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[Bonds25]

Just won this tonight - probably crazy to pay this much, but oh well! Still an awesome looking book!

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2158936407&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:US:6

[Rickdogg]

Sweet copy

[greggy]

Cheaper than gman's book and with better centering! Good buy!

[Bonds25]

Another cool book I won last night - not quite along the lines of DD #81, but cool none-the-less (and not a bad price!)

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2158915965&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:US:6

[dam60]

Very cool book! Great Punisher DD cover!

[PovertyRow]

Whoah! The post Office was good to me today. Got all of these in same shipment. They grade Fine minimum and a bit of VF. The cover ink reflectivity is amazing - almost that 3-d effect where different colors seem to "float" above the page and are very intense. Now these are not the scans of my books - still waiting for the updated Visioneer scanner drivers...but they are good samples of the covers:

 

The Latest Fun

 

PS - the scan of the three will be small - don't forget to "hover" your pointer on the image until the square in the lower right appears - then click o it for full size.

 

Man these are some good eatin'!

 

[fantastic_four]

How do those Atlas pre-code horror books compare to the ECs? ECs and the Pacific EC ripoffs "Twisted Tales" and "Alien Worlds" are all I've read, but I'm interested in expanding my horizons.

[PovertyRow]

Have never read the Pacifics - the Atlas books often have good stories. EC is definitely the king of prose and often of art. but Atlas did a damned good job!

[ArAich]

Just picked up this baby tonight for an even $20.00 at my local shop after much digging....I love the early Charlton superhero stuff since that is what I loved most when I was a kid...

 

Space Adventures #44 = First appearance "The Mercury Man"...

[PovertyRow]

Just picked up this baby tonight for an even $20.00 at my local shop after much digging....

 

Good diggings! Right now the Charleton books are not in the public eye. they WERE back in the pre-cgc days. And they will be again. ACG as well. Folks who seek "what to buy next in SA" - well - Marvel and select DC is the right answer for the nince - but in the long term - things like Atlas-Seaboard, ACG and Charleton will escalate. Especially after the Marvel/DC keys have priced themselves out of the reach of the even more-than-average collector.

 

Thing is, we've seen this all before...before CGC came into being. When the mainstream Marvels first really started to exponentially increase in the early 80's, suddenly DC, Atlas Seaboard, ACG, Charleton and any other publisher that has a history started gaining. In those days I picked up my pre-code horrors in nice shape (min VG) for $20-20 for the popular and as little as $10 for the lesser known.

 

[drbanner]

Fresh arrival in today's mail via a flimsy PM envelope, "bagged" in one of those clear 3-ring binder pages. Nice book, and I'm glad I was finally able to upgrade (anyone wanna buy my lower grade dupe?)! This came from an auction with a glowing description of "...I am not a collector and definetly not a comic book expert...This book was found in an attic where it had been stored for decades." Sadly though, no mention of butter.

 

[supapimp]

beautiful book, how much did you pay for it?

[greggy]

$143.50!

[drbanner]

Stalker!! I recall one copy of this book in nicer shape on ebay...ever. Heritage sold one last summer that didn't look as nice as this one (CGC FN) for $170. Sure it's an esoteric and doesn't go for much (relatively), but it's got what I look for - the Schomburg blonde, bondage, headlights, guy in hood - and a great ad on the back cover featuring the Schwinn "Black Phantom" bicycle!

 

Why do I start humming Pink Floyd when I read this thread???

[greggy]

Hey, I never stalk you because you never bid on anything I wanted. I just looked when Supa asked!

[Darthdiesel]

She may be in a classic bondage pose, but I see no actual physical bonds? I'm confused...is she spell"bound"?

[blowout]

She is glued to the wall.

[drbanner]

Indeed the bracelet gives the illusion of being chained to the wall, although there does not appear to be a physical restraint, so we'll say the bonds are mental...the worst (best?) kind!! Okay, enough about this book, let's see some other recent acquisitions people!

[MW1]

Strange Planets #1. Not extremely valuable, but don't collectors have to ask themselves one important question -- "Shouldn't the cover say something different?"

 

For instance, instead of "Astounding Super Fantasies" how about "He needs a bigger gun."

 

[ArAich]

I'm confused...is she spell"bound"?

 

the way I see it...she is gyrating as if there is Ravi Shankar music playing in the background... ...just like a mesmerized cobra...