Popular Post Silver Posted June 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2020 And here is the other one: š fifties, Raze, chevalmeow and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 5 hours ago, Silver said: And here is the other one: š In my opinion, that is every bit the cover that Shock Suspenstories 6 is. Killer copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, KirbyJack said: In my opinion, that is every bit the cover that Shock Suspenstories 6 is. Killer copy! It's a classic cover, but other than the obvious "it's Wood EC" factor, I don't really see much to compare the two.Ā It actually reminds me of Frazetta's Famous Funnies #213 cover; I could see calling this the budget FF #213 in the same way the SSS #6 is called the budget Suspense #3.Ā Although SSS #6 is starting to get priced out of that naming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 The Weird Fantasy and Incredible Science Fiction copies look to be in terrific condition, and personally are two of my favorite EC covers, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, OtherEric said: It's a classic cover, but other than the obvious "it's Wood EC" factor, I don't really see much to compare the two.Ā It actually reminds me of Frazetta's Famous Funnies #213 cover; I could see calling this the budget FF #213 in the same way the SSS #6 is called the budget Suspense #3.Ā Although SSS #6 is starting to get priced out of that naming... Iām not saying it looks like it; Iām saying itās as well composed andĀ executed. I think itās as good as SSS 6. Pointy hoods donāt move my needle as much as they may for other collectors.Ā I donāt know much about sci-fi, but I seeĀ the early 1950s asĀ a classic era for it. Woodās EC sci fi covers are, to me,Ā definitive for the era. Thus, his sci-fi work feels more important than his (also amazing) work in other genres. Edited June 13, 2020 by KirbyJack OtherEric and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, KirbyJack said: Iām not saying it looks like it; Iām saying itās as well composed andĀ executed. I think itās as good as SSS 6. Pointy hoods donāt move my needle as much as other collectors.Ā I donāt know much about sci-fi, but I seeĀ the early 1950s asĀ a classic era for it. Woodās EC sci fi covers are, to me,Ā definitive for the era. Thus, his sci-fi work feels more important than his (also amazing) work in other genres. I can pretty much agree with all of that.Ā I wouldn't have bought my SSS 6 for the cover alone, that's for sure... but I could see myself buying the ISF for the cover alone, although of course there's plenty of reasons to want the issue itself! I've seen it suggested that the classic spacesuit look, with the fishbowl helmet, pretty much came from Wood's art.Ā It may not have started there, but his version was so definitive it became the standard. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeM Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 20 hours ago, fifties said: Welcome to the CSS 22 club.Ā I think we have a thread on the membership somewhere in the GA forum. Been a member for a few years with my 2.0 - but happy to have an upgrade now while my 2.0 looks for a new home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Silver Posted June 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2020 On 6/13/2020 at 1:46 PM, OtherEric said: It's a classic cover, but other than the obvious "it's Wood EC" factor, I don't really see much to compare the two.Ā It actually reminds me of Frazetta's Famous Funnies #213 cover; I could see calling this the budget FF #213 in the same way the SSS #6 is called the budget Suspense #3.Ā Although SSS #6 is starting to get priced out of that naming... I ran across this in a great Wally Wood article in CBM 44.Ā Ā chevalmeow, Comic-Fan, OtherEric and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) On 6/7/2020 at 5:42 AM, Silver said: Does anyone have a copy or a linkĀ to somewhere that shows the original ad for the Gaines books? I remember CBG having an ad (I think!) .Ā Ā I was also wondering, did anyone buy a complete set of the Gaines books when they were first released and still have them today?Ā I only started collecting EC last year, but they are quickly becoming my favorite books to buy!Ā Okay, I found that answers to my own questions. I have felt very "EC-y" lately, so I went through my old copies of CBM's and found the following. This may have been posted previoulsy, I apologize if it has, I can't say I have read this thread going back to it's beginnings.Ā The following is a reprint from CBM 80 (the whole issue is dedicated to 50 years of EC, great issue!) Says it's from CBM#2, but I have #2 and I couldn't find it. Any ways, this is what I must have been thinking of, reading this story about the opening of the GFC collection: Ā Ā Edited June 15, 2020 by Silver Comic-Fan, Raze, Kevin.J and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Silver Posted June 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2020 These next two pages are from CBM #2 (1991) and they are Russ Cochran's sales adĀ of GFC books. Oh my.... Ā Raze, vheflin, KirbyJack and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Iām so glad you posted that. I think I paid original ask price (or less)Ā for my Gaines book!