fifties Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Two of my favorite EC Sci Fi covers; KirbyJack, originalisbest, OtherEric and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 1 hour ago, fifties said: Two of my favorite EC Sci Fi covers; A BEM fan, no doubt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 On 10/1/2019 at 1:23 PM, originalisbest said: A BEM fan, no doubt! What is "BEM"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 9 minutes ago, fifties said: What is "BEM"? I don't know,but have I showed you this one yet? And a Canuck edition My favourite! KirbyJack, Raze, fifties and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, fifties said: What is "BEM"? Bug Eyed Monster. originalisbest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 On 10/1/2019 at 8:13 AM, Commissioner Gordon said: I'm trying! They are tough to find in good condition and the ones that are in good condition cost a pretty penny... definitely worth it though. I have collected ECs for over 40 years. Other than a very few, they are fairly available in all grades. I have owned some many times and a couple only once. Since the dawn of collecting, they have always been very popular and never cheap. Lately, I’ve seen a bit of an upsurge in price especially on the horror and crime titles. The rest are pretty affordable in reader grades. The war titles are, in my opinion, a real steal at current prices. Best books for the money in the hobby. Good luck in your quest! KirbyJack, The Commissioner, Randall Dowling and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Robot Man said: I have collected ECs for over 40 years. Since the dawn of collecting, they have always been very popular No, even before that. The newsstand sales rate on their horror books was over 90+%, better than even Life Magazine, and EC was constantly getting bombarded with letters complaining that there weren't any available by the time the person writing got to the vendor. Other publishers were offering 12 of their books for a dollar subscription, but EC got that buck for just 8 issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 4 hours ago, porcupine48 said: I don't know,but have I showed you this one yet? And a Canuck edition My favourite! Hey Jimmers, that's one that I don't have, good going, lol! Interesting that it shows a double EC logo, when most of them also have a Superior logo, like this one (wanna trade?) Raze, OtherEric and porcupine48 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, fifties said: Hey Jimmers, that's one that I don't have, good going, lol! Interesting that it shows a double EC logo, when most of them also have a Superior logo, like this one (wanna trade?) Thanks! Even though that's a real nice one,the Bradbury story in mine is one near and dear to me.If I ever get another,it's promised to you though friend.Are you looking just for that issue,or the Canadian version?The Superiors EC's are really my favourite of the Canadian eds. I collect.This one stands out to me because of the gloss it kept(and the contents)-while I know a lot of them,especially the early crime books,seemed to be printed on matte,stiff paper,some like above seem to be 'regular' paper and gloss,just by the time I get them it's mostly gone. Twisting the knife here on me,you know I've coveted your number 13 for a few years ! This was my first Superior EC I ever found,it blew my mind,I didn't know what was going on! Tri-Color Brian, OtherEric and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, porcupine48 said: Thanks! Even though that's a real nice one,the Bradbury story in mine is one near and dear to me.If I ever get another,it's promised to you though friend.Are you looking just for that issue,or the Canadian version?The Superiors EC's are really my favourite of the Canadian eds. I collect.This one stands out to me because of the gloss it kept(and the contents)-while I know a lot of them,especially the early crime books,seemed to be printed on matte,stiff paper,some like above seem to be 'regular' paper and gloss,just by the time I get them it's mostly gone. Twisting the knife here on me,you know I've coveted your number 13 for a few years ! This was my first Superior EC I ever found,it blew my mind,I didn't know what was going on! Americano or Canuckian, it doesn't matter to me as long as it's an EC! (Hey, that rhymes, bwahahaha). Raze and porcupine48 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Mann Posted October 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2019 Black_Adam, Raze, fifties and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Marty Mann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Marty Mann said: Did you buy that one off the stand in '50, Marty? Marty Mann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Mann Posted October 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2019 22 minutes ago, fifties said: Did you buy that one off the stand in '50, Marty? Yes...in Scranton, PA. Marty BuscemasAvengers, porcupine48, OtherEric and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 6:07 PM, OtherEric said: Bug Eyed Monster. Indeed that's what I meant. Thanks OtherEric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 On 10/3/2019 at 1:42 PM, Marty Mann said: Yes...in Scranton, PA. ... I wonder where they bought the paper to make it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 On 9/7/2019 at 6:47 AM, KirbyJack said: Big time congrats, Raze! Read the war book first! Re: two fisted tales 26 I finally read it! And it was good, I didn't think Id like any war books but the very few I have read have been great and hard hitting. Kurtzman was a writer that I didn't give much credit too...but now I get it! He's really great! OtherEric, AJD and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AJD Posted October 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2019 Just completed these two New Direction titles. Just a Psychoanalysis #1 short of having all of them now. (All leads welcome.) KirbyJack, Black_Adam, OtherEric and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 8 hours ago, AJD said: Just completed these two New Direction titles. Just a Psychoanalysis #1 short of having all of them now. (All leads welcome.) Gratz on completing the runs. For better or worse, Psychoanalysis #1 does seem to be the trickiest of the New Direction books... I got it fairly late, and I know it was the last one @Raze needed as well. AJD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 7:47 PM, Raze said: Re: two fisted tales 26 I finally read it! And it was good, I didn't think Id like any war books but the very few I have read have been great and hard hitting. Kurtzman was a writer that I didn't give much credit too...but now I get it! He's really great! He really is. It's unfortunate in some ways that his reputation leans so much towards humor, because his war books for EC are just consistently excellent in a way the Feldstein edited books aren't. Feldstein was willing to let a book go out with a stinker (with great art) or two go out as long as he had an excellent story or all time classic in the issue as well. It still put him miles above anybody not at EC, but it explains why Feldstein could do 7 books when Kurtzman struggled with more than two. KirbyJack, AJD and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...