Comics, Pulps, and Paperbacks: Why such a discrepancy in values? 26 26

[pmpknface]

On 7/6/2024 at 3:11 PM, OtherEric said:

In today.  I'm not saying it's the weirdest thing John D. MacDonald ever did, but... wait, scratch that.  Even without having read it yet, I'm prepared to say it's the weirdest thing JDM ever did:

My 5 year old daughter watched The Wizard of Oz for the 1st time Thursday. Loved it, but kids still get scared at the part with the flying monkeys!

[OtherEric]

On 7/6/2024 at 12:18 PM, pmpknface said:

My 5 year old daughter watched The Wizard of Oz for the 1st time Thursday. Loved it, but kids still get scared at the part with the flying monkeys!

I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say seeing The Wizard of Oz for the first time changed my life.  I loved it, as kids do, and asked my parents if there was any more.  They said there were no other movies (not actually true, but they didn't know otherwise and nothing else was available at that point), but there were lots of books and we could go to the library the next day.  I really point to that where my love of books and of fantasy in particular started.

Edited July 6 by OtherEric

[Surfing Alien]

On 7/6/2024 at 10:27 AM, Darwination said:

SpineTic posted this UK stand on the newsstand thread.  I wonder if the pb hawks can pick out what I'm assuming are Janson/Heades at the far right?

We've all got the things we can pick out first on these stands and sadly the image resolution makes pbs trickier than mags and comics - I see Flirt April 1950 and Beauty Parade March 1950 for a time marker.

 

The best thing on there is the folk art Mickey Rat ooohing for a 3 pence "guaranteed pure" ice cream lolly

 

[Book Guy]

On 7/6/2024 at 12:11 PM, OtherEric said:

In today.  I'm not saying it's the weirdest thing John D. MacDonald ever did, but... wait, scratch that.  Even without having read it yet, I'm prepared to say it's the weirdest thing JDM ever did:

There's the Book about his cat/cats! THE HOUSE GUESTS...

Edited July 6 by Book Guy

[OtherEric]

On 7/6/2024 at 3:58 PM, Book Guy said:

There's the Book about his cat/cats! THE HOUSE GUESTS...

I've got a reprint of that one.  He also did a book of his letters with Dan Rowan of Laugh-In that I don't have.

I never claimed there wasn't competition for his weirdest book.  I'm just saying I think this one wins.

[pmpknface]

On 7/6/2024 at 3:21 PM, OtherEric said:

I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say seeing The Wizard of Oz for the first time changed my life.  I loved it, as kids do, and asked my parents if there was any more.  They said there were no other movies (not actually true, but they didn't know otherwise and nothing else was available at that point), but there were lots of books and we could go to the library the next day.  I really point to that where my love of books and of fantasy in particular started.

Awesome! I'll show her!

[Darwination]

I don't know which one of you pervs got me checking out all this sleaze

The Moonlighters - Gil Herbert (1965.Midwood 32-524) cover PBO    artist unknown

Nice and smooth unopened copy, too bad it's out of register (and pb pics on eBay can be downright horrible).  A little shadow on the back, too.

A blonde in yellow against a purple cityscape, woof

A type of girl for every taste

Edited July 7 by Darwination

[Darwination]

Where There's Smoke - Michael Burgess (1964.Midwood F357) cover Basile Associates PBO

[Darwination]

On 6/15/2024 at 4:58 PM, BitterOldMan said:

My favorite!😂

I actually identified and tracked down this issue so I can work with this lover's quarrel image (the back cover).  It's amazing that there seemed to be copies available of any given week.  Sadly, Google Translate didn't seem to convey my hope that the paper remain unfolded in transit.  Or maybe the Italian seller just thought I was a crazy American to make such a request regarding such basura

Printed on a shiny sort of newsprint, an interesting pub to say the least.  Six bucks for the issue, Twenty plus to get it to the states. Worth every penny even with the fold and middling PQ.  It looks like Molino did both the front and back covers every week.

 

[Darwination]

 

 

Edited July 8 by Darwination

[BitterOldMan]

On 7/7/2024 at 10:02 PM, Darwination said:

I actually identified and tracked down this issue so I can work with this lover's quarrel image (the back cover).  It's amazing that there seemed to be copies available of any given week.  Sadly, Google Translate didn't seem to convey my hope that the paper remain unfolded in transit.  Or maybe the Italian seller just thought I was a crazy American to make such a request regarding such basura

Printed on a shiny sort of newsprint, an interesting pub to say the least.  Six bucks for the issue, Twenty plus to get it to the states. Worth every penny even with the fold and middling PQ.  It looks like Molino did both the front and back covers every week.

 

Your Google Fu is most impressive.

Grazie Mille!

[jimjum12]

@Surfing Alien

Just got this in and am glad to have one again. It is allegedly R Maguire's 1st PB cover and a JD classic. To say that I am trembling with satisfaction is an understatement. NICE specimen. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

 

[johnenock]

On 7/7/2024 at 2:13 PM, Darwination said:

Where There's Smoke - Michael Burgess (1964.Midwood F357) cover Basile Associates PBO

Now THAT is a great cover!

[Darwination]

One of a few fun readers Lowell included in my box from his last board sale.  Stark House recently reprinted this one, and I will be happy to read the original.  Nice purples, artist unknown.  The open-eyed body neatly laid out is creepy and very different than the way most poor lasses get painted on these covers...

The Body in the Bed - Bill S. Ballinger (1949.Signet 730) cover

 

Edited July 10 by Darwination

[Darwination]

I've been meaning to scan this page on my A3 scanner for a few weeks now but remembered to do it tonight when I was working on that machine.

Homer Page - June 6, 1949 - New York.  Exact location unknown.  From The Photographs of Homer Page - The Guggenheim Year, 1949-1950.  Click on in on it and you can go to Flickr where you can click some more to get in close.

 

[Dr. Love]

a few paperbacks slabbed in May 2023 in this week's HA

LOVE the back cover combo spine shot

don't love how HA is listing the paperbacks.  They'll feed a digest title (specifically Picture Digest from '56) into the pulp section by alpha, but the paperbacks are listed in the main body of comics books by title alpha.  They should run with the pulps/digests. imho

Edited July 10 by Dr. Love

[Bookery]

On 7/6/2024 at 6:58 PM, Book Guy said:

There's the Book about his cat/cats! THE HOUSE GUESTS...

 

[jimjum12]

On 7/10/2024 at 12:59 PM, Dr. Love said:

a few paperbacks slabbed in May 2023 in this week's HA

LOVE the back cover combo spine shot

don't love how HA is listing the paperbacks.  They'll feed a digest title (specifically Picture Digest from '56) into the pulp section by alpha, but the paperbacks are listed in the main body of comics books by title alpha.  They should run with the pulps/digests. imho

Absolutely, a big Jawohl to listing in Pulps and Digests. With the parallels and actual chronology that exists between Pulps and PB's, it really seems a foregone conclusion. Someone should petition the movers and shakers in CGC Management. GOD BLESS .... 

=jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[jimjum12]

New additions to the horde. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

 

 

"NO!, NO! ... I'm sorry! ...I won't burn the toast again!" ...

Edited July 10 by jimjum12

[OtherEric]

All of the stabbed paperbacks shown are listed in Overstreet  and are all comic content, as far as I know.  What they are not is any suggestion that more general paperback slabbing  will start any time soon