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

[Surfing Alien]

I don't dabble much in comics these days but when I saw Mr. Nock's Saint No. 11 comic for sale, we worked out a deal. The cover is a swipe of the last (and rarest) Avon Murder Mystery Monthly, No. 49 "Lady, The Guy Is Dead" by Edward Ronns (Aarons). Forgive the glare.

 

[Darwination]

On 4/1/2024 at 4:27 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Walter Popp

Robert O. Saber is Milton K. Ozaki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_K._Ozaki

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Ozaki was born in Racine, Wisconsin to a Japanese father (Jingaro Ozaki, who later changed his name to Frank) and an American mother, Augusta Rathbun. He lost a leg as a young child.[1] In addition to his work as a writer and journalist, he operated a beauty parlor (the Monsieur Meltoine beauty salon, in the Gold Coast section of Chicago). Ozaki and his wife Dolores B. Ozaki lived at 6314 Fifth Avenue in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In the 1970s, he operated phony mail-order colleges, including the Colorado State Christian College[2] and Hamilton State University,[3] and he was also involved in a company marketing a device fraudulently claimed to increase gas mileage.

Lots of novels, a little work in the detective pulps/crime digests.

[Randall Dowling]

On 4/1/2024 at 5:17 PM, Darwination said:

Robert O. Saber is Milton K. Ozaki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_K._Ozaki

Lots of novels, a little work in the detective pulps/crime digests.

He's referring to the cover artist, yes?  And you're correct, of course, about Ozaki's pseudonym. 

[Surfing Alien]

On 4/1/2024 at 6:31 PM, Randall Dowling said:

He's referring to the cover artist, yes?  And you're correct, of course, about Ozaki's pseudonym. 

Yes, Walter Popp painted the cover.  Saber/Ozaki is very good, @Pat Calhoun has been posting his work since day one on here.  Ozaki wrote what I'd call light-hearted noir, as he injected a sense of humor into most of what I've read rather than go full darkness.

[Darwination]

I ordered a copy of A Time for Murder because I liked it so much.  John's got killer taste (like many on this thread)

Kicking myself for a weak swing on another pb this eve.  Funny thing about collecting is you regret the misses more than the overpays

Since this seems to be the place for bookshelf shots, I'll indulge   I had to pull down display books from one side of my office because I have to get at a bunch of reference stuffs at the moment, but the other side is re-organized. I filled a whole box with what I took down, they were stacked quadruple deep, geez. 

Some of these mags seem to get permanent space.  Happy new additions are Mystic Magazine v01n01 and Your Future on a similar theme.  Sometimes I put books up that are on the way out, so I can admire them until they're sent to a new home  

Hard to take a good pic with lighting and glare issues -

Edited April 2 by Darwination

[OtherEric]

A few from @Randall Dowling's recent sales thread:

 

[OtherEric]

And one from elsewhere... only 2 D-Series SF doubles to go!

[johnenock]

On 4/1/2024 at 10:50 PM, OtherEric said:

A few from @Randall Dowling's recent sales thread:

 

Great books! I was late to that party.     As usual 

[Surfing Alien]

On 4/2/2024 at 12:43 AM, Darwination said:

I ordered a copy of A Time for Murder because I liked it so much.  John's got killer taste (like many on this thread)

Kicking myself for a weak swing on another pb this eve.  Funny thing about collecting is you regret the misses more than the overpays

Since this seems to be the place for bookshelf shots, I'll indulge   I had to pull down display books from one side of my office because I have to get at a bunch of reference stuffs at the moment, but the other side is re-organized. I filled a whole box with what I took down, they were stacked quadruple deep, geez. 

Some of these mags seem to get permanent space.  Happy new additions are Mystic Magazine v01n01 and Your Future on a similar theme.  Sometimes I put books up that are on the way out, so I can admire them until they're sent to a new home  

Hard to take a good pic with lighting and glare issues -

That "Crime" is conspicuously cool

[johnenock]

A couple more unread or lightly read beauts today:

The first one is a really good read and nice cover. Haven't read the second but nice looking book!

 

 

 

[johnenock]

On 4/2/2024 at 6:23 AM, Surfing Alien said:

That "Crime" is conspicuously cool

I like the Crime and the Gayety. Nice. I don't own enough PB's to do a group shot yet, but given the rate I'm buying, it should only be a couple more days

Edited April 2 by johnenock

[Randall Dowling]

On 4/2/2024 at 7:23 AM, Surfing Alien said:

That "Crime" is conspicuously cool

Yes, yes it is.  Classic Howell Dodd. 

[dover]

 @Randall Dowling

[Surfing Alien]

On 4/2/2024 at 12:01 PM, Randall Dowling said:

Yes, yes it is.  Classic Howell Dodd. 

Roll your own 

[Darwination]

I dunno, it can get kind of exciting as a duo

[Surfing Alien]

"Crime on the Waterfront" is the other comic I got from John with an Avon swipe cover. The display is not as impressive because my Avon 122 is a true beater, I thought I have a better copy somewhere but it must be buried. At least it's not rare like MMM #49 so I can easily find a decent one if needed. The Avon itself is a swipe from a Private Detective pulp before it.  The other two side panels on the comic cover look a lot like Raymond Johnson paperback paintings but I can't place where I've seen them, they are not on any of his Avon covers that I can recall. Maybe Avon dragged out some unused art from the RayJo discard pile

 

Edited April 2 by Surfing Alien

[Darwination]

Looks like the comic is in nice shape and blazing red.  I consider it Famous Gangsters 04, but I may be the only one (happened to look at it just the other day).  There's a Harry Lazarus story in there, an underappreciated goldenager.

 

[lbcolefan]

Here’s a set I bought off the racks in the mid 70’s. I think I only read the first 3.

[Darwination]

On 4/2/2024 at 11:27 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Roll your own 

Anybody have the January issue of Crime?

I'm pretty sure the volume numbering lines up with Line-Up Detective, and the titles just alternated months (not 100% sure, though).  Numbering works out that way for this one:

Sadly, the third and apparently final issue of CRIME has a photo cover

I'd still pick her it up if I saw the issue, though

Talk about a hard magazine to find in searches, though, GEEZ

Edited April 3 by Darwination

[OtherEric]

On 4/3/2024 at 12:45 PM, Darwination said:

Anybody have the January issue of Crime?

I'm pretty sure the volume numbering lines up with Line-Up Detective, and the titles just alternated months (not 100% sure, though).  Numbering works out that way for this one:

Sadly, the third and apparently final issue of CRIME has a photo cover

I'd still pick her it up if I saw the issue, though

Talk about a hard magazine to find in searches, though, GEEZ

Trying to find issues of “West” with the Zorro stories can be a pain as well.  Some names were just never designed with internet searches in mind.