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

[Darwination]

This one was in such bad shape (a bit of bug burrow in the margins besides the outer condition), I hesitated at even a price tag of five bucks shipped, but it's an early Midwood with a great Chiriacka cover. Come to find out it's an Orrie Hitt, too, so score.  James Reasoner's got a good review on his blog as a nice cross of noir and sleaze, so that's good enough for me to toss it on the nightstand.  If I like it, maybe I'll hunt down a better copy.

 

Edited Sunday at 06:13 AM by Darwination

[Surfing Alien]

On 10/13/2024 at 2:13 AM, Darwination said:

This one was in such bad shape (a bit of bug burrow in the margins besides the outer condition), I hesitated at even a price tag of five bucks shipped, but it's an early Midwood with a great Chiriacka cover. Come to find out it's an Orrie Hitt, too, so score.  James Reasoner's got a good review on his blog as a nice cross of noir and sleaze, so that's good enough for me to toss it on the nightstand.  If I like it, maybe I'll hunt down a better copy.

 

5 bucks all in for a good read with a great cover that displays well. What a great hobby 

[Surfing Alien]

Talking about a reader. I held this one back from the last sale because I liked the carefree Barye Phillips cover art and thought it was going to be one of those hillbilly noir novels like what Harry Whittington wrote. Well it was really a kind of slapstick comedy hillbilly romance - beautiful Missouri hill girl traps neighbor boy - told in pure vernacular. I usually can't last a full book of vernacular unless it has the noir twists and turns but this was actually funny enough with crazy-unlikely situations on every page so I finished it.

You gotta love hillbilly wisdom like:     Granny winked at Dave...."You'll see boy, once the rosy glow is gone. That one is a hellcat one day and a kitten the next. You ain't never gonna be sure which one you're strokin' till you lose an arm"

 

The back cover illos are awesome

Edited Sunday at 02:58 PM by Surfing Alien

[jimjum12]

On 10/12/2024 at 10:39 PM, tth2 said:

On 10/12/2024 at 7:27 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Cover by Tom Barber.

Somehow, I've never heard of this guy or seen any of his art before.  I just Googled him and am really impressed--kind of like an intersection of Frazetta and Corben.

In fact, if you hadn't said the cover was by Barber, I might have thought it was by Corben.

I would have assumed it was Fabian without the clarification. I definitely like it. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[pmpknface]

I have these 2. Picked them up to go along with the Steranko one.

[Surfing Alien]

Barber also did the covers for # 1 & 3 

 

[Surfing Alien]

Douglas Beekman painted the last one, #4

It's a fun set 

 

[tth2]

On 10/14/2024 at 6:50 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Douglas Beekman painted the last one, #4

 

Somewhere, Enrich is demanding royalties.

[OtherEric]

On 10/13/2024 at 2:03 PM, pmpknface said:

I have these 2. Picked them up to go along with the Steranko one.

Did either of these have the magazine size edition, like the Steranko did?

I've never actually run across a copy of Schlomo Raven, although Starfawn is pretty common.

 

[pmpknface]

On 10/14/2024 at 12:21 AM, OtherEric said:

Did either of these have the magazine size edition, like the Steranko did?

I've never actually run across a copy of Schlomo Raven, although Starfawn is pretty common.

 

Not that I've seen, I didn't know that was a mag too! Cool!

[OtherEric]

On 10/13/2024 at 9:58 PM, pmpknface said:

Not that I've seen, I didn't know that was a mag too! Cool!

It's squarebound and better paper, definitely the best version of the book I'm aware of.  Not easy to find the big version in my experience.

[frozentundraguy]

Hopefully back on track after the summer of camping is over.

A nod to Pat C for recommending this book.

Bought this as a VG+ from a seller on Abe Books. While the book did not live up to the grade it was an excellent read.

Two more from Kane.

 

 

[Darwination]

You've got to dig a bit to get to it, but a pal showed me this neat entry from Ken Quattro (easily one of the best writers on comics history) on Canadian publishers in the comics (and pulps and true crime mags), and it's got some good information on the News Stand Library / Newsstand Library paperback lines for those interested.:

http://www.comicsdetective.com/2020/11/border-crossing-canadas-export-publishing/

Edited Wednesday at 09:14 PM by Darwination

[pmpknface]

On 10/16/2024 at 5:09 PM, Darwination said:

You've got to dig a bit to get to it, but a pal showed me this neat entry from Ken Quattro (easily one of the best writers on comics history) on Canadian publishers in the comics (and pulps and true crime mags), and it's got some good information on the News Stand Library / Newsstand Library paperback lines for those interested.:

http://www.comicsdetective.com/2020/11/border-crossing-canadas-export-publishing/

Great title!  Does this take place in Boston?

[Darwination]

Ha, dunno, that's not my book, I just posted the image as one of the more famous (or infamous) books in the line.

[Surfing Alien]

Cool article. Both Newsstand Library lines contained significant titles

[Surfing Alien]

Here's one from the second series I just got in from Mark's sale. A great Bonfils cover. NOT a significant title   although a very bizarre read.

 

[Darwination]

You have a feel for the print runs on the Canadian News Stand books?  I see some neat looking books in those in Warren.  Is there an easy way to tell the two Canadian lines apart from each other as far as format or whatnot?

 

[Pat Calhoun]

[Surfing Alien]

On 10/16/2024 at 9:49 PM, Darwination said:

Is there an easy way to tell the two Canadian lines apart from each other as far as format or whatnot?

The 1940's series are tall format, like Signets, and almost all thin page counts. IIRC they all mostly the same logo like the two posted and have that distended figure cover art (that kinda grows on ya). Jim Thompson's first pb and an early Goodis are in the line. The second series has a whole bunch of rare dust jacketed pbs. 

The 1960's series are all short format, like Pocket books, and range from thin to thick page counts. I believe there are Newsstand Library logos and Newsstand "Magenta" logos but they all look pretty similar. Tons of great Bonfils covers, Sloan Britain (Elaine Williams') first book, Richard E. Geis, a bunch of Charles Willeford titles etc