Popular Post fifties Posted December 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2022 *Sigh*, EC's just keep following me home. Since I now have 2 copies of Tales 26, I can offer the copy displayed in an earlier post if anyone is interested. conan09279, damonwad, Mmehdy and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 The Vault 15 is the star of the show for me! Raze and grendelbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 On 12/17/2022 at 5:55 PM, KirbyJack said: The Vault 15 is the star of the show for me! Yeah, the early ones are tough to find. KirbyJack and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/14/2022 at 9:22 PM, EastEnd1 said: Was transferring some comics to a new safe deposit box and thought I'd share this super-rare EC... only fifty were printed and they were solely distributed to EC staff. These rarely come up for sale anymore and I was very glad, and lucky, to pick this up in the 2000s... 150,000+ were printed. Only 50 were bound. OtherEric and Mmehdy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post damonwad Posted December 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2022 A couple war books. Happy to finally get the #18. Point Five, Raze, OtherEric and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Fabulous. Wish my TFT 18 was that nice! damonwad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Straw-Man Posted December 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2022 new ped in the fold. Sarg, Hutch88, Ghastly542454 and 12 others 13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/22/2022 at 5:21 PM, szav said: My first EC...be gentle. A very nice copy of the hardest comic book issue of MAD to find. Probably the hardest overall, actually. Welcome to the Fan-Addict club! Mmehdy, KirbyJack and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/22/2022 at 5:21 PM, szav said: My first EC...be gentle. Your first? Wow, you been missing out. Great one to pop your cherry on. Pick up a few readers. You will be hooked! Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/22/2022 at 5:40 AM, Straw-Man said: new ped in the fold. On 12/22/2022 at 5:43 AM, KirbyJack said: Yeah, exactly. KirbyJack and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post conan09279 Posted December 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2022 Here are three Christmas presents - all acquired from fellow board members. goldust40, originalisbest, Point Five and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raze Posted December 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2022 Im a itty bitty fish compared to the last few posts. Congrats to you guys. Heres my last EC for the year... conan09279, Point Five, Larryw7 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/22/2022 at 10:40 PM, grendelbo said: Yeah, exactly. Heck of GFC to get! Never had a copy of this issue, but hope to one day! KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post originalisbest Posted December 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/22/2022 at 7:21 PM, szav said: My first EC...be gentle. Slightly weird cut that EC's occasionally have, but super fresh and pretty. Also a rare issue, due to the shenanigans caused by Gaines' poking fun at a well-known distributor on the inside front cover. (Or rather Feldstein, who likely wrote the piece.) Some feelings were hurt -- some issues didn't make the newsstands! LOL! Larryw7, szucchini, KirbyJack and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post originalisbest Posted December 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2022 Here's a pic of the Mad #5 inside front cover. goldust40, Robot Man, szucchini and 6 others 4 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 The joke being (as I understand it) that the selling of cartoon picture books (you know the kind!) -- i.e., pornographic tracts better known as tijuana bibles, were the stock that one of the well-known distributors had gotten his (cheerfully illegal) start in in the publishing world. Pretty much was annoyed with Gaines and company for highlighting the less-than-desirable (albeit true) seediness origins of the industry. Jayman, Larryw7, KirbyJack and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/28/2022 at 2:24 PM, szav said: although 5 doesn’t seem rare despite the low distribution It’s not super rare compared to most “rare” books, but comparing notes among Mad collectors there’s little doubt it’s the hardest to find of the comic book issues. Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post conan09279 Posted December 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2022 Few more from under the Christmas tree. damonwad, OtherEric, fifties and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hap Hazard Posted December 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2022 Final pick up for 2022 for, It's a big one I now have all the published EC's. I am still missing a few of the Giveaways KO Punch etc. TALES OF TERROR ANNUAL 1951 buttock, OtherEric, Larryw7 and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
