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E.C. Fan Addict THREAD
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On 5/26/2020 at 10:53 PM, OtherEric said:

I've seen much worse.  But there wasn't a lot of GOOD 3D books in the 50's, honestly... St. John and, to a lesser degree, Harvey, are really the only ones who did anything I found particularly worthwhile from what I've seen.

Does anybody know where the stories meant for 3D # 3 appeared?  I have "Spawn of Venus" in an issue of Witzend, and "The Planetoid" in 50 Girls 50 and other stories.  Not sure where the other two appeared, or if they were even finished.

And, a little research answered my own question:  All four stories eventually appeared, but in black & white 2d.  "Spawn of Venus" appeared in witzend #6, 1969.  "Slave Ship" and "Child of Tomorrow" supposedly both appeared in Squa Tront #4, and "The Planetoid" first appeared in Squa Tront #5, 1974.  I don't have a Squa Tront # 4 yet; but I just got in the #5 to go with my witzend #6. 

Spell check is having fits over that last paragraph... (:

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10 hours ago, OtherEric said:

Today's book.  Another one of those Kurtzman covers I never really "saw" until I had one in hand, as with so many of Kurtzman's war covers it's utterly brutal when you actually look at it.  6 issues to go to finish off the title, and the EC war books in general, and the Kurtzman edited books as a whole...

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That's another of Kurtzman's game changing covers that gets almost completely ignored. The majority of buyers equate EC with horror only. They're missing out.

I once had all the Kurtzman New Trends; it's a satisfying set to assemble. I'd say good luck, but we both know that nothing's going to stop you! :applause: 

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19 hours ago, Raze said:

Got this for a great price! Now I only need issues 3, 13 to have the run...so if you have one let me know!!!

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Congrats and a very nice copy! Such cool books and still affordable. I finished mine off quite a while ago. Now, I'm working on upgrades as they come my way.

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Does anyone have a copy or a link to somewhere that shows the original ad for the Gaines books? I remember CBG having an ad (I think!) . 
 

I was also wondering, did anyone buy a complete set of the Gaines books when they were first released and still have them today? 

I only started collecting EC last year, but they are quickly becoming my favorite books to buy! 

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1 hour ago, OtherEric said:

Squa Tront 3 & 4; 4 does have the other two EC 3d stories from #3 in 2d.  Does anybody know how to distinguish 1st and 2nd printings on these two issues?

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According to Doug Sulipa:

3(Summer/1969; Black "Squa Tront" on Title pages shows thru to Contents page, thus FIRST printing and

#4(Summer/1970; Ingels-c; Matt stock-c, thus 1st Printing

This is all I have been able to find on these.

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21 minutes ago, chevalmeow said:

According to Doug Sulipa:

3(Summer/1969; Black "Squa Tront" on Title pages shows thru to Contents page, thus FIRST printing and

#4(Summer/1970; Ingels-c; Matt stock-c, thus 1st Printing

This is all I have been able to find on these.

Pretty sure they're both 2nd printings, then.  Still nice to have, and were cheap for the pair.

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13 hours ago, JakeM said:

My CSS #22 upgrade came in yesterday, and my goooodness, this is a pretty 4.5 that will definitely be pressed for an even further upgrade due to the bends in the cover. I got so unbelievably lucky snagging this one. Couldn't be happier to have this as the crown jewel of my small PCH collection.
 

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Welcome to the CSS 22 club.  I think we have a thread on the membership somewhere in the GA forum.

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