Popular Post Robot Man Posted December 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) The paperback thread got me sifting through some of my boxes of pb’s. Among other stuff, I found the first 5 MAD paperbacks. All tough 1st editions. I could be wrong but could The MAD Reader pre-date MAD #30 as the first Alfred cover in 1955? Then there is also MAD #21 that has a small picture of his face. Too lazy to look ‘em up right now. Also some 1964 and 1965 reprint books which I devoured before I could find many actual ECs as a kid. I’ve got the other ones as well probably in another box. The 1972 Tales from the Crypt is pretty scarce. Edited December 12, 2019 by Robot Man The Lions Den, Raze, OtherEric and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: The paperback thread got me sifting through some of my boxes of pb’s. Among other stuff, I found the first 5 MAD paperbacks. All tough 1st editions. I could be wrong but could The MAD Reader pre-date MAD #30 as the first Alfred cover in 1955? Then there is also MAD #21 that has a small picture of his face. Too lazy to look ‘em up right now. Also some 1964 and 1965 reprint books which I devoured before I could find many actual ECs as a kid. I’ve got the other ones as well probably in another box. The 1972 Tales from the Crypt is pretty scarce. The Mad Reader predates Mad #21 and is the first use of the goof (not yet named) by MAD, if I recall correctly. The character actually goes back to around the turn of the century in various forms. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mlansdown Posted December 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2019 Not much mayhem on the cover of my latest EC acquisition, but I worship at the altar of capitalism, and this cover always makes me smile. KirbyJack, Raze, Hutch88 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 If those paperbacks are in order, I think I have 1 and 4. I’ll have to check if they’re first prints. That would be cool; didn’t know it was Alfie’s first Mad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 18 hours ago, mlansdown said: Not much mayhem on the cover of my latest EC acquisition, but I worship at the altar of capitalism, and this cover always makes me smile. Yeah, I agree. And Davis is the perfect artist for it. I've got to pull out my copy and take a look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 31 minutes ago, KirbyJack said: If those paperbacks are in order, I think I have 1 and 4. I’ll have to check if they’re first prints. That would be cool; didn’t know it was Alfie’s first Mad! Yes, in order from #1-5 left to right. MAD #30 is known as the first Alfred cover but #21 has a small pre-Mad picture of him that pre-dates #30. I was guessing on the pb but guess my guess was right. I have about the first 20 MAD pbs. all first prints and variations. I got bored and quit after that. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Here is the next 10. First one I bought new was MAD in Orbit from 1962. Hard purchase because it cost the same as 3 new comics. But MAD had me in their evil grasp... KirbyJack, OtherEric and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Robot Man said: Yeah, I agree. And Davis is the perfect artist for it. I've got to pull out my copy and take a look at it. The story it goes with is charming... and a telling example of just how hurt by the code the EC's were, if that's what they were forced to present as a twist ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted December 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2019 Today's book. I actually owned a copy of this one years ago, but it got sold in the "I need to pay rent" crisis about 15 years ago incident. And unlike the other EC's I sold then, which have all either been replaced or are not terribly hard issues to get when I finally decide to pull the trigger, this one seems to be picking up a bit of heat recently for the cover. So very glad to replace it now. I'm much less of a fan of the EC Horror and Crime than I am of the War/ Humor/ SF books; but I love Shock Suspenstories. And it's not because the first 11 or so issues had a SF story in them, that's normally the weakest story in the issue in most cases. AJD, KirbyJack, Raze and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 On 12/12/2019 at 2:35 PM, KirbyJack said: If those paperbacks are in order, I think I have 1 and 4. I’ll have to check if they’re first prints. That would be cool; didn’t know it was Alfie’s first Mad! 6th print. 1955. Oh, well. Nice book, Eric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 7 hours ago, OtherEric said: Today's book. I actually owned a copy of this one years ago, but it got sold in the "I need to pay rent" crisis about 15 years ago incident. And unlike the other EC's I sold then, which have all either been replaced or are not terribly hard issues to get when I finally decide to pull the trigger, this one seems to be picking up a bit of heat recently for the cover. So very glad to replace it now. I'm much less of a fan of the EC Horror and Crime than I am of the War/ Humor/ SF books; but I love Shock Suspenstories. And it's not because the first 11 or so issues had a SF story in them, that's normally the weakest story in the issue in most cases. Great book! Got a lot of groans when I grabbed a nice copy off the boards. In addition to the brutal Feldstein cover, there is also a nice Williamson story. Rare for this title. Congrats! Raze and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 And another Shock to my collection: AJD, KirbyJack and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted December 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2019 A couple ECs I rarely see available. And never with original glasses! BitterOldMan, KirbyJack, AJD and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post porcupine48 Posted December 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2019 Cool Robot!I love the wolfman Newest arrival,looks great in a mylar.Thanks fifties! Robot Man, Larryw7, Raze and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I Just started collecting EC’s in 2019, I think I got about eight of them. I really hope to get a lot more in 2020! sacentaur, KirbyJack and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Silver said: I Just started collecting EC’s in 2019, I think I got about eight of them. I really hope to get a lot more in 2020! You've just opened Pandora's crypt. Best comics ever. Buy as many as you can get your bony little fingers on! Larryw7 and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 6 hours ago, Silver said: I Just started collecting EC’s in 2019, I think I got about eight of them. I really hope to get a lot more in 2020! I'm torn between welcoming you to the fold and wishing you good luck, and going "Aargh! More competition for the books!" Let's go with the welcome. I think my big goal for 2020 will be finishing the run of the comic book issues of MAD, but there's a lot of other EC's I hope to make progress on as well. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BOOT Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) On 12/8/2019 at 3:42 PM, Mmehdy said: I see profiles in history is selling the original art and table of contents page to the classic 1950's Harvey horror story "Colorama" and its just $400 at this point. They have. TON of EC original stories, I like "I Rocket", "Bellyful" etc which are gonna be sold this coming week. " Even though they had the wrong artist attributed - it was Bob Powell not Howard Nostrand, and even though they listed the wrong issue in which it first appeared - it was first published in Black Cat Mystery #45 and reprinted in Black Cat Mystic #61 (with alterations for the Comics Code), it ended up selling for $11,000 (plus 3,080 buyers premium). Edited December 24, 2019 by BOOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) Anybody see the recent Bonham’s auction of Jerry Garcia’s ECs? Full run of Frontline Combat, Two Fisted Tales and Aces High brought $4,450 for 44 books. Word has it he bought a full run of ECs from Gary Arlington with his first royalty check. My friend told me after the fact. He was at the auction and said there was a lot more of his stuff and the ECs were pretty much ignored. Wish I was there. Edited December 24, 2019 by Robot Man Larryw7, KirbyJack and Hutch88 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
