fifties Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Robot Man said: Very nice and pretty copy fifties. I have always loved the annuals. You will probably have to stand in a long line for a #1... Hey Bob, was trying to entice you to sell me yours... Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted June 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2021 Thanks to a cool boardie, I just completed a very small EC run today. Thank you sir, love it and hope to see you in person one of these days soon! vheflin, Mmehdy, fifties and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 19 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Thanks to a cool boardie, I just completed a very small EC run today. Thank you sir, love it and hope to see you in person one of these days soon! Robot Man, read your PM's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Hap Hazard said: Robot Man, read your PM's. I just did but don’t see one from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 13 minutes ago, Robot Man said: I just did but don’t see one from you. Well try checking again, here's my up grade for Saddle Romances # 9. Not cheap at all but after 20 plus years trying to upgrade, I figured I better buy it. Larryw7, KirbyJack, Raze and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC ed Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: Thanks to a cool boardie, I just completed a very small EC run today. Thank you sir, love it and hope to see you in person one of these days soon! Congrats, Robot! #11 is no easy feat! Raze and Robot Man 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 50 minutes ago, Hap Hazard said: Well try checking again, here's my up grade for Saddle Romances # 9. Not cheap at all but after 20 plus years trying to upgrade, I figured I better buy it. Nice upgrade! I am happy as heck giving your cast off a good home. A vg+ copy turned up on the bay about a month ago. I was blown out of the water when it closed at over $600. The romance ECs are on fire when they turn up. I’m still missing a few Modern Loves. Don’t have much hope but then one floats my way. Thanks! Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tri-Color Brian Posted June 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2021 I posted this on the E.C. Fan-addict FB page the other day. As I was scanning all my Cochran EC reprints I noticed this goof...Anyone else ever noticed that this book has no top blurb, price, or issue number? Must be worth thousands now... Mmehdy, Raze, Larryw7 and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted June 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2021 RIP William M Gaines 6/3/92 IngelsFan, Sarg, OtherEric and 6 others 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: RIP William M Gaines 6/3/92 For the uninitiated, could you point out who’s on the left and right of Gaines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted June 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2021 26 minutes ago, Jayman said: For the uninitiated, could you point out who’s on the left and right of Gaines? Bob Overstreet on left and Russ Cochran on right. This was when the Gaines file copies were revealed. Raze, Comic-Fan, Larryw7 and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grendelbo Posted June 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2021 G'day all. I've been lurking in many forums for quite a while now. Today I perused this one (again) and for the first time I decided to post content. These books are currently on display in my bedroom. I enjoy juxtaposing the reprints with the originals. The TFTC 22 I bought 30+ years ago when I was 14 or 15. Of course I'm partial to the cover and comic since it's in my collection, but I feel it may not get the love it deserves and holds it's own against any New Trend issue. It's satisfying that it made the cover for the first volume of the EC Archives. The COT 17 was purchased about 15 years ago. It's a beater and is missing 1/3 of the back cover. There's a few comicbooks in my modest collection I feel especially blessed and lucky to own. This and my Spirit Section June 2, 1940 are probably at the top of that list. KirbyJack, Mr.Fantastic, OtherEric and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 The Vault was opened! That must have been an incredible experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 22 hours ago, grendelbo said: G'day all. I've been lurking in many forums for quite a while now. Today I perused this one (again) and for the first time I decided to post content. These books are currently on display in my bedroom. I enjoy juxtaposing the reprints with the originals. The TFTC 22 I bought 30+ years ago when I was 14 or 15. Of course I'm partial to the cover and comic since it's in my collection, but I feel it may not get the love it deserves and holds it's own against any New Trend issue. It's satisfying that it made the cover for the first volume of the EC Archives. The COT 17 was purchased about 15 years ago. It's a beater and is missing 1/3 of the back cover. There's a few comicbooks in my modest collection I feel especially blessed and lucky to own. This and my Spirit Section June 2, 1940 are probably at the top of that list. Welcome to the forums! Always happy to have another EC Fan-Addict join us here. