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

[Surfing Alien]

Always fun to visit the Graphic shelf 

Lots of cool covers and still a relative bargain line.

[Darwination]

Is it a bargain line because of a large print run or just collectors not chasing them?  I've been pretty astounded at how low the prices are on some very cool books.

[Pat Calhoun]

the absence of back-in-the-day-superkeys helped obscure the overall high quality of the run: hence there are bargains today and many excellent covers, not to mention writers who have gained appreciation, like Milton Ozaki aka Robert O Saber: print runs were probably industry normal...

[Pat Calhoun]

just in...

[Surfing Alien]

On 7/24/2024 at 6:58 PM, Pat Calhoun said:

the absence of back-in-the-day-superkeys helped obscure the overall high quality of the run: hence there are bargains today and many excellent covers, not to mention writers who have gained appreciation, like Milton Ozaki aka Robert O Saber: print runs were probably industry normal...

On point, no super keys - but plenty of excellent noir and some great artists pepper the line: Popp, Brabbins, Maguire, Marchetti off the top of my head

[Surfing Alien]

Uncredited, but a fave...

[OtherEric]

In today, thanks to a heads up from @Darwination.  I think the digest came out before the paperback, but not quite 100% certain.  It's the only John D. MacDonald in an Avon that I'm aware of off the top of my head.

[jimjum12]

Money is tight, so I had to drop out on H FOR HEROIN and GANG GIRL, but I did manage to add a few JDs. 

One question ... does nyone have a 1st edition OUTSIDERS by SE Hinton? ... for identification purposes. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

 

[moonpool]

[Darwination]

That's one big *ss horse syringe/needle

 

[jimjum12]

On 7/25/2024 at 12:12 PM, Darwination said:

That's one big *ss horse syringe/needle

 

I think that's the Sharing Size. Or the family pack, "the family that bangs together, hangs together".  GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[Darwination]

When I was looking through Steve's books and looking at comps, I was a little disappointed when I learned this wasn't actually Charles Williams.  Still, I'm struck by the subdued cover with great colors and the fact it seems to be an early work by jazz critic James Lincoln Collier.  Nice shape, too, so on the take pile it went

Fires of Youth - James Lincoln Collier (as Charles Williams) (1960.Magnet Books 309) cover PBO

Edited July 26 by Darwination

[Surfing Alien]

On 7/25/2024 at 12:10 PM, moonpool said:

Very nice. I have a decent copy that I got for a song but this is more than a decent copy 

[Surfing Alien]

On 7/25/2024 at 9:07 PM, Darwination said:

When I was looking through Steve's books and looking at comps, I was a little disappointed when I learned this wasn't actually Charles Williams.  Still, I'm struck by the subdued cover with great colors and the fact it seems to be an early work by jazz critic James Lincoln Collier.  Nice shape, too, so on the take pile it went

Fires of Youth - James Lincoln Collier (as Charles Williams) (1960.Magnet Books 309) cover PBO

Nice nipple covers don't need all that 'splainin' 🙂

[Surfing Alien]

On 7/25/2024 at 10:18 AM, jimjum12 said:

Money is tight, so I had to drop out on H FOR HEROIN

If that was your "Money is tight" bid on that book, I'm a have to cash in all my 401k's, Gold coins, and top line paperbacks, to win anything in the future 

[Darwination]

I think there were more than two birds in that cockfight

 

[Surfing Alien]

On 7/25/2024 at 10:34 PM, Darwination said:

I think there were more than two birds in that cockfight

 

Only pretenders under the top bids 

[Surfing Alien]

Master Rodewald 

[Randall Dowling]

On 7/25/2024 at 9:48 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Master Rodewald 

Tough book.

[Surfing Alien]

On 7/25/2024 at 10:53 PM, Randall Dowling said:

Tough book.

Yes Sir