Robot Man Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 10 minutes ago, OtherEric said: Gratz on completing the run! Shock is the one title I'm pretty sure I'll be able to complete but am not super close on yet. The 15 definitely has some heat on it these days from the listings I've seen. Wasn't aware of that. Must be why I had to pay up a bit. I see #5,6,7 and 12 getting pricey to real pricey. When I sold my collection, I kept these plus #20 (#1). I was lucky to build up the others fairly easily. I see being able to finish off the whole thing as I probably have a little more than 3/4ths of them and most of the tough or expensive ones already. Crypt of Terror and Those last two Crime Patrols will cost me though... ThothAmon and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 18 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Wasn't aware of that. Must be why I had to pay up a bit. I see #5,6,7 and 12 getting pricey to real pricey. When I sold my collection, I kept these plus #20 (#1). I was lucky to build up the others fairly easily. I see being able to finish off the whole thing as I probably have a little more than 3/4ths of them and most of the tough or expensive ones already. Crypt of Terror and Those last two Crime Patrols will cost me though... Yeah, I'll need to get the 5-7-12 before very long. But 1 is surprisingly affordable and I've got the 2, 3, 6, and 13 so I figure I'm ahead of the curve. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hap Hazard Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 3 hours ago, OtherEric said: Gratz on completing the run! Shock is the one title I'm pretty sure I'll be able to complete but am not super close on yet. The 15 definitely has some heat on it these days from the listings I've seen. Congrats on finishing the Shock run, Robot Man, Your right Al's writing on the Preachies just as powerful now as in the 1950's. Here's a floor shot of my run. A few could use a up grade but pretty happy with the majority. Jayman, Raze, KirbyJack and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ghastly542454 Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 Several reholders and new additions over the last few weeks. conan09279, ThothAmon, OtherEric and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Nice! Especially envious of the Two-Fisted 18! Ghastly542454 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) It was pointed out to me by Roy Thomas in All-Star Companion Volume 4 that there were Charlie Chan-esque comedic relief detectives in International Comics #2 (Summer, 1947), which he says verges on being racist. I suppose even an otherwise forward-thinking company like EC could be guilty of goofing up in regards to race, but are also willing to learn from their mistakes as well. Edited July 7, 2020 by Electricmastro Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Electricmastro said: It was pointed out to me by Roy Thomas in All-Star Companion Volume 4 that there were Charlie Chan-esque comedic relief detectives in International Comics #2 (Summer, 1947), which he says verges on being racist. I suppose even an otherwise forward-thinking company like EC could be guilty of goofing up in regards to race, but are also willing to learn from their mistakes as well. Still early days for EC Al didnt join EC till Spring of 48, Bill started editing Crime Patrol with issue 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Hap Hazard said: Still early days for EC Al didnt join EC till Spring of 48, Bill started editing Crime Patrol with issue 9. Still doesn’t mean what EC did with Diggy Do should be overlooked. I’m glad people like Al came in to sort things out though, and attempted to emphasize on more hope for race relations. I’m sure people like Wertham would have appreciated that stuff more had he taken the time to overreact less and analyze more stories beyond their horror ones. Edited July 8, 2020 by Electricmastro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted July 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2020 This one arrived today. One my favorite issues. Using the words “Shock” and “Tension” on the cover, seems appropriate on this one. I already have a better one but I actually got this one cheap. One of those issues that really deserves a bump. For the price, I grabbed it. Just can’t have enough “Tension”... Sorry for the reflections, just can’t get decent slab pics... OtherEric, conan09279, Raze and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Marty Mann, Raze and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Silver Posted July 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) Most of the EC's I have purchased have been graded, but I picked this one up recently. I really enjoyed (carefully ) looking through it and checking out the stories. It's my first issue of this title. I have the Russ Cochran reprints of all the sci-fi stuff, so it was cool to look this one over. Edited July 12, 2020 by Silver Raze, fifties, Robot Man and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fifties Posted July 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2020 Picked up a couple issues of CSS on eBay recently. Jayman, Raze, KirbyJack and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raze Posted July 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2020 OK now here's my newest EC! And its in my low grade wheelhouse!! Crime Suspenstories 7 I really like the "phonies" story! I even chucked a bit at it. Larryw7, OtherEric, KirbyJack and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I just missed out on a handful of super cheap ECs on eBay. Got distracted making dinner. Raze and OtherEric 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 11 hours ago, KirbyJack said: I just missed out on a handful of super cheap ECs on eBay. Got distracted making dinner. Yeah, me too. There were only a couple I needed so I watched them. I had my eye on a TFTC that could have been in my wheel house. These have been bringing a fair amount over guide in any condition so I figured this would be the case. Well, I got distracted and forgot. I checked later and I think it went a little under guide! Damn, I snooze, I lose... KirbyJack and OtherEric 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I think I saw a few of those, but the EC I've really had my eye on a few weeks was a BIN, so I wasn't planning on bidding. The BIN book should be here later this week, though... KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creaturefan95 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 9 hours ago, Robot Man said: Yeah, me too. There were only a couple I needed so I watched them. I had my eye on a TFTC that could have been in my wheel house. These have been bringing a fair amount over guide in any condition so I figured this would be the case. Well, I got distracted and forgot. I checked later and I think it went a little under guide! Damn, I snooze, I lose... What issue of Tales from the Crypt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 20 minutes ago, creaturefan95 said: What issue of Tales from the Crypt? 28 But as luck would have it, I might be getting that one plus another one and a VOH from a guy later this week. Larryw7 and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creaturefan95 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 22 minutes ago, Robot Man said: 28 But as luck would have it, I might be getting that one plus another one and a VOH from a guy later this week. We were watching the same listing then, only I did so to try and justify buying this copy for $210, which would be the most that I have ever spent on a single comic, but I just could not pull the trigger: OtherEric, Raze, Larryw7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...