Ā Kevin.J, Raze and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted June 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2020 By the time I found out about these, they were mostly gone. I did get my favorite Two Fisted though. Has a light printer's crease thus the grade. For what I paid for it, I could have gotton BOTH Crime Suspense #20 AND #22... At the time, it was a lot of money for me. New father, just bought a house. Glad to have gotton this one direct though. It has the original certificate. Larryw7, Raze, KirbyJack and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Robot Man said: By the time I found out about these, they were mostly gone. I did get my favorite Two Fisted though. Has a light printer's crease thus the grade. For what I paid for it, I could have gotton BOTH Crime Suspense #20 AND #22... At the time, it was a lot of money for me. New father, just bought a house. Glad to have gotton this one direct though. It has the original certificate. My favorite TFT, too. Looking at the list, that was the #1 realistic target left, nosing out VoH 30! Congratulations on thatĀ amazing comic! Edited June 15, 2020 by KirbyJack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 1 minute ago, KirbyJack said: Looking at the list, that was the #1 realistic target left, nosing out VoH 30! Congratulations on thatĀ amazing comic! The VOH #30 was gone by the time I got this. Mostly all was left was a few Two Fisted and some New Direction. I would have gone for CSS #16 too. Larryw7 and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 6 hours ago, KirbyJack said: Iām so glad you posted that. I think I paid original ask price (or less)Ā for my Gaines book!Ā The label is wrong... That's a DC or All American book, not an EC.Ā Don't get me wrong, it certainly belongs in this thread... but the label is incorrect. I still want to get a copy some day, as I think "Death of Jesus" is hilarious as a CGC label notation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, OtherEric said: The label is wrong... That's a DC or All American book, not an EC.Ā Don't get me wrong, it certainly belongs in this thread... but the label is incorrect. I still want to get a copy some day, as I think "Death of Jesus" is hilarious as a CGC label notation. Someday maybe I'll own a proper New Trend Gaines File Copy, but this I could afford! OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, KirbyJack said: Someday maybe I'll own a proper New Trend Gaines File Copy, but this I could afford! Oh, I didn't mean to run down your copy... a Gaines File Copy is a Gaines File Copy, and in some ways I find the copy from when it was still Max Gaines at AA even cooler than a "normal" Gaines File Copy.Ā I was just commenting the publisher listed was wrong. It does raise the interesting point of how, in many ways, it makes sense to describe All American as having sold most of their assets to DC and then renamed themselves as EC, rather than thinking of EC as a totally new company.Ā I know if I ever get any of the DC/AA Picture stories from the bible, I'll file them with my EC's, not my DC's.Ā I actually do have the 1st print Old Testament complete, I maintain there's no way to tell who's the publisher of that other than "M. C. Gaines" if you look at the book itself.Ā The publisher of record is J. R. Publishing, which was on several AA books as well. Raze, KirbyJack, Larryw7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Larryw7 Posted June 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2020 I posted these in the Pre-Code thread, figured they belong here too.Ā creaturefan95, KirbyJack, Kevin.J and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dave Henson Posted June 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2020 Thanks guys for posting the Russ Cochran ads for the Gaines File copies. I was fortunate to buy two file copies HOF 24 (#8) and HOF 26 (#8).Ā Canāt believe itās been that long! I still have both books andĀ the certificates. Ā I wish I had gotten more. Oh the deals and books I passed on!!! Reading these boards has certainly brought back many memories. I can remember when and where I purchased many of my books and thereās usually a story that goes along with each.Ā And I remember the dealers. All great guys and friends. And the shows - mostly Chattanooga, Atlanta, Knoxville and Nashville but I did venture out to Raleigh, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Ā Iāll likely start posting some of the books I have and reminisce about them,Ā so please cut me some slack if Iām long winded! LOL.Ā IāmĀ a true collector at heart!Ā Dealing was just never in my blood. I remember Harry Thomas used to laugh and say āthereās nothing wrong with buying high, selling low, and making a lot of friendsā! Well, Iām not sure where all my friends wandered off to but I do still have a few beautiful books!Ā Raze, Larryw7, waaaghboss and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...