. Amazingly this book has remained in print for 301 years and is still readable today.

This is the one I always remember seeing from hunting vintage paperbacks at stores. Not my copy but I think I have one boxed away somewhere:

[MattTheDuck]

On 9/4/2023 at 11:25 AM, themagicrobot said:

Now for something completely different. I have been binge-watching old Monty Python episodes and was ready for something more serious. So on to the TV adaption of Defoe's Moll Flanders featuring Alexandra Kingston. There was also a Movie in 1965 that starred Kim Novak. I own a Pan paperback from 1965. For reasons unknown that paperback was re-issued in 1966 with a different number. Out of idle curiosity in the last 5 minutes of looking I have found 32 different covers for this classic. I am sure there will be more but here are a few of them. Amazingly this book has remained in print for 301 years and is still readable today.

Flanders.  Moll Flanders.

[OtherEric]

In today.  While I knew it contained "The Bronze Door", one of Chander's very few fantasy stories, I didn't know it also had a very early printing of the classic "The Simple Art of Murder" essay in addition to the three stories.

[alecholland]

On 9/4/2023 at 9:38 AM, Surfing Alien said:

This is where the Warren Guide still comes in so handy, all Frazetta except "Triumphant". Later in 1963 they moved all the Tarzan books over to Ballantine, with pretty uninspired covers imho:

F-169 Tarzan and the Lost Empire
F-180 Tarzan at the Earth's Core
F-189 Tarzan the Invincible
F-193  The Son of Tarzan
F-194 Tarzan Triumphant  - Krenkel
F-203 The Beasts of Tarzan
F-204 Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
F-205 Tarzan and the City of Gold
F-206 Jungle Tales of Tarzan
F-212 Tarzan and the Lion Man

 

I was kind of surprised when I found out those Ballantine covers were done by Richard Powers. I like a lot of his sci-fi work, but never cared for his Tarzan covers either. 

[Surfing Alien]

Some Friday fun...

If you're wondering why I sold such a nice copy of "Overboard" on my board sale this week, it's because I got this stunner, which is the nicest copy I can ever recall seeing.

 

The Girl from Hateville is such a great title and is one Gil Brewer book that has eluded me several times. This time I bagged it, and it's a very nice copy to boot. Zenith Books were Martin Goodman's continuation of his paperback publishing after he folded the Lion Library line. Cover art by Samson Pollen, one of his Sweat Mag stars.

 

Finally one of the greatest rarities of the sleaze publishers, No Virgins in Cham Ky by John Dexter, Leisure Book LB1205. One of the small subset of Vietnam War sleaze books. Cover art by Robert Bonfils, signed by Bonfils on the title page and it's immaculate. I always say I don't collect sleaze per se but there's some you just got to have if you can get them

[BitterOldMan]

On 9/8/2023 at 4:20 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Some Friday fun...

Finally one of the greatest rarities of the sleaze publishers, No Virgins in Cham Ky by John Dexter, Leisure Book LB1205. One of the small subset of Vietnam War sleaze books. Cover art by Robert Bonfils, signed by Bonfils on the title page and it's immaculate. I always say I don't collect sleaze per se but there's some you just got to have if you can get them

Not mine, but another Bonfils Vietnam sleaze book. I censored the naughty bits.

 

[Surfing Alien]

On 9/8/2023 at 7:41 PM, BitterOldMan said:

Not mine, but another Bonfils Vietnam sleaze book. I censored the naughty bits.

 

Yeah, that's another top title I'd love to corral one of   But I believe it's been determined to be by Darrel Millsap, not Bonfils.

Edited September 9, 2023 by Surfing Alien
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[OtherEric]

A nice lot in today, courtesy of @Surfing Alien.  Now I just need to find the Ballantine Tales from the Crypt and I'll have all five of the EC collections from that era.  Princess of the Atom does finally complete my run of Avon Fantasy Novels, all two of them!

[OtherEric]

And a nice batch of the Frazetta Tarzans: