BuscemasAvengers Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 15 minutes ago, Triston Pence said: Finally after years of trying, I have completed my Tales of Terror Annual set! Very nice set ... the toughest to attain was ... ?? Triston Pence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Incredible achievement! One some very dedicated EC completists never managed to equal. Triston Pence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triston Pence Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 By far Annual 1 was the most difficult to find. For years I have been known as the "second highest bidder" on that book! KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTA 62 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Triston Pence said: By far Annual 1 was the most difficult to find. For years I have been known as the "second highest bidder" on that book! Congrats on the set! Triston Pence and Ghastly542454 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Triston Pence said: By far Annual 1 was the most difficult to find. For years I have been known as the "second highest bidder" on that book! Excellent job! Would you say that the second one was second hardest to obtain? Triston Pence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Got this one in this week. It has "A Kind of Justice", which occupies a bit of an odd spot on the list of all time EC classics. It's one that does get mentioned on that list frequently, but it doesn't actually get discussed nearly as much as the other all time greats. It's one of the darkest and most uncomfortable stories EC ever did, and its impact has not dropped one iota in the 65 years since it was published. It's still hard to talk about even after all this time. I'm very, very glad to have a copy in my collection; I think the story is true EC masterpiece. sacentaur, Jayman and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Indeed, a classic for sure. Shock Suspenstories really did deliver many thought provoking stories. sacentaur and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 9 hours ago, OtherEric said: Got this one in this week. It has "A Kind of Justice", which occupies a bit of an odd spot on the list of all time EC classics. It's one that does get mentioned on that list frequently, but it doesn't actually get discussed nearly as much as the other all time greats. It's one of the darkest and most uncomfortable stories EC ever did, and its impact has not dropped one iota in the 65 years since it was published. It's still hard to talk about even after all this time. I'm very, very glad to have a copy in my collection; I think the story is true EC masterpiece. A gripping opening splash... OtherEric and Black_Adam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 And a couple books in today. The Two-Fisted Tales puts me at 15 down, 9 to go. I'll get there before too long. The Haunt of Fear is actually the first issue of the title I've ever owned. I think I've said that the horror books are my least favorite of the New Trend books, and I don't have any particular plans to collect them as a whole- reprints will do just fine. (Least favorite EC is still higher than at least 90% of all other comics.) What I DO want is at least one issue from each of the titles as a representative for my collection. I think I got very lucky snagging a Haunt #14 to represent the series. While the cover is not quite as famous as the 17-18-19 run, it's definitely a well known Ghastly cover. And the issue has "A Little Stranger!", which may not often make the classic EC story list on its own merits but is important for other obvious reasons. KirbyJack, Jayman and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Nice grabs! I was exactly the same when I was trying to complete my EC run; horror towards the back of the pack! I sold off most, but like you, I want to have a good example of each title. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 I’m the opposite. Other than MAD which got me started on ECs, I went Horror, Crime, Shock, War titles and Sci Fi last. Other than Piracy, Aces High and Valor, I have very little interest in the rest. Ultimately, there is no such thing as a bad EC. I haven’t scored one in a while, I’m jonesing! OtherEric and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 My order of preference; Tales, Vault, Haunt, Crime SS, Shock SS, Weird Fan, Weird Sci, Weird Sci-Fan, Incredible Sci Fi. OtherEric and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, fifties said: My order of preference; Tales, Vault, Haunt, Crime SS, Shock SS, Weird Fan, Weird Sci, Weird Sci-Fan, Incredible Sci Fi. I would probably be exactly the same but I would switch WF and WS. I really like the Wood covers on WS a little more. You left off the war books. I would slip in TFT and FC right after SS. The war stuff is just awsome. VERY underrated. Raze, KirbyJack, jimjum12 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 My favorites by genre: War Humor Sci-Fi Horror Suspenstories Lately, tho, I went thru a definite horror phase, as that was badly under-represented in my tiny collection. Happier with things now! OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 