Robot Man Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 8:09 PM, Frisco Larson said: It's just an area in comics that I haven't much explored yet. When I picked it up at the show, I couldn't put it down! He had a certified 9.0 which was awesome, but this mid-grade raw copy was just what I needed! Now hopefully, I can find more in a similar grade range and reasonably priced! Hard to believe you have never dabbled in ECs. I was snagged hook line and sinker as a young lad when my uncle gave me a small pile of his originals. All the titles and genres. I have owned pretty much all of them several times. And read them over and over. Pretty much everything paled in comparison. As far as “reasonably priced” goes, I guess it is in the eyes of the buyer. I have seen them rise a LOT over the years. But, if you can live with solid readers, most can still be found with patience, without having to morgage the farm. If you want 6.0 or over, prepare to “man up”… Frisco Larson, grendelbo and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted November 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2022 A classic Rand Holmes tribute to Woody that I picked up over the weekend. grendelbo, OtherEric, Tec-Tac-Toe and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Frisco Larson Posted November 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 10:03 AM, Robot Man said: Hard to believe you have never dabbled in ECs. I was snagged hook line and sinker as a young lad when my uncle gave me a small pile of his originals. All the titles and genres. I have owned pretty much all of them several times. And read them over and over. Pretty much everything paled in comparison. As far as “reasonably priced” goes, I guess it is in the eyes of the buyer. I have seen them rise a LOT over the years. But, if you can live with solid readers, most can still be found with patience, without having to morgage the farm. If you want 6.0 or over, prepare to “man up”… I sold the copy in the pic below and have had a few Shock SuspenStories, like a 6 and a 10, just never any Sci Fi issues. The E.C.s always seemed available so I figured I could get into them at any later point. I wish I still had the ones I sold, like the pic below. grendelbo, Larryw7, KirbyJack and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 8:25 AM, Frisco Larson said: I sold the copy in the pic below and have had a few Shock SuspenStories, like a 6 and a 10, just never any Sci Fi issues. The E.C.s always seemed available so I figured I could get into them at any later point. I wish I still had the ones I sold, like the pic below. Along with #30, my favorite Vault! I had a nice presenting 5.0 and upgraded to a 7.0. Probably as high as I will go at this point. I just can’t seem to cut loose my undercopy… Grab some sci fi and especially the war ones. Incredible readers and still, I think, undervalued. Larryw7, Raze, Frisco Larson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 10:53 AM, Robot Man said: Along with #30, my favorite Vault! I had a nice presenting 5.0 and upgraded to a 7.0. Probably as high as I will go at this point. I just can’t seem to cut loose my undercopy… Grab some sci fi and especially the war ones. Incredible readers and still, I think, undervalued. I'll have an eyeball on them when I go to shows now. As stunning as they are, I doubt I'll be able to afford any Gaines file copies, but I'd likely leave those slabbed if I DID buy any, so raw readers will be the ticket for me. Raze and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted November 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 9:22 AM, Frisco Larson said: I'll have an eyeball on them when I go to shows now. As stunning as they are, I doubt I'll be able to afford any Gaines file copies, but I'd likely leave those slabbed if I DID buy any, so raw readers will be the ticket for me. Even I've been able to afford a Gaines File Copy. I really need to get it slabbed one of these days. OK, it's so I can say I have a GFC more than anything else... but I've got one! Tri-Color Brian, Raze, Larryw7 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 11:28 AM, OtherEric said: Even I've been able to afford a Gaines File Copy. I really need to get it slabbed one of these days. OK, it's so I can say I have a GFC more than anything else... but I've got one! That's very cool! I used to read MAD once in a while in my youth. I've resisted collecting them, mostly for storage reasons! OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted November 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 9:28 AM, OtherEric said: Even I've been able to afford a Gaines File Copy. I really need to get it slabbed one of these days. OK, it's so I can say I have a GFC more than anything else... but I've got one! I've only got one. Just turned up somewhere and thought I needed to have a Gaines file mag. don't see them often.I Larryw7, comichut, Raze and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hap Hazard Posted November 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 8:10 AM, Robot Man said: A classic Rand Holmes tribute to Woody that I picked up over the weekend. KirbyJack, Raze, Robot Man and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted November 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2022 Happy Thanksgiving ‘y’all! Larryw7, KirbyJack, Point Five and 6 others 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comichut Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 8:25 AM, Frisco Larson said: I sold the copy in the pic below and have had a few Shock SuspenStories, like a 6 and a 10, just never any Sci Fi issues. The E.C.s always seemed available so I figured I could get into them at any later point. I wish I still had the ones I sold, like the pic below. "Merry Christmas Darling, Happy New Year Too..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post fifties Posted November 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2022 In today. Elusive issue to be sure, and had to settle for a lesser grade than most of my EC's. Turnando, comichut, Raze and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 On 11/28/2022 at 6:43 PM, fifties said: In today. Elusive issue to be sure, and had to settle for a lesser grade than most of my EC's. One of the toughest in the run to find. fifties and Larryw7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted November 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2022 Just had to snag this cool board purchase. Guess you can say it had my name on it! fifties, Raze, Point Five and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raze Posted December 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2022 We were on page 3! So lets get back on page 1. This was my first Tales from the Crypt book I ever bought (I think maybe second) and I got it from @EC ed it still has the micro chamber paper in it and looks great! Thanks! Larryw7, EC ed, OtherEric and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 I’m fairly sure that issue was my first TFTC, too. I sold mine off, as is consistent with my genius. Another example: I made the guy who bought my Crime Patrol 15 give me LESS than his offer. damonwad, Raze, fifties and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 On 11/28/2022 at 2:02 PM, MrBedrock said: That brush work is just awe-inspiring. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 On 11/28/2022 at 8:43 PM, fifties said: In today. Elusive issue to be sure, and had to settle for a lesser grade than most of my EC's. I wonder why this one is more elusive than others? Great Wood cover. Wish he had done more horror covers. (Is this his only one, not counting Shock?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 3:35 PM, Sarg said: I wonder why this one is more elusive than others? Great Wood cover. Wish he had done more horror covers. (Is this his only one, not counting Shock?) I normally attribute HTF comics in the current day as not having been big sellers when they came out. Totally unscientific I know, just my gut feeling. IDK what horror covers Woody did. You could go to the Grand Comic Database to find out though. Funny thing is, I just bought a second copy of this issue in a bit better (I hope) condition, so I might offer this one FS when I get the other one in. Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...