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 7 hours ago, KirbyJack said: The Vault was opened! That must have been an incredible experience. Well, it wasn’t quite that exciting. Apparently, he would have someone pull a handful of copies at the printer, wrap them in brown paper and stashed them in a closet in his apartment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 On 6/3/2021 at 3:38 PM, grendelbo said: G'day all. I've been lurking in many forums for quite a while now. Today I perused this one (again) and for the first time I decided to post content. These books are currently on display in my bedroom. I enjoy juxtaposing the reprints with the originals. The TFTC 22 I bought 30+ years ago when I was 14 or 15. Of course I'm partial to the cover and comic since it's in my collection, but I feel it may not get the love it deserves and holds it's own against any New Trend issue. It's satisfying that it made the cover for the first volume of the EC Archives. The COT 17 was purchased about 15 years ago. It's a beater and is missing 1/3 of the back cover. There's a few comicbooks in my modest collection I feel especially blessed and lucky to own. This and my Spirit Section June 2, 1940 are probably at the top of that list. Welcome to the boards officially! Always room for another ghoulantic here. Larryw7 and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grendelbo Posted June 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2021 Thanks for the welcomes. Whether it's New Trend or New Direction, I must have a penchant for the Dead. This is a fairly new addition. The cover has really grown on me. Such bold yellow. The issue itself kind of doesn't matter too much yet (I still need to jailbreak and read it). It's the pedigree that matters. It's a 5.5 and the picture has been cropped since it was graded by another company. When two great loves collide! Raze, Mojohand, Jayman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 22 minutes ago, grendelbo said: Thanks for the welcomes. Whether it's New Trend or New Direction, I must have a penchant for the Dead. This is a fairly new addition. The cover has really grown on me. Such bold yellow. The issue itself kind of doesn't matter too much yet (I still need to jailbreak and read it). It's the pedigree that matters. It's a 5.5 and the picture has been cropped since it was graded by another company. When two great loves collide! Super cool provenance on that one, I would love to have one of the Garcia books. I've got a Gary Arlington Shock Suspenstories, a Don & Maggie Thompson Panic, and even an 80's issue of MAD that's a Gaines File Copy. Raze and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, OtherEric said: Super cool provenance on that one, I would love to have one of the Garcia books. I've got a Gary Arlington Shock Suspenstories, a Don & Maggie Thompson Panic, and even an 80's issue of MAD that's a Gaines File Copy. There's been a few issues offered up on eBay this past year or so. I think there was Crime Suspenstories 22 from Jerry's collection but it sold way out of my price range. Had I bought the 22 it would've likely surpassed any other comicbook in my collection. And I really love my top books. The issue I have gives me good vibes just looking at it and imagining Jerry reading and enjoying it. I really appreciate it's provenance. Edited June 4, 2021 by grendelbo spelling Jayman, OtherEric and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted June 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2021 Jerry’s collection is something special to me. Folklore has it that he bought a full EC run from Gary Arlington when he got his first royalty check. The collection was broken up by genre and sold at a local auction house a few years ago along with a bunch of his personal effects. They went pretty reasonable. I only heard about it a day later from a friend who was there to buy the other stuff. They were mostly lower grades as Jerry just wanted to read them. Each lot apparently went to a different bidder. I know the guy that got the humor group. Oddly, there was the run of Piracy, some New Direction runs and Crime Patrol #15 & 16 in that lot. He was cool enough to sell me a few of my favorite MADs and Panics. The only other run I have seen come to market is the Crime run and brought some stiff prices on Ebay a while ago. Kind of weird. My friend wanted to get them CGC graded as a “collection” and they wouldn’t do it. Even with impeccable providence. The other company was more than happy to do so. Probably because Steve is such a Deadhead. You know he got a few. Nice to have ECs from famous collectors. I have some from Jerry Weist, Johnny Craig, Gary Arlington, Don & Maggie, Nick Cage and of course Gaines. Raze, KirbyJack, Sarg and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