I do find it curious that Tales From The Crypt is so much more popular than Vault or Haunt. I get the famous name, but wow. Is there a price premium on Crypt compared to the other two? If there isn’t, I bet there will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 21 minutes ago, KirbyJack said: I do find it curious that Tales From The Crypt is so much more popular than Vault or Haunt. I get the famous name, but wow. Is there a price premium on Crypt compared to the other two? If there isn’t, I bet there will be. I think the tv show has a little to do with it. A pretty cool title. As far as my preference, I think I like Vault the best closely followed by Haunt with Crypt bringing up the rear. Probably because of the covers. They are really interchangeable actually story wise. I prefer WS a little over WF sane reason. So many killer Wood covers on WS. There is no bad EC except maybe MD or Extra. Not real fond of Psycho either. I have not really pursued them much unless I pick them up real cheap. I also have zero interest in the Picture Stories either. OtherEric and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, KirbyJack said: I do find it curious that Tales From The Crypt is so much more popular than Vault or Haunt. I get the famous name, but wow. Is there a price premium on Crypt compared to the other two? If there isn’t, I bet there will be. I would agree with RM that the TV show prolly has something to do with that. The funny thing is though, back in the '70's, Vault was the pricier of their horror output. I'd also agree that just like with other labels having several horror titles out, all the stories are really interchangeable. The only distinction with EC's are the horror hosts introducing each story. RM, back in the '50's I was an avid war comics reader. When I got back into collecting, I decided that I would concentrate on my first true love, horror, and second, crime. I simply have no room now to begin collecting war comics, LOL! But if they're EC's, I'm sure that they're good! Except for some of the new, new direction that came out in '55 (Extra, M.D., Psychoanalysis, Valor, and the later issues of Impact and Piracy), and the Picto-Fiction mags. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, fifties said: The only distinction with EC's are the horror hosts introducing each story. That and the covers. Which is what surprises me; in the Slab Age, it’s all covers. Where’s the Ghastly love? OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, fifties said: I would agree with RM that the TV show prolly has something to do with that. The funny thing is though, back in the '70's, Vault was the pricier of their horror output. I'd also agree that just like with other labels having several horror titles out, all the stories are really interchangeable. The only distinction with EC's are the horror hosts introducing each story. RM, back in the '50's I was an avid war comics reader. When I got back into collecting, I decided that I would concentrate on my first true love, horror, and second, crime. I simply have no room now to begin collecting war comics, LOL! But if they're EC's, I'm sure that they're good! Except for some of the new, new direction that came out in '55 (Extra, M.D., Psychoanalysis, Valor, and the later issues of Impact and Piracy), and the Picto-Fiction mags. The war stuff is some of the best bargains in GA. You can get decent complete and nice looking readers for as low as $10-$20. Or at least get the super cheap reprints. These are really the best war books out there. I also would put in a thumbs up for the Kubert Sgt. Rocks. I think I like Aces High the best of the group. I love the WWi aviation stories. Those were crazy men to go up in the sky and fight in those fragile planes. Also VERY cheap. OtherEric and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 5 hours ago, KirbyJack said: That and the covers. Which is what surprises me; in the Slab Age, it’s all covers. Where’s the Ghastly love? I've wondered that myself. Ingels is amazing- his art is far and away the best thing about MD; which is easily my least favorite new trend/ new direction book. His covers for Haunt are amazing. Going to the what are your favorite EC's discussion we've been having, I don't necessarily have a hard list from least to most favorite within what I'm actually trying to collect. I will note that my preference on the SF books isn't WS over WF or vice versa, it's later books versus early. I think the writing improved notably once they officially started adapting Bradbury- it made everybody up their game. And I love Williamson and the rest of the Fleagles. So I'll take later SF books over early and it shows in my collection. I'll also defend Panic vastly better than its reputation- it just suffers from the comparison with MAD and a lot of interchangeable covers. There's a lot of great, funny work in there. I'll also say Psychoanalysis is in my top 3 new direction books, after Piracy and Aces High. I maintain it was amazingly well done and before it's time. Other than the fact it was a self evidently terrible idea, it's great. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
