KirbyJack Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 More disrespect to my favorite EC title, here’s TFT 24. Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) Finally, my ugliest EC, Haunt of Fear 17. Horror is one of my least favorite genres, but I still wanted a book to showcase The Three GhouLunatics. I think this comic does that better than any. Edited August 4, 2018 by KirbyJack Raze and Jayman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 @KirbyJack what a putrid looking lot of E.C. Books you have!! What crypt did you get these decrepit books from?! Also since your not a fan of the horror books “you NEED to sell my the Haunt 17!! great books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 I’ve sold all the ECs I ever plan to, Raze! And just because I’m on record with horror as a low priority, that doesn’t mean I don’t like ‘em! I just like humor, sci-fi, and (especially) war more! Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 On 7/28/2018 at 8:27 PM, Robot Man said: Is this a contest anyone can play? Here’s probably my worst condition EC. At least it is complete with white pages. I just couldn’t leave it at the flea market for two bucks. So, the seller washed it to whiten the pages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Any of you gents win the Land of the Lost 1 9.8 White? I thought it was kind of a bargain at less than $2K. Beautiful book -- looks like an unrecognized ped copy. https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/humor/land-of-the-lost-comics-1-ec-1946-cgc-nm-mt-98-white-pages/a/7189-93095.s?type=bidnotice-dailystatus Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Laser straight! I’m sure the buyer is happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 56 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Any of you gents win the Land of the Lost 1 9.8 White? I thought it was kind of a bargain at less than $2K. Beautiful book -- looks like an unrecognized ped copy. https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/humor/land-of-the-lost-comics-1-ec-1946-cgc-nm-mt-98-white-pages/a/7189-93095.s?type=bidnotice-dailystatus I've told the story before, but some years ago what was thought to be the Church run of Land of the Lost was discovered in a box that Dave Kapelka had at SDCC. Harley snatched up all the books after letting me purchase one issue. IIRC, the LoL 1 was in perfect condition - I don't know if it is this book or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrocomics Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Anyone here get the War Against Crime? High grader and one that doesn't come around very often. IngelsFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmitchgro Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 1 hour ago, retrocomics said: Anyone here get the War Against Crime? High grader and one that doesn't come around very often. KirbyJack, Sqeggs and D Stuart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrocomics Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, mrmitchgro said: Well done, sir. I tried! Good get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 13 hours ago, sacentaur said: 14 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Any of you gents win the Land of the Lost 1 9.8 White? I thought it was kind of a bargain at less than $2K. Beautiful book -- looks like an unrecognized ped copy. https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/humor/land-of-the-lost-comics-1-ec-1946-cgc-nm-mt-98-white-pages/a/7189-93095.s?type=bidnotice-dailystatus I've told the story before, but some years ago what was thought to be the Church run of Land of the Lost was discovered in a box that Dave Kapelka had at SDCC. Harley snatched up all the books after letting me purchase one issue. IIRC, the LoL 1 was in perfect condition - I don't know if it is this book or not. Steve, would a Church book from that period (1946) be likely to have coding? It appears from the census that there is also a 9.6 and two 9.4s. One of the 9.4s is recorded on GPA (three times!) and is not the Church copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Steve, would a Church book from that period (1946) be likely to have coding? No idea, not a time period that I'm familiar with. The run I mention above from SDCC was not coded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 6 hours ago, sacentaur said: 9 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Steve, would a Church book from that period (1946) be likely to have coding? No idea, not a time period that I'm familiar with. The run I mention above from SDCC was not coded. Without coding, pedigree attributions can be shaky. I think it works in both directions: Some of the recent mid-grade Church books auctioned by Heritage may not actually be Church copies, and some books like this one that may be Church copies may never have that attribution recognized. sacentaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Cross-posting this here as well as in magazines, as it's one of the 3 magazine issues of Mad that still has the EC logo on the cover. Fresh in today: Raze and Black_Adam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I laughed out loud the first time I saw that cover. Good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I really love the "border" cover issues. Other than #27 the classic Jack Davis New Years cover and the Neuman cover, the others are a little more tame and maybe a little more "adult" than the issues that followed. Was MAD and Kurtzman aiming for a bit older audience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 59 minutes ago, Robot Man said: I really love the "border" cover issues. Other than #27 the classic Jack Davis New Years cover and the Neuman cover, the others are a little more tame and maybe a little more "adult" than the issues that followed. Was MAD and Kurtzman aiming for a bit older audience? I’ll try and scan the relevant page when I get home, but if I recall correctly when they announce the format change along the lines of “for three years we’ve been corrupting the minds of America’s youth. Now we get to work on the adults.” If you look at Trump, Humbug, and Help you see that targeting of a slightly older audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 And today's addition to the collection. Easily the most common of the "low distribution" EC's, by a mile. Just in general, I think Panic is a horribly underrated book. It gets punished for not being Mad; and that's not an entirely unfair position. But just try and tell me a book with Davis, Orlando, Elder, and Wood as the regular artists isn't excellent as a minimum. Even EC claimed it was the best of the Mad rip-off books in house ads, and it really was. Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 The problem with Panic, other than this, #1, #4 and a couple others, is the covers are simply terrible. The contents, however are awesome though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...