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

[jimjum12]

On 4/20/2024 at 4:47 PM, waaaghboss said:

I feel guilty at passing on the people eating kangaroo cover

If it's in grade, you could make a nice profit to apply to the pulps. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[johnenock]

A few decent books in today:

 

[OtherEric]

In today.  The Berlin is interesting in that it has a wraparound image to the spine but not to the back cover at all.

Also, this puts me at 303 of 603 Ace DSG books.  Over half way!  I'm not quite to half the D Series doubles, but if I counted right I should be over once the handful I have on order arrive.

[johnenock]

Thought this was cool. Real nice copy:

 

[OtherEric]

Today's book:

 

[Darwination]

New one in today.  Didn't have that little chip bottom left before being shipped by a novice seller (and it could have been worse considering how it was shipped), but whatcanyado, ain't kickin the poor girl out or anything

You don't want to get on her bad side, anyways o.O

[ThothAmon]

A few books from a box. Truthfully I have no idea what is rare and what is common as dirt. Just a buyer when opportunity has knocked. 
 

[johnenock]

On 4/24/2024 at 6:46 AM, ThothAmon said:

A few books from a box. Truthfully I have no idea what is rare and what is common as dirt. Just a buyer when opportunity has knocked. 
 

I don't either, but there are quite a few cool ones you posted!

[Surfing Alien]

On 4/24/2024 at 8:46 AM, ThothAmon said:

A few books from a box. Truthfully I have no idea what is rare and what is common as dirt. Just a buyer when opportunity has knocked. 
 

Lots of excellent covers there. "Fright" is the king of the hill in that group as far as value/desireability imho. Looks like a real nice copy too 

[OtherEric]

On 4/24/2024 at 9:38 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Lots of excellent covers there. "Fright" is the king of the hill in that group as far as value/desireability imho. Looks like a real nice copy too 

I do like the reprint Hard Case did of "Fright" several years ago, but in general I love Hard Case's retro look:

 

[Darwination]

100% Marilyn from Suydam there.

I like some of the Hard Case covers but others not quite as much.  Definitely cool, they are helping to keep the pb school of art alive (and moving forward) 

Maguire's skinny girls have gotten a little toooo skinny for my tastes

This one's a fave, but I've got a thing for girls and cards (in that order)

Edited April 24 by Darwination

[Surfing Alien]

On 4/24/2024 at 12:57 PM, Darwination said:

100% Marilyn from Suydam there.

I like some of the Hard Case covers but others not quite as much.  Definitely cool, they are helping to keep the pb school of art alive (and moving forward) 

Maguire's skinny girls have gotten a little toooo skinny for my tastes

This one's a fave, but I've got a thing for girls and cards (in that order)

They are definitely better for the most part than the cover art on the Black Lizards from the first revival in the '80's, although I will always be grateful for their efforts. I still read Black Lizards today, although I always prefer reading an original vintage paperback.

[Surfing Alien]

Finally bagged a nice copy of the 1st Edition (PBO) of "Reefer Club" by Luke Roberts. Uni-Books No. 49, 1953 with the iconic Warren King cover.

One of the toughest of the US drug books, it's compounded by being a "Uni-corn" with any kind of complete cover due to the paper thin covers. It has a nice chip off the back but still the nicest looking copy I've seen for sale in 7 years of looking.

 

This completes the USA "Reefer Trifecta", along with "Reefer Girl" and the 2nd (Canadian actually) Edition under the Stallion imprint, re-using the censored version of the cover from "Basement Gang"

[Darwination]

Congrats!

I love her eyes. "the slave of the marijuana"

Her reefer actually looks like a joint

[Darwination]

On 4/24/2024 at 8:17 AM, johnenock said:

I don't either, but there are quite a few cool ones you posted!

Yeah, there's a few huntlist candidates here for me (getting a lot of Belarskis on there).  The Mesh is the one I keep looking at trying to figure out just what kind of book it is...

[waaaghboss]

Are there any paperback guides you guys would recommend?

[Darwination]

This is the one Lowell suggested, love it so far.  I haven't used it for prices (it's 30 years old), and I wish more artists were identified, but as far as titles, numbers, and authors go it's very nice to have at the fingertips:

https://www.amazon.com/Official-Price-Guide-Paperbacks/dp/0876377932

[lbcolefan]

Just completed the 2nd Ballantine Tarzan series with Robert Abbett covers. I was surprised they only published the 1st 18 books.

The 3rd series with the white borders used the Abbett covers for the 1st 18 and the Richard Powers covers from the 1st series were used for the last 6.

I don’t really care for the Powers covers but I’ll probably pick up the 1st series someday. I definitely want the 4th series with the Adams and Boris covers.

[lbcolefan]

[lbcolefan]