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

[Surfing Alien]

On 8/21/2024 at 8:58 PM, moonpool said:

Very nice. I see a lot fewer Gang Girl copies than Marijuana Girl.

Thanks   Rusty Gold... unknown to most.

[Surfing Alien]

The fun thing about nice display cases is just displaying random themes

[OtherEric]

Other than the red stripe (distributor's ink?) on the cover, it's in better shape than my other copy.

Also, if there is ANYBODY on this thread who would pass this one by at $4 when already ordering stuff from MCS so there wasn't even shipping to consider, I don't know who it would be.

Edited August 22 by OtherEric

[jimjum12]

On 8/21/2024 at 10:57 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The fun thing about nice display cases is just displaying random themes

That Black Opium looks heart wrenchingly nice  Your shelf displays help to highlight the target books. GOD BLESS ... 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[Surfing Alien]

On 8/22/2024 at 12:20 AM, OtherEric said:

Other than the red stripe (distributor's ink?) on the cover, it's in better shape than my other copy.

Also, if there is ANYBODY on this thread who would pass this one by at $4 when already ordering stuff from MCS so there wasn't even shipping to consider, I don't know who it would be.

Fantastic grab Eric  Looks more like a roller mark of some kind from printing but not too distracting 

[Darwination]

Anybody know the artist on this last one?

[dickymoe74]

On 8/16/2024 at 5:31 PM, Darwination said:

In a whole week of travel covering the better part of a few different states, I only got the chance to hop in a single flea market today.  I actually found the most vintage pbs from my collecting area in a single spot by far.

The best part was the one to five dollar price range.  The worst part is everything was low, low grade. 

Amazingly, I didn't walk with much, as time was of the essence, but it was still cool to see spinner racks full of pbs and just to know I can find them out there in the wild in numbers once in a long while.

Very Cool!!!!!

[dickymoe74]

On 8/21/2024 at 7:57 PM, Surfing Alien said:

The fun thing about nice display cases is just displaying random themes

Very Nice!!!  Black Opium.........Too Cool!!!  All of them are too cool!!!

[Surfing Alien]

Been a while since I bought something in the wild, but visiting our daughter at UF in Gainesville and she took me to a little hole in the wall book and vinyl store she found.

They didn't have a whole lot of older pbs but these three were cool enough for me to drop a couple bucks to support the place. It's a tough biz and I'll always buy something if I can

 

Edited August 25 by Surfing Alien

[jimjum12]

On 8/24/2024 at 10:15 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Been a while since I bought something in the wild, but visiting our daughter at UF in Gainesville and she took me to a little hole in the wall book and vinyl store she found.

They didn't have a whole lot of older pbs but these three were cool enough for me to drop a couple bucks to support the place. It's a tough biz and I'll always buy something if I can

 

Judy LOVES CS Lewis. Are there any PB's that are more coveted or important with collectors? Money is always tight, so buying an author's entire canon isn't really an option anymore. GOD BLESS ... 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

 

[johnenock]

On 8/23/2024 at 5:21 PM, Darwination said:

 

 

 

NICE!

[Surfing Alien]

On 8/25/2024 at 9:56 AM, jimjum12 said:

Judy LOVES CS Lewis. Are there any PB's that are more coveted or important with collectors? Money is always tight, so buying an author's entire canon isn't really an option anymore. GOD BLESS ... 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

 

That whole set of Narnia pbs by Puffin are very charming editions. This one is a second print and not too expensive it seems. I'd have to dig to see what a set of first printings go for but I wouldn't mind putting one together

[johnenock]

A couple new ones:

 

[Darwination]

Nice pickups, John.  I don't think I'd seen that top Dell Hammett before.  Bodies in Bedlam is my fave of the three,  I like dude's feet up on the bed and seeing the photo and the back of this hat.  A neat take on the babe on the bed cover.

These two came in today.  A sulky blonde on this Fletcher Flora (artist unknown?)

and a jazz-themed novel I'm not familiar with, maybe a take on Jelly Roll Morton lore, Owen Kampen art.

[Surfing Alien]

On 8/28/2024 at 9:45 PM, Darwination said:

Nice pickups, John.  I don't think I'd seen that top Dell Hammett before.  Bodies in Bedlam is my fave of the three,  I like dude's feet up on the bed and seeing the photo and the back of this hat.  A neat take on the babe on the bed cover.

These two came in today.  A sulky blonde on this Fletcher Flora (artist unknown?)

and a jazz-themed novel I'm not familiar with, maybe a take on Jelly Roll Morton lore, Owen Kampen art.

Pulp Covers has it attributed to George Ziel, but I'm not convinced. Not to say it couldn't be, there's some elements there for sure. It's not on Lynn Munroe's Ziel checklist, which he's pretty good at.

[Darwination]

I love that Pulp Covers has a nice format for gathering artist IDs.  That said, you totally have to verify any ID you get there.  I agree it could be Ziel or that it could not be

I posted this in a group shot but singled it out after scanning the cover in cuz I like it so much.  Robert Schulz.  I went hunting for an older film adaptation of this (maybe just because I've seen so many B-movie "hitchhiker" flicks) and came up dry.  Looks like this was the first US printing.  I believe the first publication was in France (maybe Canada) as Feux Rouges in 1953 (and there's a 2004 French movie adaptation that's suppossed to be good).

I believe the first publication was in France (maybe Canada) as Feux Rouges in 1953 (and there's a 2004 French movie adaptation by that title that's supposed to be good).

Edited August 31 by Darwination

[OtherEric]

So I haven't been looking too hard for Aces the last few months, focusing a little more on Arkhams for a bit.  This lack is being corrected now.

 

[OtherEric]

[BitterOldMan]

Nothing like the rush of finding that book!  This dog can still hunt.

[Surfing Alien]

On 9/3/2024 at 6:57 PM, BitterOldMan said:

Nothing like the rush of finding that book!  This dog can still hunt.

Congrats A cornerstone book